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I may be a lot different in that I have rarely wanted to own a book, and when I did it was reference, specialty non-fiction or cookbook. Even then all I wanted was the information.
But I have also never bought a book with resale or trade value in mind. I bought books for the information or for the sole purpose of reading them once. Sometimes I bought books because the price was too good to pass up and I thought I would enjoy them or find them useful. A high price would have me thinking it over, but more often than not, I would bite the bullet and pay the price if I wanted the book.
I did trade books at one time, but generally because I was running out of room. In recent years (past 20?)it wasn't worth the time and aggravation. Of they would go to the Salvation Army. (I could not throw them out in any circumstances)
With ebooks, I can always find something I want to read, and more often then not exactly what I want to read.
Library borrowing is also much easier and a lot cheaper, no fine for lost or mislaid books, and if I spill ketchup on my ereader, nobody knows but me. Typically library borrowing cost me $20 - $50 a year. I once had 5 expensive library reference books stolen to a tune of over $300. I knew who took them but what could I do. I did not begrudge the fines, mostly my fault and a very small price to pay, but nice not to hav to pay it again.
Ebooks cost me less overall
Ebooks are not taking over my closets and hallways and storage.
Ebooks are more convenient to buy or borrow.
I never have to physically tear the place apart to find one.
Barring a total disaster they are pretty indestructible.
I put an ereader in my pocket, I don't have to check my backpack to make sure I have books to read when I am away for a while.
It is just so much easier for me in so many ways that even if all my ereaders and computers were destroyed I would just start over.
Helen
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