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[-] danhakimi@kbin.social 20 points 1 year ago

But not having books on your shelves is not a green flag, it just might not be a red flag.

[-] ChexMax@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

The most prolific readers I know use the library almost exclusively. Real book a week people don't buy the books they read! They'd be broke!

That said, they still own a million books because even if they're only buying a fraction, they still fill up their bookcases

[-] Nath@aussie.zone 7 points 1 year ago

My bookshelf is a time capsule of books until about 15 years ago when I got my first ebook reader. Everything has been digital since then.

I have a library membership of course, but I mostly make use of a digital ebook subscription service. It's so much easier than reserving books and wait-lists for the digital catalogue of the library.

[-] Ranvier@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

Totally this I read an absolute ton (and more even if you count audio books, which I do) and the vast majority is from the library. Even easier now with ebooks and apps. I've still got a pretty full bookshelf though of things like Illustrated editons, some real nice printings of some of my favorites, older books, and comics/graphic novels.

[-] BorgDrone@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

My biggest issue with libraries is the limited selection, how much time it takes and the how inconvenient it is to find new books.

[-] BorgDrone@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The most prolific readers I know use the library almost exclusively. Real book a week people don't buy the books they read! They'd be broke!

A book a week? What am I going to do with the rest of my time?

185 books so far this year, no library card. e-books are a lot cheaper than physical books.

For me the biggest problem with libraries is the limited selection of books. As a kid, before e-readers were a thing, I was a member of 3 different libraries just to get access to enough new reading material. E-books are a blessing for those who like to read a lot.

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