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Do you prefer new books or used books? (self.literature)

submitted 1 year ago by TimTheEnchanter to c/literature

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When you’re getting books do you prefer to get new ones or secondhand ones?

I really enjoy the “hunt” for used editions of books that I want, and browsing through stacks in used bookstores is fun and neat way to discover books that I might not ever run across otherwise! But I’m kind of picky about the condition of books I buy, so sometimes I just go the easy route and pick up a new copy. Or if it’s a book I don’t want to wait to read I’ll snag a new one!

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[–] Lazycog@lemmy.one 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I personally love old books. When I buy a new book I'm afraid of tearing a page by accident, dropping it and cause it to get a dent, I feel like it has to stay clean etc etc.

Feel much more relaxed handling a secondhand book. (I'm not mistreating books I'm just clumsy!)

[–] TimTheEnchanter 1 points 1 year ago

Very true. Sometimes if I really love a book I bought used then I’ll get a nice, new copy to replace it, though!