| Free borrowing at the local library = master race. |
| My local library has a pretty limited selection. Plus I like to own a copy because I'm one of those weirdos that enjoys filling up a bookshelf. |
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| There's never anything good at a library I go to, plus they have that plastic cover. I'd say dirt cheap second hand bulk buying = master race. |
Trance said: I'm a guy and I can imagine buttfucking another guy. I don't find the thought repulsive, and I can even imagine kissing another man. |
| Books are one of my favorite things to buy, so yes. |
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| I absolutely love buying books. Especially ones with nice spines that look great on my shelves. I still use the library, but if I really want to show my support for something (a good author, a manga I really liked scanlated, etc) or if I've just got some money I'll buy books. |
| "No, son, you may not have your body pillow at the dinner table!" |
| Library has poor selection anyways. Plus I like to read on what I'm following the day they come out, since normally I'd be done by lunch. |
| Personally I don't remember as much when I read from an E-book than I do from having the tangible version. I'm not sure why exactly though. |
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| I don't know books have more charm than e-books. It's more convenient as well, you I-pad/smartphone/whatever... can be stolen or broken easily. Nobody would still a book however. |
| Of course :D The best books out there are an investment in terms of enjoyment and knowledge gained. I'm running out of space on my bookshelves (not much to begin with) so I need to limit myself to those with high re-read value. I can find other books at the library most of the time. |
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| It's nice to have a lil book collection. |
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| Sometimes I will. I actually prefer to read on my laptop, but with manga usually if they get licensed no one bothers to scanlate them so you have to buy the physical copy to read it. |
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| LOL. You must be from USA, it's the only explanation for this question |
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| Wow what a stupid question...really... Buying books is love, buying books is life. |
| "The future is always blank. Only your willpower can leave footsteps there." "Ruling over death means ruling over life. Death is the climax of life. To have the best death, you must honor life." |
| I borrow books from the library if it's something I'm not sure I want to own yet and I'm a bit skeptical on it. If I love a book so much, I decide to buy it as my own and keep it for eternity until I die. That way, I can read it over and over again at my own convenience. I don't have to worry about late fees or damages, it's my book and I'll whatever the fuck I want with it. Also... library books aren't usually new. They're sometimes tattered and they never have the fresh new book smell, and that's a smell that can't be replaced. + Libraries don't always have the books you want, sometimes it's either borrowed or it's not in stock. Seeing my book collection makes me happy, especially because I'm seeing all of what I've accomplished. It's a pretty big deal bud. |
Dave8814 said: LOL. You must be from USA, it's the only explanation for this question I'm not why do you think that ? your country doesn't have libraries ? |
| so sharing something with many others means you are part of the master race? i'd rather have a virgin book. smells so good |
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| Books? What are those? I thought people only read on their iPads nowadays |
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| Why would people not buy books? Manga, Light Novels, Novels or whatever, it's much better reading physical copies than from a screen. Plus, I like having my own copies. A lot of my manga volumes are ex-Library books anyway. |
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| I actually don't have problems concerning limited books and things like that there are around 20 gigantic public libraries in Paris, with millions of books and with just on library card I can borrow books from all these libraries also, if they don't have a book I want, all I have to do is suggest one to the library and they usually get it I guess it doesn't work the same way where you guys are |
| Yes, I do. I love reading and I like owning my books and having it there for me to read whenever I feel like it. |
ClavisM said: Why would people not buy books? Well excuse me for not being able to afford them, mr morbucks. |
| Of course, I purchased several classics for Christmas just recently, I love books, always have, my dream is to have a personal library like the Beast did in Beauty and the Beast! Books are my love. |
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Sherlupin said: Dave8814 said: LOL. You must be from USA, it's the only explanation for this question I'm not why do you think that ? your country doesn't have libraries ? I'm not from afrika... -.- But you can't borrow a Game of Thrones or Mein Kampf from libraries. + Buying books is good, because you support the culture. |
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| Fools. The smell of a fresh book is worth it though. audiobook m@sterace |
| Sadly, not forever. Digital is taking over slowly and the sheep are the ones giving into digital. Sheep own the USA. |
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| I buy books I really want if they're not in the library. |
Coffee said: I'd only buy paper books if I really like it and want to put it on a shelf, otherwise I'd just buy it as an ebook. tree murderer ! .......* throws green paint at you * .......... |
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| I like buying books .. When I see an interesting one (And have money for that), I wanna own it to be able to take my time to read it, and also because I collect books. I own so many books that tidying them up is near impossible. |
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| Do textbooks count? I stopped buying actual books years ago... |
| Be thankful for the wisdom granted to you. |
| Yeah they do, even if i can't believe that they are book addicts! Specially now during summer time people love to sit next to the sea/pool and read ^^ |
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| Yes because libraries are overrated and don't sell erotica. |
Bobby2Hands said: My local library has a pretty limited selection. Plus I like to own a copy because I'm one of those weirdos that enjoys filling up a bookshelf. This. Bookshelves are works of art in of themselves. |
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| I am also one of those legendary creatures who buys books. My bookshelf needs more content plus I like the look of good books organised together. |
| 1. Libraries only have very limited selections for rental 2. Ever considered that you might actually *want* to have the books you like in your shelf after you've finished them? |
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| Can you put it on your shelf and keep it forever, love it and read it many times until the covers fall off. I didn't think so. Yesterday we had like a sale called "Book Night" here in my region. Bookstores were fucking flooded cuz everything was cheap. So ill go for Owning over Borrowing any time. |
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| I don't re-read books waste of time imo |
| better to buy than borrow because you own the book then |
| i usually buy the books that I really liked..... Sometimes, I smell the pages when i first see a book that I've been searching for a while. :P |
| I HAVE TWO RULES: RULE ONE: I'M ALWAYS RIGHT RULE TWO: IF I'M WRONG, REFER TO RULE ONE... |
| I love having books because they are durable It's also easier for me to study with a book next to me than reading through a PDF for example :3 |
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