Take it from a former physical book snob
This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.I’ve loved books ever since I was a little kid. I remember the rush of entering a Booksale shop and my parents allowing me to buy a single book, one that I’d proceed to devour for the rest of the week.
Now at 27, I still feel that giddiness whenever I enter bookstores and read new titles. That one-book limit wasn’t holding me back anymore, and I see it as a way of not healing, butBooks in the Philippines nowadays can range from P800 to over P1000, each one feeling like a ding on my salary. Even if the goal was to collect as many books as possible when I started earning, it quickly became a luxury rather than a hobby.
As someone who grew up on physical copies dog-eared, loved, and sometimes passed around, I saw e-readers as a betrayal. I liked the smell of books. I liked flipping pages. I liked the cluttered look of a shelf that told people that I was indeed a reader. Trying out an e-reader just sounded wrong. I had reached a point where I was no longer reading as much as I wanted to. Between work and life, bringing a paperback just wasn’t practical.
I still buy physical books, but now I’m more intentional about it. I reserve shelf space for favorites, signed copies, or books I know I’ll reread. For everything else, the Kindle is perfect. It’s allowed me to become both a practical and passionate reader.Do you need all of this? Not really. But if you’re someone who romanticizes every part of the reading ritual, I recommend trying one or two. If you’re someone who’s fallen out of the reading habit because of time, space, or budget, then yes.
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