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How often do you guys buy actual books instead of just reading pdfs?

>> No.15150354

I only read pdfs of work that is legally published online such as certain phd theses and some essays

Otherwise I just buy books

>> No.15150355

I only buy textbooks. The rest I pirate and read on my kindle. The exception is if I find a truly exceptional book like Anna Karenina and I want to read it again, I buy a physical copy.

>> No.15150366

>>15150354
Imagine being such a joey for the state.

>> No.15150375

I prefer reading on kindle but buy it anyway to impress sluts with my big brain books.

>> No.15150378

I want to stop spending money on books but I hate reading on screens, something about it just doesn't hold my attention the same way

>> No.15150382

I buy books if I find them much cheaper than in ebay/amazon

>> No.15150440

>>15150339
There are certain books where a physical copy is preferred. Infinite Jest is sometimes regarded as such a one, although the use of hyperlinks with the footnotes in the electronic edition makes navigation easier for some.

There are some works where it pays (and this is part of the fun) to create copious marginalia, one such book this is ideal for is Finnegans Wake by that most obscure Irish author Jimmy Joyce. Building up your notes within the book itself for subsequent rereads is such a delight and continuously renews the wonderful narrative.

>> No.15150467

>>15150339
Every single time.

>> No.15150470

>>15150339
So, I got the INTJ (Architect, apparently) on the Myers Briggs test. Why does everyone hate it?

>> No.15150479

>>15150470
Because INTJ are the "hurr im so smart crowd"
INTP are the "smart but lazy" faggots
T. Intj who likes astrology for nerds

>> No.15150485

>>15150339

My family never know what to buy me for presents so I give them booklists. Sometimes if I've pirated a pdf from a non-public domain writer and thought highly of it I'll ask for the physical book just to pay the author back.

>> No.15150497

>>15150339
I never read from PDFs unless they are very short or just for reference. Real books should always be read as real books.

>> No.15150499

>>15150470
4 years ago I was an INTJ. Today, I’m an ENTJ. These tests mean nothing.

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>>15150485
>reading living authors

>> No.15150525

>>15150510

The last book I did this with was "Endgame Challenge" by John Nunn, which is 250 chess studies. It's very good and must have taken him many hours of work. Not ALL new books are trash.

>> No.15151007

I buy used books for like $4 from thriftbooks.com

>> No.15151137

>>15150470
INTJ is the least represented of the sixteen types in society, but is the most represented on 4chan. Think about that for a moment. I'm INTJ myself

>> No.15151177

>>15150339
I buy books if I can afford them, because I like having a collection that I can stack and work through, like a visable backlog. If the work is too expensive though, I go pdf. It's been the only way I can read Shakespeare since the Norton and Pelican editions are so pricey.

>> No.15151327

>>15151137
Pretty sure ENTJ is rarer than INTJ, and generally superior

>> No.15151333

>>15150339
i torrent epubs and read them on my phone. if i can't find the one i'm looking for i'll buy second-hand or go to the library depending on if i need it for a reference or anything.

>> No.15151379

>>15151333
>read them on my phone
What are you, a woman?

>> No.15151389

>>15151379
no. i just read on my phone because i take my phone everywhere. how does that make me a woman?

>> No.15151392

>>15150354
Nerd

>> No.15151398

>>15150339
A book I want to actually read I buy. Meme shit on here like Guenon that I just skim, I use pdf.

>> No.15151401

I buy a lot in cheap second-hand bookstores. They are, well, cheap and you can buy fine classic stuff there. Plus buying an old book someone owned and read before is pleasant in a way. Like a small piece of history.

>> No.15151404

Is INFJ-a the master race?

>> No.15151520

>>15150339
Once a month I buy a couple of books, but only from independent publishers

>> No.15151529

>>15150339
Rarely. I only buy books instead of pirating if i can't find the ebook or i want a specific edition that i can't find in ebook format.

>> No.15151544

I have a perfected a technique of instantaenous apprehension.

You have to buy my book to learn how to do it though.

>> No.15151762

I buy books so girls can ask about them when they see my bookcase and to fuel my ego.

But really, I like reading in bed. With a girl.

>> No.15152157

>>15151327
>implying we will ever have an accurate number of the 16 types
That being said the general consensus is that INFJ is the rarest one, but in reality it could be any of the bottom 6 types that seem least popular

>> No.15152558

>bought plato's republic, memoirs of a napoleonic soldier, and the prince all for $10
feelsgoodman

>> No.15152627

>>15152558

i'm gona kill u

>> No.15152664

>>15150499
>4 years ago I was an INTJ. Today, I’m an ENTJ
people are constantly changing anon, it's no surprise that in 4 years you changed.
>These tests mean nothing.
this is true. these tests are for retards who like to label themselves.
the horoscope crowd.

>> No.15153028

>>15152627
Why anon?

>> No.15153696

>>15152157
infj astrology gang reporting

>> No.15153971

>>15152664
ISFJ
How pathetic must be finding that it is your type

>> No.15154085

>>15150470
>Myers-Niggs
Yeah faggots like you get their personality from a meme test. You want to know my four letters? SNEED

>> No.15154109

>>15152664
It's even more fucked than that: "officially" your type is never supposed to change, and certified MBTI testing is mostly geared at conning clueless middle management. It's all based on pretty blatant misreadings of Jung who barely had any substance himself

>> No.15154263

>>15150339
Rarely. I'm poor, my man. Also, why didn't you ascend to Epub master-race yet?

>> No.15154269

I buy used books off the internet that are like a couple cents each.

>> No.15154271

>>15150339
I wish I could afford to buy more physical books
my bookshelf is pathetic compared to my pdf collection, and reading physical books feels much better

>> No.15154414

Pdf's are shit tier and I will not read another ebook

>> No.15154432

>>15154109
>barely had any substance himself
you'll watch yer mouth there or yer getting a thwack

>> No.15154466

>tfw INTP in high school, ESFP in college

>> No.15154789

>>15150339
Exactly as much as I can afford to.

>> No.15155211

I got ISTP but also INTP. What does this mean.

>> No.15155233

reading a book in PDF form on the computer is masochistic. wonder if it's why my vision got worse in my late teens. that was before e-readers and shit, but I still prefer physical books. I want to actually own the products I buy and be able to lend them or hand them down one day.

>> No.15155243

most weeks but I 2nd hand since I have quite a few good 2nd hand and charity book stores around me

otherwise its libgen

>> No.15155274

>>15150339
All the time, I think I've read 6 PDFs in all my life: Kafka on the Shore, After Dark, The Guest Cat, The Man in the High Castle, Man After Man: An Anthropology of the Future and a short story by Lovecraft.

>> No.15155320

>>15151333
Based. Came to post this

>> No.15155361

>>15151762
How is that an improvement to reading in bed alone?
From my experience it highly distracts from actual reading.

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>"Why, yes I do count on a Kindle as part of my possesions. How could you tell, my friend?"

>> No.15155999

>>15150339
about half real books half kindle