Below are some of the advantages of buying books instead of borrowing or stealing them. I hope you don’t do the latter.
Condition
New and unused beats second-hand or hundred-hand. I made that up.
Smell
What? Don’t tell me you’ve never sniffed a book. This will determine if we can be friends or not.
Possession
You can do whatever you want with something that’s yours. Read it. Donate it. Eat it.
Grow your library
Not satisfied with being good to yourself? You’re also going to…
Support the industry
Bless your heart and soul.
I could think of more if I tried. But I’m not going to try.
Purchasing books is the best thing ever. I don’t care what anyone else says.
Feel free to add to this list in the comments section below. Or, you know, add to my list in your head. That works too.
I wrote about the disadvantages in yesterday’s post.
Happy reading!
Herminia
You think with both head and heart and that is special
big hugs
john
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John, I appreciate your kind words.
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I like how there are more advantages than disadvantages. All the more reason for us to keep buying books in 2016!
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It couldn’t possibly be the other way around. Ha might as well continue to buy every year.
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That’s the way to do it.
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Who needs anything else? 😛
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Notebooks and pens! Lol.
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True.
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