“Books are a uniquely portable magic.”
― Stephen King
For the longest time I collected and hoarded books. I loaded up bookshelves, totes and closet space to store them. But after moving around the country a few times those books began to become a burden and no longer a joy.
Eventually it became necessary to sell or donate these once-treasured items. I resisted the urge to go to an e-reader. That is almost blasphemy.
In most recent years I’ve discovered the value of digital reading. I can store thousands of books on my virtual bookshelf that I can hold in one hand. Now I get upset if I can’t find a digital copy of a book.
I’ve purged almost all of my physical copies and have replaced only a few of them when migrating to digital.
Why didn’t I do this sooner?
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