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Sometimes. I prefer to use libraries with Libby.
If my library doesn't have an ebook available, I'll get an electronic version. Paper books don't make a lot of sense to me: I only read them once, I rarely lend them out, they seem like a waste of energy for what is essentially just data.
Paper books have a romance. The idea of having a stocked personal library is cool, it just doesn't fit my lifestyle, personality, or budget.
I've bought physical books then bought digital because I usually poop at work and that's the best time for a quick read
My boss makes a dollar
I make a dime
That's why I read in the shitter on company time
I just keep a book in the bathroom.
I have a complicated series of motions that I've developed from a young age to make sure I don't contaminate a book with the bad hand
Paper books have a romance. The idea of having a stocked personal library is cool, it just doesn't fit my lifestyle, personality, or budget.
Totally fair of course, but just as a suggestion for others who want to own books on a budget, I suggest thrift stores (like for clothing). They usually have a whole section of use books for very cheap.
And of course there's used book stores.
It isn't the price of the books, it's the price of the space and furniture to showcase them in an appropriate manner.
That's fair too. For my part, I've recently started to maintain one bookshelf (found on curbside give-away day) and churn through it, keeping a couple notable favorites as conversation starters or for loaning out.
But the physical presence is important to me, so it's worth the real estate it takes up in the room. I can totally understand how that isn't the case for everyone.