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View Poll Results: Do you hoard ebooks for retirement? | |||
Yes. I would have done (or do) so with paper books as well. | 20 | 10.81% | |
Yes, but I would NOT have done so with paper books. | 18 | 9.73% | |
No, not for retirement... but... uh... I hoard (e)books anyway. | 113 | 61.08% | |
No, I don't hoard. Not ebooks, not paper books. | 34 | 18.38% | |
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04-20-2014, 08:48 AM | #121 |
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I collect books and have far too many. I do read all of them though as I am a compulsive reader. Affordability is not really an issue as you can always find a bargain shopping around the various secondhand sites or using www.bookfinder.com
I guess if you have not got time to read at the moment make a list of titles you really want to read. Then when you have the time order them from your local library if money is an issue. |
04-22-2014, 11:33 AM | #122 |
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What religion allows you to take your Kindle into the hereafter?
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04-22-2014, 11:59 AM | #123 |
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I don't know if I would call it hoarding for retirement. I stock up on books when they are on sale. Now I only get books I would have bought anyway, but it does save me money that way. I don't care if I read one of those books 3 years after I buy it. It doesn't have an expiration date on it and now with ebooks, I don't have any storage issues either.
For me, my tastes don't change as much so I'll still want to read those books years down the line. I don't have to wait until retirement for money to be tight. Its already like that. So library, books on sale, that is how I do it. Do I buy more than I read right now? Of course. . But then I have always had more books around me than I can read. I think many readers are like that. I could stop buying a book today and still read for the next 3 or so years I think. But where is the fun in that. |
04-22-2014, 01:03 PM | #124 |
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04-23-2014, 08:13 AM | #125 |
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