Buying books

I love reading books. There is no denying that.

My love for reading started when I was fourteen years old. I engaged myself in the beautiful and wondrous world of classics. Then I started buying other fictional books and fantasies. By the time, I was determined not to read "modern" (which I defined as those that are mainstream romance-fantasy series) books not because I was under the impression that classics were far more superior than them. But that is ages ago. Today I have a pretty vast reading realm - I mostly read anything. And I am up to date with the current books (I belong a multiple fandoms).

My collection of books is, as I've said, mostly classics and unpopular ones I hauled from Booksale. I bought them not only because they are relatively  cheaper, but because of one selfish reason: since they aren't famous, and not to mention that people my age hardly read classics, they won't borrow books from me. I would only have to keep them to myself. After all, I treat my books with especial care. And while I borrow from my friends more popular ones, I treat them as though they are my own. But I doubt there are other people out there who would be as careful as books as I am.

If I am not borrowing books from my friends, I read them in .pdf versions. At the beginning I found the convenience of this situation. With me being a cheapskate, this is perfect, since I don't have to spend a centavo to be able to read a new book. However, I was exposed to reading eBooks in succession, and when I was finally able to read a paperback again, you should have seen my excitement. Pdf files can never elicit that kind of reaction and pure joy.

I don't buy books because they're expensive? I realized how stupid my reason is. Every so often I would buy stuff that are of little importance, anyway, and when accumulated, the money can be spent for a decent book. That is why, from now on, I have vowed myself to buy books, that is, not just classics and those from Booksale. And hey - some of the books that I own are quite expensive in a way even if they aren't all that famous anyway. So why not buy those "modern" ones, making the need for borrowing unnecessary?  And I could read them as much as I want without having to worry of the need to return it afterwards.

I would buy at least a book a month. And I would finish all my unread books. And I would re-read the others.