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Originally Posted by DuckieTigger
It is just slightly strange that there is so much demand for hardcover books. I understand to some extend first edition collectors.
There is probably different levels of crazy. I am on a lower level of crazy - happy enough with the Dresden Files as ebooks. Still going to preorder those ebooks when they get availlable for preorder. Maybe because I have not read a pbook in quite a while. Most of them are in storage. And I don't see a need to display them and then:
- Hey, have you read this book?
- Well, I have, but not that book, I read the ebook.
Weird. Almost as bad as some showing off books and pretend they ever read them at all in any format.
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In my case, it's certainly not about showing them off, as I prefer to have as few visitors to my home as possible.
I don't think there's anything strange about wanting a tangible representation of something you value. For me, the hardcovers are no different than a physical piece of art that represents an idea - the books are a physical representation of the experience I've had reading them. And so I intend to collect all of the hardcovers. Having them re-issued means I won't have to win the lottery in order to afford them.
