The having....

[Paul Whybrow]

“The buying of more books than one can read is nothing less than the soul reaching toward infinity...”

A. Edward Newton

 

[MattScho]

Does that apply if they're on kindle (or another digital reader)? I kind of get that sense of infinity from actual books. but with a kindle, is it more just forgetfulness?

 

[Peyton Stafford]

Does that apply if they're on kindle (or another digital reader)? I kind of get that sense of infinity from actual books. but with a kindle, is it more just forgetfulness?

Not really. I track them in my PM app when they are in Kindle. The tons I drag home from neighborhood Little Free Libraries stack up in my dining room.

 

[MattScho]

Not really. I track them in my PM app when they are in Kindle. The tons I drag home from neighborhood Little Free Libraries stack up in my dining room.

Exactly. Thousands of digital books physically looks exactly like 1, the kindle doesn’t bulge as it fills. Lots
Of thumbnails on an app are still on an app. Meanwhile, physical books line our walls, pile up on tables and floors.
I move, a lot, so I’m down to a very small physical book collection. Moving the old collection was impossible, Or at least really expensive. Kindle is convenient. Real books overwhelm.