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I like the post of Neil Gaiman's library that I copied to here: https://jakeseliger.com/2009/09/07/bookshelves-offices-and-neil-gaiman https://jakeseliger.com/2
by jseliger 3y ago
I like the post of Neil Gaiman's library that I copied to here: https://jakeseliger.com/2009/09/07/bookshelves-offices-and-neil-gaiman https://jakeseliger.com/2009/09/07/bookshelves-offices-and-n.... I still have an (expanded) version of the shelves in that picture, but I've switched towards reading more long-form articles on the Kindle, and more Kindle books in general. Life is too short to pay extra money for book storage in apartments and to spend a lot of time physically managing and moving books.
- pmontra 3y agoI also read ebooks because life is too short. Ebooks are always with me in my phone and I can read them whenever I want, without planning to take a physical book with me. I read as ebooks all the latest paper books I received as presents and most of the ones I bought myself.
- theshrike79 3y agoMy apartment is too small. I'd _love_ to have a library with physical hardcover copies of my favourite books. But there's no way I can spare a wall only for books. So, digital for me.
- pavel_lishin 3y agoOn the flipside, you can't pull an ebook off your shelf and give it to a visitor if you think they'd like it. Sure, you can email them a file, or text them the book title, etc., but neither of those are as frictionless as handing someone a paperback.