>mfw I was in the second-hand bookshop today but didn't

>>9122823
That's good. I rarely get buyer's remorse now because I only buy books I've already read, and look out for nice hardcovers or special edition releases, but that means I usually buy direct from the publishers.

Okay that probably hurts the second hand bookstores business but I don't care. Turn that bitch into a fucking library with option to buy.

>>9122867
This.
I won't try to justify why I pirate- I do it because I'm cheap, and it's so fucking easy.
But a good book is worth buying, even if you've read it. So. Think of it as... sampling the wares, op. Buy it if it's worth the money.

I don't get how you guys read off of an electronic device. I like talking a walk down to the book shop and buying a book for a few bucks knowing I'm fighting globalism by supporting a local economy while simultaneously depriving myself of the toxic instant gratification that plagues things that come as easy as pirating something from the interweb

Also, it feels better on the eyes and in the hands

>>9124015
e-ink is basically the same visually as paper desu

>>9124019
Except it's guaranteed to be clear, unlike actual ink which can be shitty Penguin-tier blurs.

>>9124015
>he thinks he's fighting globalism by giving money to a bookshop whose owners will subsequently use such money to buy foreign goods, services and pay for holidays

lmao, you've been duped, embrace the e-reader, you'll get used to it

>>9124040

Even if that were to be true in all cases, he would still be fighting it. It's a matter of principle, something you obviously cannot grasp.


Real books > E ''books''

>>9124058
His principle is retarded because he's slaving away hours of work to earn money that he needlessly spends so that some middle-class couple can use it on their holiday

A true principle would be to recognise that the world is for your taking and never pay for such things ever again

>>9124075
Why are you assuming he's not middle-class.

I know this is 4chan but this is also /lit//.

>>9124083
Where did I assume that?

Language is a funny thing hehe

>>9124075
why do you assume that 100% of a bookstore owner's money will go to foreign vacations?

are you literally retarded?

>>9124163
Where did I assume that?

Language is a funny thing hehe