I&#39;m not a Costco member but going to friends&#39; houses, I certainly can vouch for their cakes. Their muffins are to die for. <br />Joey, as far as books, check out your local library. Very often they sell their books, in great condition, for .25 through 1.00. They usually have a table in the front or back or sales once in a while. I pick up brand new ones that the bookstores donate to the library and then the library sells them. Yup, brand new hardcovers and paperbacks.