tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post975097962407539366..comments2024-03-21T16:50:09.350-04:00Comments on So Obsessed With: My Biggest Book Buying QuirkHannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05058757489545239601noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-79968639636806168152015-12-05T01:30:28.397-05:002015-12-05T01:30:28.397-05:00Hey! I collect Pride and Prejudice books too :) No...Hey! I collect Pride and Prejudice books too :) Not just other editions, but retellings and variations as well. I've got more than a whole box now. At this point, I'm not so much collecting as already hoarding. When I get all the ones with the pretty covers I like, I imagine I'd buy even those with covers I don't like so much. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12928461644685349989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-44225360625823344392015-09-13T21:57:40.417-04:002015-09-13T21:57:40.417-04:00Gah, how did I miss this post? Don't mind me j...Gah, how did I miss this post? Don't mind me just commenting after a month... Haha. I rarely, if ever, buy books I've already read. I'd love to, so I can support the author and also it's so fun having favorites on shelves especially if I'd ever want to reread them. One of the biggest reasons I'll purchase a book I've already read is if it's a special edition or a different cover. I love having them of my favorite book because they're all, well, different. But simply, I just don't have the money or SPACE for it. The space is a huge problem, especially since I'm not good at culling (trying to become better at it). I'd love to have physical copies of all the books I adore, but it's not possible right now. So I guess I'd say I do have this habit, but in very rare doses. :D <br /><br />Great post! I love how you're looking at your buying habits and asking yourself questions for better culling and spending. It's something I should really think about with my space problem. Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09293357219620772934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-18375996065714777902015-08-17T05:46:16.004-04:002015-08-17T05:46:16.004-04:00This is really interested because I know a lot of ...This is really interested because I know a lot of readers do buy books they've already read in order to support the author, but I do not. Not because I don't want to support the author, I DO, I just can't afford to, and that sucks.. I actually wrote a whole post on <a href="http://nellieandco.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/why-i-dont-buy-keep-books-without-reason.html" rel="nofollow">why I'm so picky over buying books I've already read</a>, and also about <a href="http://nellieandco.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/free-marketing-buy-cheap-books.html" rel="nofollow">whether my free marketing on my blog makes up for the so few books I buy, and how I buy them</a>, and it definitely makes you consider the other side, your side! Such an interested topic Hannah, thanks for sharing! :)Amanda Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04357839391966441808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-23207960531168685072015-08-16T20:57:19.411-04:002015-08-16T20:57:19.411-04:00I tend to rebuy books that are in series I love, t...I tend to rebuy books that are in series I love, that I originally bought as an ebook. For example, I own half of Vampire Academy in ebook, because the other half I borrowed from the library. Now that it's become one of my favorite series, I want to buy the physical copies to add to my library. Same with The Mortal Instruments/Infernal Devices. I have those two series only in ebook format, and divided amongst my Kindle and iPad. I haven't done it yet, but I plan to buy the series as physical copies. <br /><br />Then there are the books that I'm missing copies of in series. I have all of the Bloodlines series in physical form, except from the first book (borrowed from library), and the fifth (ebook). So now I need to by those copies to complete the series on my bookshelves. I find that's the problem with buying ebooks. You try a book from a series you hear buzz about, and then wish you had bought the physical copy to own for your home library. I Was Angelized_1sthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05008557509592961710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-60903438083008234762015-08-13T16:17:45.968-04:002015-08-13T16:17:45.968-04:00I really like seeing your thoughts behind how you ...I really like seeing your thoughts behind how you choose what books to purchase, H! They're actually very similar to how I decide on my end, and I'm surprisingly picky about buying books I've read to add to my library. I definitely think the questions portion of your post is extremely helpful!Alexa S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13185723439360170259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-87282948689446772462015-08-12T20:15:19.646-04:002015-08-12T20:15:19.646-04:00I had an excessive book buying year in 2014 too. ...I had an excessive book buying year in 2014 too. This year I'm using the library WAY more and only purchasing once I already know I like it. I'm a huge rereader too although I have purchased books for my library I knew I'd never reread. Gone Girl and We Need to Talk About Kevin are books I like being able to lend to other people. I want to TALK about them, but not great rereads.Brandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187151242970223764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-14975893081695918272015-08-12T17:43:39.048-04:002015-08-12T17:43:39.048-04:00Plus