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Originally Posted by issybird
Resources are finite. As cheap as ebooks are, money spent on a book that's never read is money wasted, at least to the extent that you overpaid for the rush of buying it. It can be sobering to look at a list of books, or at any other indulgence, and realize that you never used it/will never use it. There's a trip to Italy lurking there, or however you want to label your running-away funds, even sweet charity.
This is why I think some strive to become more thoughtful, because of the sheer waste involved in the unused. There are other factors, also, even just being overwhelmed by the clutter, even eclutter, which is a time sink as well as a money sink. Opulence is fine up to a point, but then too much becomes just too much.
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I think this is the difference. I would never look at my list of books and think "I will never use these". For me, a book could never be "sheer waste". Even a "bad" book is better than reading the back of the cereal box for the umpteenth time. I read. I don't ever remember a time when I didn't, and the thought of having nothing to read (or of not being able to read) is one of my all time biggest fears. I can never have enough books.
The wonderful thing about e-readers is that I have enough room to store all of my books, and I can make the font bigger so that no matter how tired my eyes are I can keep reading.
So...I keep buying more ebooks because I can, and because I want to.
Is there any better reason?
Shari