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Earlier this year I got rid of thousands of traditional books that I had been collecting over the past 55 years. I still have a few thousand, but most of them are due to go.
I loved my library, but it is a relief to get rid of it and not take up such huge amounts of space. I travel a lot, and so had long got fed up with books in my bags leading to excess baggage charges.
Physically, I find reading books on my Kindle much easier than reading either paperbacks or hardbacks. It is so light, for one thing, and it stays open without propping or the use of two hands. It's also easier to turn the pages. I still buy cookery books, but otherwise the only paper-based books that I am reading these days are ones that I bought before my ereader and haven't yet read.
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