For rereading the best format is ebook. It never wears out, no matter how many times you read it.
I have few hardcovers in my paper book library. I've never been affluent enough to afford them, plus I live in a tiny apartment and have little space for storing them. Moreover, after I moved from paper to ebooks 10 years ago I lost any enjoyment in dead tree books. I no longer feel the slightest pleasure when I look at my bookshelves. I'm just annoyed they clutter up my home, as there are still too many of them, even after getting rid of hundreds of paper books. No one else in my family reads for pleasure, so I don't even have anyone to give them to. They're a nuisance, except for a few coffee-table books with color photos, those I still cherish. And books with no electronic edition (mostly Estonian books). The rest will probably have to go sooner or later. I'm not the least bit sentimental about paper books these days.
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