A friend of mine let me borrow Dune 1-3. I loved them and felt I would definitely re-read Dune. When the deluxe box set of 1-3 came out I bought it but it is just sitting on my shelf. I do plan on rereading them but probably not for awhile. Sometimes I also just like having the books I’ve read on my shelf as “trophies”.
Yeah, so I can lend them to others!
Goodreads has been a sufficient replacement “trophy” for my underfunded self.
I buy most of my books secondhand, I like having a personal library I can pick and choose from
Sure, if I think I’ll return to it often.
Good-Bye to All That is a book I leaf through all the time, never rereading it in its entirety but opening at random and taking in a paragraph, a page, a chapter.
A bought the catcher in the rye for a colleague, although the original one I read I bought for cheap
If it’s a book I really loved or an author I want to support, I definitely will buy when I have the cash.
Same. Though I think it’s better for the author if you can pre-order the next book of theirs. Gets them more visibility on bestseller lists and the like. This is the best way I’ve found to assuage the feeling of guilt if I really loved a book I didn’t pay for
No? I’ve got a lot of things already takin up space.
Yes, I will even re-buy them if they have really cool covers.
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Yes, sometimes possessing something I enjoyed and loved is a feeling worth having. I like knowing I can return to it anytime I want, even if I don’t often.
I haven’t purchased a book in 10-15 years. If my local library doesn’t have it, the get it on loan for me.
I’m more likely to buy a book that I have already re-read dozens of times for free than I am to buy a new book I haven’t read. I don’t normally find it worth it to spend money on something that I’m not sure I’d like. I also like to buy books as “trophies” as you put it. For example I got the full hardback cover set of His Dark Material with the original cover art. But whenever I feel the need to re-read them, I just do it on my Kindle lol.
I typically pirate them all first and then I buy whichever once I actually want in my house for whatever reason.
Nope, I do not tend to buy books I’ve already read. I’d like to sound smart and cultured by saying that I do because reasons, but I’ll just be honest and say that I don’t.
Yes. I did this with the Witchers book series for my older brother.
My brother let me borrow A Song of Ice and Fire series by Martin but I haven’t bought them because the series isn’t complete.
He will wait til the day he dies until their finished lol.
If I really liked the book, I will definitely buy it. Even if I don’t plan to read it again, I just want to have it in my personal library.