Comments on: Booking Through Thursday (30)

By: Cesia

Cesia — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:22:21 +0000

Here’s mine!

http://ceceatitagain.blogspot.com/2008/11/why-buy.html

- Cesia.

By: Cam

Cam — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:42:51 +0000

I also own and borrow, but mostly borrow. If I knew that I would love every book I bought, I would buy all the time. But, it’s like I’ve got this level set out for myself in my mind, and if the book doesn’t reach that level, I won’t buy it. For this reason, most of the books I own, I’ve actually never read; meaning, I’ve never read that actual copy. The copy I read is back on the bookshelves of the library! My husband also thinks this is weird.

By: gautami tripathy

gautami tripathy — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 01:11:17 +0000

I gotta own too! No other way. Must buy!

By: reJoyce

reJoyce — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:35:18 +0000

The first place I go in the library is the used book sale shelf!

I’m with you. I like having books all over the place.

By: Nymeth

Nymeth — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:24:20 +0000

“I’m a buyer because I want to own them all. I want my house to be covered in them. ”

I can relate.

By: Movie Viewing Girl

Movie Viewing Girl — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:30:42 +0000

I am both a buyer and a borrower. A weekly visit to the library was the norm for me all the time I was growing up, and the habit has more or less stuck with me. I love being able to use the inter-library loan system to get pretty much any book I want to read, no matter how rare. I love that the library is free (or almost, if you add in the late fees that I can’t seem to avoid entirely).

I also love bookstores, for browsing and buying. Sometimes I’ll snatch up something new by a favorite author and sometimes I’ll take the chance on an unknown find. But if a book I buy disappoints me, I tend to re-sell, give or donate it as opposed to keeping it around in my personal library.

While I have this image in my head of a home or room filled with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves on every wall (this fantasy also includes good wine at hand, a blazing fireplace, and world music playing softly in the background) money, space, and practicalities of living interfere with my dream. The books I buy and keep are my much-loved, often re-read favorites, as familiar and comforting as old friends.

By: Bluestocking

Bluestocking — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:07:36 +0000

I refer to books as my substance abuse problem.