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Elco1998 t1_j23o1sg wrote

Reply to comment by gardenomette in Buy books or borrow from library? by ladyluckyy777

But you can't borrow any book. But you can buy any book. So you might miss-out on some good reads. The Internet has millions of books compared to a library.

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gardenomette t1_j23rcqs wrote

Between free books online, borrowing from friends, and my library that will order in books from all the other libraries in the country+their ebook apps, I really haven't had a problem finding good books I want to read. 🤷‍♀️ There's so much other stuff I'd rather spend money on.

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Elco1998 t1_j2480v7 wrote

As long as it works for you.

What about popular novels? Would you buy those?

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gardenomette t1_j24c8l9 wrote

As I said, if I borrow a book and it turns out I absolutely love it and I want to re-read it several times, then I buy it. I just don't want my bookshelves to have books on them that aren't special to me or are unread. I've moved twice with a 400+ book collection and I'm not doing that ever again, it's heavy, expensive and it limits the choice you have when deciding where to move. So now I'm down to +-40, and it feels a lot better. And I'm saving money and that's good too. Fingers crossed I'll have the money to own a house before I die. 🤞

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Elco1998 t1_j252qmb wrote

400+ books? You must be a walking encyclopedia by now. Hahaha. Anyway. That's a lot of wood to be transporting. I think digital is the way for you. 😂

All the best on your house. I hope it works-out. It's certainly a far-reaching dream for me atm. Anyway...🤞 for you.

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