Forgot to mention that, as everyone said, it's great to get the books to own! If you're not a member of Sam's Club (and I think they sometimes have them at Costco, though maybe only when they come out), you can definitely try used bookstores, especially for Kirsten's books. I picked up Samantha's whole set for $6 ($1/book), and they were all in very good condition! It's less likely that you'd find Kit's books used, but Kirsten is 20 years old, so her books shouldn't be too hard to find. Plus, since the doll comes with the "Meet" book, you could just buy books 2-6 separately and wouldn't have to deal with duplicates the way you'd have to if you bought a box set. (You CAN return the "Meet" book to AG, as far as I know, if it's in perfect condition, but that seems like a bit of a pain to me.)