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Just wondering why people buy books. I get mine from the library, and once I have read it, that's it. I would not want to read it again, even if I loved it. To me they would be nothing but dust collectors. I could always go back to the library and get it again Just wondering
Just wondering why people buy books. I get mine from the library, and once I have read it, that's it. I would not want to read it again, even if I loved it. To me they would be nothing but dust collectors. I could always go back to the library and get it again Just wondering
Yah, I do the library a lot myself. Sometimes a given book will resonate - something about the felicity of the wording, the appropriateness of the book to the times, something. & of course library collections change - I noted a title (a history of the US war in Vietnam) & went back to get it - it had gone missing. A CD I liked similarly disappeared.
A DVD I wanted to watch - I had it on hold - also went missing. & so it goes.
Just wondering why people buy books. I get mine from the library, and once I have read it, that's it. I would not want to read it again, even if I loved it. To me they would be nothing but dust collectors. I could always go back to the library and get it again Just wondering
It's a matter of attitude to life. Some of us like to own the knowledge/pleasure we have acquired from reading (or listening, or viewing). If I really like something I have read, heard, or watched, I want to have it accessible to me at all times. It becomes part of who I am. And I re-read favorite books, many times, even just favorite chapters/sections, just like I watch favorite movies again, and listen to favorite music.
To SW88: Absolutely. There is a belief circulating among younger generations that everything that matters to you will always be available. Don't count on it! Fads, politics, and technology change, and suddenly what was available online or in libraries has become outdated, or just missing, or restricted, or banned...
Just wondering why people buy books. I get mine from the library, and once I have read it, that's it. I would not want to read it again, even if I loved it. To me they would be nothing but dust collectors. I could always go back to the library and get it again Just wondering
Some of us do reread our books, though. I have about a dozen authors that I will reread on a regular basis, or when I can't find anything new that grabs my interest. Also, there are a couple of authors who were friends of mine that are no longer with us, and rereading their books is the closest I can come to having a conversation with them.
I absolutely re-read my books. For anyone who has read a number of books and has not done this, it can be eye opening. With each book read, with each year passed, we grow in knowledge and experience. Some books we loved turn out to be shallow or stinkers. Others, upon a re-read, are "OMG, this author was brilliant!"
I agree with the idea that online stuff may either not be available in the future, or may be adulterated and changed to the point of being worthless. I've seen that happen with movies and director's cuts, I've seen clipping of important scenes in video. Online books will be no different.
Mom got me into going to friends of the library sales with her and towards the end of the day, it got down to where one could buy a box of books for something like $5. I have an educator's card with 1/2 Price books which gives me an additional 10% off.
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Just wondering why people buy books. I get mine from the library, and once I have read it, that's it. I would not want to read it again, even if I loved it. To me they would be nothing but dust collectors. I could always go back to the library and get it again Just wondering
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