Ebay a Fabulous Place to Purchase Books

Last week, as I was going through AJ’s books I realized that everything we had was too young for him. I was amazed that I had not purchased books for him since he was a toddler but I know why I had not…because his developmental delay had stalled his learning and he had rutted himself in board books.

He had also gotten himself out of the habit of reading and we had as well. Because he did not sleep well we allowed him to fall asleep after he took his sleep medicine and this often ran into our reading time. Now that he is staying up later and taking more interest in books I have nothing for him (and of course, limited funds to purchase good books for him).

So, I did what every good mom would do…I took to eBay to find “lots” of books for him. And I did. After perusing for just 30 minutes I was able to bid on several that I thought were great choices.

At this point I have won 70 Children’s Phonics and First Readers for $10, 65 Children’s Christmas Books for $5.24, and 45 Children’s Books of Heros for $11. The shipping, unfortunately, is what kills me but because they are all from the same seller I am hoping that he will combine the shipping cost. Otherwise, because of the ammoung of books that I am getting I know that I would never be able to get them for that price.

I also have 4 other bids that I am waiting on; 100 Children’s Board Books, 25 Children’s Board Books, and 43 Children’s Board Books (Because he still loves reading them at nighttime and we are adding a one year old to the family this fall). The total for all of those books is $60 if I win that bid.

Now, with shipping (and if I win all the bids) is $159. I will be getting over 350 new books for my boys.  I am not great at math but that is roughly $.45 a book.