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Yapyap · 12-17-2013, 10:50 AM

I just realised another reason (always there, just not one I generally give conscious thought to) for why I've never gone on a more than 5-6 book spree with paper books, not even back when I still had shelf space: the weight.

I don't have a car, and bookshopping means book-carrying (public transport + walking) - and so does getting them from the post-office for books bought online. Basically, when buying paper books, I've always limited myself to what I can still carry around in my arms in the bookshop while browsing, which pretty much means 5-6 books or so at the most.

12-17-2013, 10:50 AM	#42
Yapyap Guru Posts: 861 Karma: 3543721 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Estonia Device: Kindle Paperwhite, iPad 3, Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge	I just realised another reason (always there, just not one I generally give conscious thought to) for why I've never gone on a more than 5-6 book spree with paper books, not even back when I still had shelf space: the weight. I don't have a car, and bookshopping means book-carrying (public transport + walking) - and so does getting them from the post-office for books bought online. Basically, when buying paper books, I've always limited myself to what I can still carry around in my arms in the bookshop while browsing, which pretty much means 5-6 books or so at the most.