The book you like most discussion
How do you stop yourself from buying more books when you know you already have unread books in your library?
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Kabir wrote: "Tsundoku!?"Its a bit different if you are reading them but not making a significant dent.
How do you stop yourself from buying more books when you know you already have unread books in your library?Lock yourself in Alcatraz and throw away the key.
It certainly is a real problem. I have more than 9000 books on my Kindle and I can’t stop downloading more. If it has 5 stars and it’s a genre/trope that I love I’m done for. At this stage I’m going to be reading 20 years after I’m dead to get through them all. I have a veritable small town library on my Kindle.
For me, it really only stops when the budget for things like books runs out.
I only buy ebooks if I know I am about to start reading it right now. Otherwise, it can wait. For paper books, it has to be a deal or rare and fit in my bookshelf. I donate to make space. However, I don't buy anything that's available at my local library. My household of four probably spends less than $100 per year on books, and we love books!
If a book is over 8 bucks it must be something I really want and I always use my calculator before I buy my stuff. But in my case, when I run out of spending money that's bad. So I try to have an estimated budget going in. Also use my libraries and inter library loan a lot these days. So go in with a set amount and try not to go over if u buy. As for the original question, I don't like buying new books from a chain like B and N. But I have never really stopped buying books completely.