# New Member With Library Fines

**URL:** <https://community.clark.com/t/new-member-with-library-fines/9906>\
**Category:** Shopping Deals\
**Created:** [September 29, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/new-member-with-library-fines/9906 "2026-09-29T19:11:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![mcfrugal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ec9cab/32.png) [@mcfrugal](https://community.clark.com/u/mcfrugal)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/new-member-with-library-fines/9906/1 "2026-09-29T19:11:55Z")

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Hello,

Due to an unfortunate mishap, the library book that I have borrowed has water damage. Instead of paying the full price for the book, what are some good sites that I can purchase “like new” books to replace the one that is damaged?

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**Author:** ![lisa5678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f4b2a3/32.png) [@lisa5678](https://community.clark.com/u/lisa5678)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 9:41pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/new-member-with-library-fines/9906/2 "2026-09-29T21:41:31Z")

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Try [cheapestbookprice.com](http://cheapestbookprice.com) and/or [abe.com](http://abe.com). I’ve been happy with both of them, and almost always get books in better condition than I expected.

Have you asked the library if they’ll agree to your plan?

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**Author:** ![noten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9fc348/32.png) [@noten](https://community.clark.com/u/noten)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 11:07am UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/new-member-with-library-fines/9906/3 "2026-09-30T11:07:07Z")

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Hi @**[mcfrugal](https://community.clark.com/u/mcfrugal)  
welcome to the forum**

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**Author:** ![uaeebs86](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.clark.com/uaeebs86/32/2863_2.png) [@uaeebs86](https://community.clark.com/u/uaeebs86)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 9:19pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/new-member-with-library-fines/9906/4 "2026-09-30T21:19:39Z")

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Amazon usually pops up used options in addition to the new price.

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**Author:** ![ADRIAN\_JAMES](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.clark.com/adrian_james/32/3977_2.png) [@ADRIAN\_JAMES](https://community.clark.com/u/ADRIAN_JAMES)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2026, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/new-member-with-library-fines/9906/5 "2026-10-04T17:59:55Z")

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pay the fine, library will let you know the cost involved. pay it!

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**Author:** ![SamuelReed](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.clark.com/samuelreed/32/4812_2.png) [@SamuelReed](https://community.clark.com/u/SamuelReed)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 1:17pm UTC](https://community.clark.com/t/new-member-with-library-fines/9906/6 "2026-10-14T13:17:19Z")

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Welcome to the forum! I went through this with a water damaged book a while back and my library let me bring in a used copy of the same edition instead of paying their full replacement price. I still had to pay a small processing fee, but it came out much cheaper. Definitely ask at the desk before you buy anything, since every system has its own rules on that.