Do you buy physical books you have already read?
For example; I have read a book named “The Words We Keep” digitally. I loved it, it really resonated with me because it’s about something - I personally have and struggle with as well.
Thinking to buy the book physically but feel like, I can’t justify it due to the fact that I’ve already read it.
I don’t really re-read books either.
I’ma similar boat. I’ve decided that I’ll buy the physical book of after a while I still feel like the book I’d meaningful to me. I’ve got a short list of books I’ve read digitally that I’ll buy physically.
I finished reading the book end May, so around 4-5 months passed and still thinking about it.
The list is a good idea! Might do the same.
Absolutely.
I used to buy every book physically (perhaps due to the whole being a child of the 20th century thing), but have started relying more on epub these days. Despite that, there is something really meaningfull about simply having a shelf of literature that has moved me and changed my life in some way. Through the course of the day I find myself noticing the titles on my book shelf and recalling that period of my life and the impact it had on me. You just don't get that kind of memory connection with a digital book that you never see unless you open your reader to intentionally re-read it.
Also, I have never re-read any of my ebooks. I have however found myself moved to re-read my physical books 3, 4 or even more times. Each time they take on a new significance. I'm sure this is due to the physical presence that they have in my life, and books that I only have digitally just don't seem to have that same effect (with a few notable exceptions.)
Like one of the other comments mentioned though, do make sure to get a copy of the book that has a visually interesting and tasteful cover/spine. Publishers don't always do well with the cover and that can be unpleasant.
Edit: one more thing: being able to reference certain page numbers for quotes and knowledge bases is really valuable. This is really only feasible in a physical book as the page numbers in ebooks shift higher or lower depending on your chosen font size. If you never change your font that may not be an issue, but with non standard font rendering in ebooks and possible device transfers, any notes that involve specific page numbers can be made entirely useless very quickly.
I read a lot of manga on my phone as it is very accessible, and I buy the ones which stand out the most. That is how I got into buying manga and my bank might not approve of the direction I am going XD
I don't really read books digitally (my poor eyes now I'm in my 30s...) or listen to audio books. However, I do have multiple copies of the same book. I have four editions of The Hobbit, for example.
This is something I find interesting because it brings up the question: are books art in their own right, not simply a format for the story? My answer is YES! I love the look and feel of my Folio society edition, I love the smell and memories of my grandfather's worn copy, I love the annotations in the second hand copy I got from a closing down sale (like the last reader was sharing the experience with me). And I love having a copy I'm willing to give/lend to friends and family that won't break my heart if it's lost.
I only buy books I have already read. Keeps the pocketbook full and my library is only stuff I love.
Reading a physical book is a different experience to a digital one and often people collect them as well like anything else.
Yeah, I get a lot of my reading from the library so I'll buy the books that I'll like enough to read a second time or wanna lend out
Yeah, I usually like to have a physical copy of something I really enjoyed. I like the reminder as in the barrage of content these days even things dear to me can get memory holed. Also any time I'm traveling I like to take a physical book with me, so it's always nice to have old favorites on hand when it comes up.
I buy copies of books that I have read, and are worth buying. More likely, I will buy an e-book copy of a book worth buying. E-Books are preferable because I can carry my library with me. But, there are the books with exquisite photos, graphs or diagrams that need the full experience. I lost a large book library in a natural disaster, over a decade ago. I won't get caught that way again.
Edit add: I seldom read fiction. I jam too fascinated of science, architecture, gardening, programming and math. Fiction doesn't reach me the same way. I currently am stuck in a morass of predictable-plot fiction that feels formulaic, and have not found a book that is worth reading for quite a while.
Certainly. I'm often in the habit of re-reading books, so if there's a book I really like I'll buy it if I run across a copy. I mostly borrow books from libraries and that's a good way to find titles to acquire. I also buy books to recommend and lend to others.
I don't read ebooks because of DRM concerns.
I buy some physical books, but mostly either borrow from the library or for some rare stuff I aquire backup copies from various places online.
If there is a graphical element to a book, like an atlas, or even books like "House Of Leaves" or "pallbearers club" where the ebook is inferior due to the formatting and typesetting, I'll buy the physical copy.
Recently I've been buying really premium versions of books I reread like the deluxe slipcase of LotR and other tolkien stuff (histories box set is next on my list) and the Akira box set. These are things I read every couple of years so I just like to have and hold the really nice stuff.
I also usually like to get physical copies of RPG books because it's faster to use at the table and I don't get distracted by a tablet. The physical version of Mork Borg (and feretory + heretic) is in itself a work of art.
Only very occasionally. Masters of Doom and Ubik are examples. I like being able to hand copies of books to friends and family to borrow and I can't do that with an ebook.
I tell myself I will reread some books, but I can't imagine ever really doing that. Maybe when my brain is less plastic some day.
No. I used to be a die-hard supporter of physical books, but completely changed my mind after seeing the pollution caused by a paper mill first hand.
I now buy digital copies exclusively, and thanks to the reMarkable 2 I can also get textbooks and take handwritten notes and stuff as I would in a physical book.
Yes. Some books I remember so fondly, reread from time to time. If I lose such a book, I'll replace it. Some of these books:
Flatland
The phantom tollbooth
Wrinkle in Time trilogy
