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>average book is 16€
WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH EUROPE?

>> No.17746934

Are you poor?

>> No.17746942

>>17746934
not op but yes i am poor

>> No.17746943

>>17746927
>t. broke bitch

>> No.17746945

>>17746927
>paying for books
You deserve it retard. Pay up.

>> No.17746948

yet nobody reads. it's surreal, indeed.

>> No.17746955

>>17746927
>buying new books
I seriously hope you guys don't do this.

>> No.17746958

>>17746927
think of it as an investment

>> No.17746969

>>17746945
>>17746955
fuck off poortards

>> No.17746970

>>17746927
Why would you buy new books? Considering the amount of books I read that would've cost me tens of thousands of Euros when you even have the option to just get the content for free from the library. If you want them physically you almost never have to spend more than say half that price and all the popular classics you will get in nice and unread editions for next to nothing.

>> No.17746976

>>17746970
think of it as an investment

>> No.17746979

>>17746927
>public library
>pdf's from libgen
>buying secondhand
>borrowing books from family/friends
you just buy them because you want to

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>>17746969
Memento mori.

>> No.17746982

>>17746976
You can do that with collectible books but other than that you will just hord decaying paper.

>> No.17747005

>what is easy online piracy
>what are free libraries
anon you have no one to blame but yourself
only reason to buy books is as a decoration

>> No.17747026

>>17746948
Reading Notes on Blood Meridian, speak for yourself

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17747046

>yeah I like to read destroyed second hand/library books with garbage 70s translations, how could you tell?

>> No.17747052

>>17746927
translation tax and retailer margins are horrendous all over europe, except maybe uk.

>> No.17747059

>>17747046
t. the consoomer he pretends to despise otherwise

>> No.17747086 [DELETED] 

i took two books out of the library yesterday. ha ha.

>> No.17747094

>>17747026
wow sorry mr reader.

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17747139

>oh man, I really want to read that chapter from moby dick again
>mmmh...in what file did I put the book....

>> No.17747638

>>17746979
>buying secondhand
this, I can get a book for less than a euro plus old editions always look better than new ones

>> No.17747756

>not reading pdf's
>not buying second hand
>not reading library books
its like youre trying to prove something to someone

>> No.17747813

I bought like 50 books last year when they had the crazy covid promotions with 40% lower prices. I mostly pirate stuff for my Kindle now tho, cost me nothing except the initial price of 100 Euros.

>> No.17747908

>>17746927
Not in France.
Livre de Poche and Folio editions are usually 5 to 10 euros.

>> No.17747931

>>17747046
>translation
your loss

>> No.17748008

sounds about right, theyre probably about $20-25 here in canada.buying new is expensive!

>> No.17748038

>>17746969
u can have money and not waste it u degenerate retard

>> No.17748059

>average Ebook is 16 euros
this is worse

>> No.17748108

For me, it's €3 or less

>> No.17748161

>paper book
>8 Euros
>ebook
>6 Euros
What the fuck are they thinking?

>> No.17748354

>>17746927
Are you buying hardcovers? I usually pay around 10-12€ for mine, mostly Oxford world classics and Penguin classics printings.