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Old 06-18-2024, 07:01 PM   #196
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Yes! I have three (paper) copies of The Forge of God by Greg Bear. I guess it sounded good every time I picked up a copy at a used book store
So tempting to ask how many copies of Anvil of Stars you own....
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Old 06-18-2024, 11:45 PM   #197
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So tempting to ask how many copies of Anvil of Stars you own....
I'm afraid to look

I've actually been going through my paper books, looking to at least purge duplicates. Once I started using LibraryThing it helped.
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Old 06-21-2024, 04:29 PM   #198
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Just been into London for an exhibition... Came home with 3 print books (2 catalogues and another book). Sigh, where am I going to put them given that the specific bookcase is stuffed full?
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Old 06-21-2024, 06:06 PM   #199
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Just been into London for an exhibition... Came home with 3 print books (2 catalogues and another book). Sigh, where am I going to put them given that the specific bookcase is stuffed full?
If you have enough books, you could use them to build a brickcase...
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Old 07-12-2024, 10:35 AM   #200
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I have severely downsized the number of physical books that I own. I keep ones that have sentimental value.
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Old 07-15-2024, 02:14 PM   #201
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Rarely do I buy physical books.
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Old 07-23-2024, 09:15 PM   #202
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If you have enough books, you could use them to build a brickcase...
Impractical yet hilarious.

Last physical book that I've ordered was Waugh Abroad: The Collected Travel Writing. It cost me 50€, half of that on shipping. I've a minor hoarding problem, stemming from my cousins tardiness in returning my books. When I buy a book, it's very rarely leaving the house. I even have a hard time parting with books that I've never finished. Ebooks have been a perfect remedy to this problem. I was reading them when it was not even possible to buy them. I don't put much emphasis on the medium I read on. Sometimes it's great to smell the book, sometime it's great to hold a light device instead of a hefty tome, then again, I do love hefty tomes as well.
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Old 07-26-2024, 03:31 AM   #203
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Naturally, if I can't find them on digital.
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Old 09-15-2024, 09:36 PM   #204
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i have been buying too many physical books lately. It’s all the youtube and til tok videos and all their pretty books. All I do is admire them on the shelf but read the ebooks. Must stop buying paper books!
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Old 10-29-2024, 03:40 PM   #205
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If it's something I really like and want to display, yes. If I bought all the books I've read in physical format I'd need a whole room for them.
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Old 11-03-2024, 06:55 AM   #206
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I almost never buy new paper books (unless it’s something that I really want to have), but I frequently visit used bookstores for the thrill of the hunt.

I never buy paper books for the purpose of read them because I can just borrow them from our amazing public library.
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Old 11-03-2024, 06:21 PM   #207
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Like some others, I only buy physical books when there are no digital versions. The attached photo is >90% of my entire pbook collection, all with something in common, though there is an odd one out: The only one NOT about an Indo-European language is the most recent purchase, just a few months ago.
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