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chance encounter with the bargain bin books
garganroo | 9:49 AM on 07.20.2009 8 comments


Good catch

I was just visiting a popular bookstore to have a couple of documents photocopied when my eyes wandered near the "Sale!" area. I saw a familiar face on one of the books and...wow, a 30-dollar book now on sale for just over 3. No other copies were on sale so I took it without even thinking.



I know it's not the best-looking one out there, and judging by the cover alone I know it won't be a particularly intellectual source for video game character creation, but I still find it quite enjoyable and informative. Besides, some of my colleagues are already offering almost double the buying price just get it off my hands. Haha.

Good read, especially for the price of $3. Last gen characters and art, but still mostly relevant.

Speaking of game characters...

Art team finished with the concepts, hoping for good feedback from publisher.



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Diverse's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/20/2009 10:35
Diverse
DSL
DaedHead8's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/20/2009 10:35
DaedHead8
$3 is a hell of a good deal. Enjoy it!
Ibutsu's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/20/2009 10:56
Ibutsu
Hm. £2 or so. I'd be tempted all right.
Joanna Mueller's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/20/2009 12:03
Joanna Mueller
I'd have grabbed it too, although I have an unhealthy book addiction.
Mike Moran's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/20/2009 12:36
Mike Moran
I'm a total artbook junkie. I'll nab leftover pre-order artbooks down at my store any chance I get.
Elsa's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/20/2009 13:57
Elsa
Nice deal! I just love used book stores and the interesting deals one can find in them! :)
garganroo's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/20/2009 23:02
garganroo
some of my favorite books come from used book stores. it's the excitement of finding something you're not even looking for that's part of the appeal for me.

btw, a couple of folks in our office are already planning to scour for used books, but i bet they couldn't even match what i got.
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