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Originally Posted by pdurrant
As has been mentioned before, I think that a lot of use had our buying habits formed when finding new books (or new-to-us old books) was hard. It was a constant struggle to find enough to read, with hours spent in bookshops for both new and second-hand books.
And now that's no longer the case. We no longer need to pounce on every book that looks interesting.
But it's hard to break the habits of a lifetime. But it can be done! Resist the urge to buy!
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I think it really helps to have grown up as a library rat. Buying books was not an option for me until I went to college. I never even set foot in a proper book store until I was 17 or 18.