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by guidovranken 1587 days ago
1000+ or so. I often visit thrift shops where books are extremely cheap and you find things you didn't know you were looking for. The nice thing about (older) books is that they comprise a whole world of information that's not available on the internet. By far not all books have been scanned, uploaded and indexed yet (if you spend a lot of time online, this is a little counter-intuitive) so in thrift shops and libraries you can make great serendipitous discoveries. I've run into amazing books of which there is barely even any online record, let alone a PDF or audiobook. Occasionally you can also find valuable things, like a rare book I bought for 1 EUR which I found went for about 400 EUR in an auction (I still have my copy). Highly recommended if you like books.

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The stack of Suske & Wiske on the floor is a nice nostalgic touch for many Dutch and Flemish readers.