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MarklarMarklarr

Fiji226 Posts

June 26 2013 17:50 GMT

Beautiful hardcover books, keepers of knowledge and unexplored feelings. Expensive, I can't buy a paperback anymore. I've acquired a membership to The folio society a while back: http://www.foliosociety.com/

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I purchased books for 180£ the other day, then I'll finish by purchasing another 400£ of books next month, I'm addicted, I waste half of my income on books, often expensive luxurious editions, facsimiles of old books with staggering price tags. Sometimes I even roam Ebay for first editions. it's a romance, a relationship with the books I read. It is easier to pick up a beautiful well made book for some reason, great paper and ink that oozes quality and is a pleasure to read. Maybe I am not all to blame, as I inherited a small collection of first edition and early editions of books by the likes of woolf, joyce, v. s naipaul, and a number of others.

But this is a curse, I hate possessions and I have begun collecting heavy books in great numbers that just sit there after i've read them. But look at this Lord of the Flies edition, dont you just want to pick it up and read it

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evilfatsh1t

Australia8647 Posts

June 26 2013 17:59 GMT

very odd hobby/addiction
im the complete opposite, although that probably goes for a lot of people

ETisME

12387 Posts

June 27 2013 00:13 GMT

I totally can understand but just don't have the money to buy them haha
I got myself a better quality covered classic book, frankenstein and just store it away lol

I would love to see more of your collections though!

Ps that cover for Lord of the fries reminds me of sin city.

futility

Japan134 Posts

June 27 2013 01:39 GMT

That's a pretty cool and probably rare interest these days. I have gone the opposite direction and pretty much only buy ebooks now to save space and money.

Eben

United States769 Posts

June 27 2013 02:52 GMT

On June 27 2013 10:39 futility wrote:
That's a pretty cool and probably rare interest these days. I have gone the opposite direction and pretty much only buy ebooks now to save space and money.

Same, I have piles of ebooks, but have only purchased a few physical books in the last year.

ETisME

12387 Posts

June 27 2013 07:50 GMT

I think the biggest different is that with hard printed copy, each book has its own paper quality difference and the thickness, size, weight the cover material etc just adds to the reading experience and it's quite irreplaceable imo.

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