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does /lit/ actually buy books?

>> No.17316268

>>17316258
yes I'm not a poor stupid peasant

>> No.17316274

>>17316258
I refuse to use ebooks, audio, or pirate, because I am in love with physical media. simple as

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>>17316258
I did until first the post started losing them, and then covid made my country stop all deliveries from UK. Now I'm waiting for the situation to clear out to try again.

>> No.17316284

>>17316258
Most of /lit/ doesn't even read, so probably not.

>> No.17316305

>>17316284
Ahaha yes!

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yes

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It's an addiction, actually. I spend all my money on book I know I'll never have time to read.

>> No.17316354

>>17316258
I buy them in bulk

>> No.17316360

>>17316337
kino stack. Don't let anyone make fun of you for having Gaiman and Sanderson, both are based

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op here. I spent $150 on the entire wheel of time series in hardcover. a few of them are signed by robert jorden.

>> No.17316741

>>17316258
not if I can help it

>> No.17316744

>>17316337
what the fuck is that peter pan?

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>>17316258
I used to, but seeing as English isn't my native language there was always "translation tax" to contend with when buying books locally. Not to mention major Croatian publisher going bankrupt kinda fucked everything up on top of sad reality that most works will simply never get translated. I improved my English, went digital and never looked back

>> No.17316770

>>17316744
Manga art version. Got it because it's different idk

>> No.17316771

>>17316750
Algoritam going bust really showed how fragile publishing industry is in Croatia.
I read a lot online as well, but for some books I just appreciate having them on the shelf as well, so I started buying from Book depository. It was a really good deal, until covid butted in.

>> No.17316773

>>17316258
fuyukai desu

>> No.17316801

>>17316771
>Algoritam going bust really showed how fragile publishing industry is in Croatia.

I don't know if you're also from Croatia, but our problem seems to be that what few readers there are only go for "ghostwritten celebrity X biography" kind of garbage. I frequented Algoritam bookstore years ago on weekly basis and even knew an employees who told me basically no books beyond the above were selling. Translated or native didn't seem to make a difference. I mean, it didn't help that Croatian editions had insane markups and you could buy the same book in the original language for at least 50% less, though.

>> No.17316819

>>17316258
I'm subscribed to the national library (its free in the US right?). I also tend to buy books a lot, but have recently started buying second hand. It felt like a waste to buy books new when I only read half of them.
I also have an ereader for English shit, as most of that is harder to get both in the library or second hand.

>> No.17316840

>>17316258
how the fuck do you guys store your books? Is there a cheaper and more space efficient alternative than buying a fuckoff big bookshelf?

>> No.17316850

>>17316801
Yeah, I'm from Croatia. I'm not surprised to hear that, I don't know anyone under the age of 50 that reads books for personal enjoyment, and anyone older just goes to the library. Wherever there are still books sold it's just what you mentioned - celebrity biographies, and also self-help books, celebrity cookbooks, and the usual highly advertised romance/mystery books commonly associated with reading on the beach, although it's questionable just how much these last sell considering that in times of Algoritam similar books would find themselves on special deals for some really small amount, practically for free, just so they could get rid of them.

>> No.17316861

>>17316840
storage bins if you have a shit ton.

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>>17316840
>Is there a cheaper and more space efficient alternative than buying a fuckoff big bookshelf?

Pull-out bookshelves if you have the room for them. Or specific places like shelves under a staircase, etc. Shelves, basically.

>> No.17316914

>>17316341
>not showing the backs
Coward.

>> No.17317128

>>17316258
I pirate ebooks.

If I enjoy the book I buy a copy to support the writer.

>> No.17317464

>>17316738
I hate people who buy fancy hardcovers to sit on a shelf but never read them

>> No.17317474

>>17316840
Buying a lot of regularly sized bookshelfs. The Ikea onesare good and you can buy them one at a time as you have funds available.

>> No.17317577

>>17316258
I used to, then I started travelling a lot so it became much easier to buy a kindle and have them on the go. Thought I'd hate reading on it but it's actually nice to read on.

>> No.17317599

what is this 'buying' activity you speak of?

>> No.17318188

I borrow from the library but I'm gonna start buying my favorites again

>> No.17318198

>>17316258
I'm broke

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>>17316258
Too many.

>> No.17318312

>>17316738
You are based.

>> No.17318344

>>17316914
lol, how the fuck am I a coward? I just took a picture of my shelves to show you I had books. I'm not rearranging them for you niggers. It's not like you give a shit.

>> No.17318411

>>17318344
Why don’t you have the spines facing you?

>> No.17318430

>>17318217
Based Australian

>> No.17318464

>>17318411
because they're not shelved. They're books I haven't read yet. I just put them up there because I've got nowhere else to.

>> No.17318999

I never pay for books, I either use the library or borrow it from my grandparents or someone, or pirate it as a last resort. Fuck paying for books.