
Ever wonder where last month’s magazines at the newstands go? Most likely, they are sold, in bulk, overseas where they are enthusiastically bought by filipinos who love reading our magazines!
Booksale is a bookstore that has outlets around the country. They had 2 in Naga City and my uncle/aunt go every week to see what they have. While they don’t really buy the magazines, they buy the used books the store also sells. These back issue magazines cost anywhere from 3 for 100 pesos to 50 pesos each or more.
I went sifting through the magazines one time and even found a couple issues of CRAFT magazine there! Unfortunately, they weren’t the issues I wanted. They were selling for just 75 pesos, I believe. CHEAP! That’s less than $2 and to think, that magazine costs $10 here in the US!
Yes, they also sell used books for very cheap! These books are in excellent condition,…much like books you see that Barnes & Nobles sells in their clearance section. I found TONS of famous author books being sold there. My uncle loves collecting hardback celebrity autobiographies and those would go for less than $3. Great, now he’s gotten my mom into doing that and she’s been scouring Memphis for cheap ones but only less than $3. I keep telling her that hardbacks cost MORE than paperbacks, no matter if the book is all messed up.
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