I do this weird thing where part of me wants ...Plus I do this weird thing where part of me wants to take a chance on a book and find out I love it after I bought it because if I read it at the library and love it, I'm buying a book I already read and it feels like I'm wasting money... but I've been burned so many times now by the opposite that I'd rather the library-then-buy than buy-and-dislike.Morgan @ The Bookish Beaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05455877395068242798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-17634409154850942792015-08-12T17:42:22.516-04:002015-08-12T17:42:22.516-04:00I didn't buy a ton of books during/right after...I didn't buy a ton of books during/right after college because I didn't have the money. I only bought FAVORITE authors and used the library a lot! But once I got my new job and moved to Northern CA, I went a tad preorder crazy hahah. I wanted to get all the books and support all the authors! But then I started noticing that the sequel and/or paperback would be coming out and I still hadn't read the hardcover I bought on Day 1.... I've changed my habits since then. I have some autobuy authors, but I try not to buy sequels before I've read the first book (even if it's such a good deal!). And I try to support debut authors but I'm a lot pickier with what I'll purchase. I'll also buy a book if everyone I know is reading and loving something (like Simon vs, Uprooted). Otherwise, I'm like you! I collect Wuthering Heights and Peter Pan editions but I only want pretty ones ;P I'll buy books I loved as library books because I want to reread them or just want them for my collection. I don't normally buy double in different formats, but otherwise I follow your bullet points. I need to be stricter though and cull more books! I love having lots but I want a more cultivated library. I have a LOT of books I've bought and received as gifts to read first though. But I've curtailed my spending/book hoarding habits a lot over the past year. And I'm requesting less ARCs even though I grabbed some good ones at ALA (my first conference! I had to). Your posts are always so awesome Hannah, this was no exception!Morgan @ The Bookish Beaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05455877395068242798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-23904282652186458912015-08-12T11:56:20.293-04:002015-08-12T11:56:20.293-04:00I am exactly the same way. I rarely buy a book I h...I am exactly the same way. I rarely buy a book I haven't read unless it's an auto-buy author that I already love, the next in a series I'm reading, or I'm really, really sure I'll love it. Most of the books I read are ARCs or from the library. I don't collect very many titles, but I have several versions of my favorite classics, like Fahrenheit 451 or Brave New World or The Catcher in the Rye. I sometimes buy extra copies of books I love, that way if I loan a copy I still have one one hand. Sometimes I forget where a book is or just feel compelled to buy an extra copy -- like with Catch-22 or Notes from the Underground. Luckily, my partner is as idiosyncratic with his book buying quirks so he tolerates mine. molly wettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17517508442535238088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-7684388096100923302015-08-12T10:29:17.490-04:002015-08-12T10:29:17.490-04:00I don't collect multiple editions of books exc...I don't collect multiple editions of books except for Little Women and Emma (and that's pretty passive right now) and tend to only get multiple copies of other books if I end up being gifted one and can't pick just one copy to hold onto.<br /><br />That said, this post made a lot of sense to me because I try really hard to only buy books I've already read and loved (except rarely at signings) but don't already own (I'm also that person that will keep an arc instead of buying a finished copy a lot of the time). <br /><br />I wasn't really a book buyer until I started blogging and that escalated when I worked at Books of Wonder for 8 months because, hey, employee discount. And it was terrible. I have since given away or resold almost every book I bought while working at Books of Wonder. I've passed on every book I bought when I first discovered Book Outlet. I don't even hold onto books I trade most of the time.<br /><br />After noticing that habit about myself I'm trying even harder to not buy books I haven't read and loved since I know they won't stay on my shelves that long and I might not even read it in the end. I also have started tracking book purchases/gifts/arcs received in my monthly reading tracker posts on my blog which I think has been a big help in being more mindful of where my money goes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7453643548383938123.post-82429897200156363672015-08-12T04:53:35.272-04:002015-08-12T04:53:35.272-04:00If I already own a book, I won't normally buy ...If I already own a book, I won't normally buy it again. However, recently, I bought a copy of The Hobbit for 20p even though I already own one, but because the one I already had was a limited edition and my books tend to get battered in my bag, I didn't want to ruin it. For books I get from the library I've never gone out and bought it afterwards. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.thedonkeyinvasion.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">TheDonkeyInvasion - A Book & Random Blog!</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04804256042282909804noreply@blogger.com