https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:31:47 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-cut-back-on-buying-physical-books#post-2110985 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 22:55:23 +0000 BSB 2110985@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am but DH is not. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-cut-back-on-buying-physical-books#post-2110914 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 20:47:05 +0000 sera_87 2110914@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never buy books anymore. I either get them off tuebl or get them from the library. I actually just went from 2.5 bookshelves down to 2 shelves of my favourites. </p> <p>I read too much to be spending money on books! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-cut-back-on-buying-physical-books#post-2110888 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 20:17:29 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 2110888@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel like digital books are too expensive! Most of the good ones are more than 5 bucks and if I'm going to pay that for a book I'd like to have the physical thing! But that's just me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-cut-back-on-buying-physical-books#post-2110885 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 20:15:33 +0000 knittylady 2110885@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@plantains: I'm with you on all of that!</p> <p>ETA: Perks when buying physical books are being able to bring a paperback to the beach etc., (without fear of it being stolen or getting wet/sandy), being able to lend it out to friends and family, and also it will never run out of batteries!!</p> <p>All of those things plus the tactile experience/smell of books make me think I'll never be a e-book convert. Time will tell! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-cut-back-on-buying-physical-books#post-2110870 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 19:45:13 +0000 Mama Bird 2110870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have, but it's not because of electronics. It's because I moved next to a library a few years ago, and then NYC made a huge improvement to its book ordering system. We can get almost any book we want by ordering it online and waiting a couple of weeks for it to arrive. </p> <p>Well, that and being too tired to read lately! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-cut-back-on-buying-physical-books#post-2110849 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 19:20:52 +0000 yin 2110849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I buy physical books, but I can only bring myself to spend on my kids. I would rather save money and borrow a book from the library for myself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-cut-back-on-buying-physical-books#post-2110841 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 18:50:56 +0000 Miss Ariel 2110841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only buy physical books. I'm so scared of the day book stores become as hard to find as music stores currently are. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-cut-back-on-buying-physical-books#post-2110757 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 17:08:59 +0000 Anya 2110757@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I get about 90% of the books I read, both physical and ebooks, from the library but when I do buy I am more likely to buy the actual book. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-cut-back-on-buying-physical-books#post-2110686 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 16:08:00 +0000 TemperanceBrennan 2110686@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Since I've started using our library app, I've only bought books I want/need to reference in the future. I try to keep my purchasing very limited. I'm trying out the Marie Kondo organizing method and I'm getting rid of most of my physical books. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-cut-back-on-buying-physical-books#post-2110679 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 15:55:47 +0000 plantains 2110679@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: yes, this is the way everything is going but I am fighting against it hard!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-cut-back-on-buying-physical-books#post-2110581 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 14:43:04 +0000 Woolly Mammoth 2110581@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always had this dream about having a house full of books, but now I'm a digital convert. LO sleeps in bed with me, so I can't read anything unless it's on my kindle paperwhite. Plus, its awesome to be able to borrow digital books from the library without having to worry about forgetting to return it on time (or about bedbugs!).</p> <p>We still buy physical copies of kids books and cookbooks. The new dream is to have a few bookshelves showcasing our very favorite books, but not every single book we've ever read (or been gifted). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-cut-back-on-buying-physical-books#post-2110568 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 14:32:55 +0000 Mrs. Pen 2110568@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't have room for books! I actually got rid of a lot of books recently. One day when I have my own home I'll have a library! ha. But for now, I only get books from the library. They have a digital lending library too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-cut-back-on-buying-physical-books#post-2110522 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 14:03:01 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 2110522@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Now, I try not to buy any books if at all possible. I just borrow from the library, or try to go through the books I already own first... even though there are always new books out that I'm itching to read! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-cut-back-on-buying-physical-books#post-2110508 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 13:56:23 +0000 Andrea 2110508@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went through a kindle phase, but now I am back to physical books. I think it's more enjoyable to read that way so I am old school. I also tend to speed read on the kindle, can't help it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-cut-back-on-buying-physical-books#post-2110490 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 13:45:16 +0000 MediaNaranja 2110490@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Other: I try not to buy books at all--that's what the library is for!!</p> <p>For books that I know I'll read again and again, however, I like having a physical copy. I do have a Kindle, which I LOVE for travel. But again, I usually use it for e-books from the library!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-cut-back-on-buying-physical-books#post-2110485 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 13:42:22 +0000 catlady 2110485@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really only buy kindle books now unless it's a book that DH will want to read too (he only likes physical books). I'm currently trying to downsize my collection of physical books as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-cut-back-on-buying-physical-books#post-2110482 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 13:41:47 +0000 LuLu Mom 2110482@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, I very rarely buy books, I use the library for both ebooks and regular hardback books. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-cut-back-on-buying-physical-books#post-2110481 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 13:41:08 +0000 mrbee 2110481@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@plantains: I wonder if in the future, most reading will be done on devices! I remember when everyone read the physical newspaper, but now most newspaper reading is done online and on phones/tablets... it's crazy to me (a former paperboy), but now most younger readers don't take the printed newspaper! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-cut-back-on-buying-physical-books#post-2110479 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 13:40:47 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2110479@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Never! I love books so much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-cut-back-on-buying-physical-books#post-2110471 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 13:31:28 +0000 plantains 2110471@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: I'm weirdly old school about it. I love bookstores and books and the sensations don't translate for me with the digital versions.</p> <p>I am also a big believer in modelling behaviours for DD and I think that when she sees me with books she wants to read them too moreso than if I am on a tablet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-cut-back-on-buying-physical-books#post-2110464 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 13:26:09 +0000 Adira 2110464@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@plantains: Same here. I always buy physical books, but I also don't have a Kindle or anything similar and I have no interest in reading a book on my laptop! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-cut-back-on-buying-physical-books#post-2110463 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 13:24:28 +0000 artsyfartsy 2110463@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only buy children's books now. Its easier to get books on my iPad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-cut-back-on-buying-physical-books#post-2110462 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 13:24:20 +0000 plantains 2110462@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am the other way. I try to avoid digital books s much as possible and almost always buy physical books. I prefer it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-cut-back-on-buying-physical-books#post-2110460 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 13:23:16 +0000 Bluebonnet 2110460@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The only physical books I buy are cookbooks and children's books. I buy and read all other books on a Kindle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-cut-back-on-buying-physical-books#post-2110438 Mon, 16 Mar 2015 13:06:53 +0000 mrbee 2110438@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to spend almost all of my money on physical books! (Plus, coffee.) But now, I only ever buy digital books if I can help it... I only ever buy physical books as gifts or if a digital version isn't available. The only exception is children's books - we also buy those in physical form! </p>