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TravelLight · 09-04-2007

Do you buy your books, or loan them from the library?

For a long time I only ever took them out from the library, but I missed having crisp new pages to turn. Honestly I love new books.

So now I only ever buy, but my collection is starting to get too big. I might have to rethink....

kkk3 · 09-12-2007

I guess if it's a book that is not updated on a regular basis, then it's good to keep these book sfor your library and reference. If it's one that is upgraded frequently, then loan is the best bet, as long as they are available when you need them.

luigi-di-violini · 11-21-2007

I read a lot, so for the most part I get them out of the library; otherwise I'd go broke. I buy good reference books for study & research, and only purchase favorite fiction for collecting and re-reading.

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TravelLight Consumer Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 39	To Buy or Loan? Do you buy your books, or loan them from the library? For a long time I only ever took them out from the library, but I missed having crisp new pages to turn. Honestly I love new books. So now I only ever buy, but my collection is starting to get too big. I might have to rethink....

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kkk3 Consumer Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 71	I guess if it's a book that is not updated on a regular basis, then it's good to keep these book sfor your library and reference. If it's one that is upgraded frequently, then loan is the best bet, as long as they are available when you need them.

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luigi-di-violini Consumer Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: California Age: 30 Posts: 28	I read a lot, so for the most part I get them out of the library; otherwise I'd go broke. I buy good reference books for study & research, and only purchase favorite fiction for collecting and re-reading.