I have always needed to be surrounded by books, so more often then not I find myself buying books. Sometimes new, sometimes used, and it doesn’t always have to be something I know I’ll read. There are books I want to own just because it intrigues me or makes me happy in some way.
More often when I was younger I would borrow from the library, but when a story sticks with me I need to own the book as well. I would put those books on a gift list or on a future buy list to wait for sales. I do still often borrow books from friends though, as there is no strict time period to get them back.
I also have a large collection of audio books and ebooks. Most of these I also own in physical form, and the reason I purchase non-physical formats is because I want to read them again but either don’t have time to read visually (audiobooks on my drive to work) or I wanted a few of my favorites on hand all the time when it wasn’t feasible to carry them around.
Once in awhile I will purge some books, but it’s limited because it’s not often I dislike or become disinterested in a book enough to deem it unworthy of staying. But I also will reread books over and over again, so while I wouldn’t say collecting them is a waste of space or money, rereading allows me a valid reason to keep them.
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Reply to Buy books or borrow from library? by ladyluckyy777
I have always needed to be surrounded by books, so more often then not I find myself buying books. Sometimes new, sometimes used, and it doesn’t always have to be something I know I’ll read. There are books I want to own just because it intrigues me or makes me happy in some way.
More often when I was younger I would borrow from the library, but when a story sticks with me I need to own the book as well. I would put those books on a gift list or on a future buy list to wait for sales. I do still often borrow books from friends though, as there is no strict time period to get them back.
I also have a large collection of audio books and ebooks. Most of these I also own in physical form, and the reason I purchase non-physical formats is because I want to read them again but either don’t have time to read visually (audiobooks on my drive to work) or I wanted a few of my favorites on hand all the time when it wasn’t feasible to carry them around.
Once in awhile I will purge some books, but it’s limited because it’s not often I dislike or become disinterested in a book enough to deem it unworthy of staying. But I also will reread books over and over again, so while I wouldn’t say collecting them is a waste of space or money, rereading allows me a valid reason to keep them.