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Originally Posted by mgmueller
I buy books every day.
Sometimes 2, sometimes 5.
I buy from numerous sources. I've rediscovered iPad recently, so I bought a few dozen titles in iBooks.
In a few hours I'll get my Lenovo Thinkpad 8.
When configuring it, I'll certainly buy a few dozen titles on some Windows apps.
I buy my books in numerous locations: Hotel, train, at home.
Of course, most of the time I have my MacBook Air with me and could add to my library.
But if you don't do it immediately (and I certainly won't do so while still in the bar or cafe), things pile up quickly.
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It's precisely because I buy a lot of books, and because reading is my main hobby, and because I want to be "future proof" my ebook library, and not have it tied to any particular device, app, or supplier, that for me it's a good investment of my time to consolidate all my books into a single library. It's been quite a lot of work getting it all set up to my satisfaction, but now I have, the time that I've invested in it is paying off. It means that I don't need to have half a dozen different reading apps installed on a device, and I don't need to worry about what app I need to use to access a particular book. It's all there for me in one place.
Of course I appreciate that everyone's needs are different, but for me personally, the time I've spent setting up my Calibre library has been time well spent.