For a while, I’ve started to buy books in English only (except for the on-going collections), but I’m somehow disappointed with their physical format. The books (at least the ones I buy in Fnac1) are small and bulky, pocketbook style.
I have a hard time actually reading those books, not for the content but for the way I have to hold the book. And in the end, it will always look really used and the cover gets all wrinkled.
I don’t really care about having an album CD or Vinyl record, but I do about owning a book, and having it in my shelf. But the problems it is causing for me makes me doubt.
I have ever lived in the same city and I only had to carry all my books once, a few months ago when I moved places. It was not complicated, since I moved to only two streets away. But I might be moving to another city or even country in the future (I’d really want to try) and it will be painful to let my books go, or just a pain in the *** to move it all.
I am really considering getting a Kindle or something like that, that would actually be handy and comfortable.
1 I would link to their site, but it sucks like hell. Go to a store near you, if you can.