No question, Portland is a big book town.

We all have our favorite used book stores, but the people over at "Get Rich Slowly" have some other ideas for saving money on books.

Like avoid new releases.

Sometimes you can find them cheap at Costco or Amazon.com, but generally they sell at a premium.

Put them on hold at the library instead.

Also, read reviews ahead of time.

What use is it spending 25 bucks on a book you don't like?

You'll find all kinds of book reviews on the web.

And remember, book sellers like Powells.com also put reviews on their websites.

Don't want to pay anything for a book?

You don't have to. Find the classics online for free and save yourself a trip to the library.

Sites like Project Gutenberg put hundreds of classic books on the web.

You'll find everything from Shakespeare to Jane Austen to Mark Twain there for the downloading.

Happy reading!

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