Finished How to Hide an Empire by Daniel Immerwahr, and Why Intolerance and Extremism Happen by Teri Kanefield. Both were interesting. Now to Empire of Cotton by Sven Beckert.
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I am reading the Greek translation of the Grand Hotel Europa by Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer
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Empire of the Summer Moon by S.C. Gwynne
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That one and the Bury my heart at wounded knee by Dee Brown are in my tbr list.
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Currently reading Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
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Reading Boy’s Life by Robert McCammon
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Seems a heart-rending read….
I’ll put it on my list. Thanks!
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Murakami is one of my favorite authors so I’m inclined to say definitely YES 
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Apart from the fact that we all read a lot of really good books.
How do you prefer to read? E-reader or traditional bound books from the bookstore?
If e-reader, which one do you use? Do you buy your books or borrow them?
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E-reader in bed, just because it’s more convenient. It’s an old Kobo which needs some nudging to get its battery to top up. I may have to buy a new one soon-ish.
All other circumstances I prefer actual books. Don’t mind whether pocket book or other binding types.
I do like the smell of old books.
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I’ve always preferred real books, but unfortunately, in my country reading is an expensive pleasure, especially if you’re a die-hard reader. They also take up a lot of space and get damaged easily if you don’t take proper care of them.
Two years ago, I bought a Kobo Clara Color, and since then about 90% of my reading has been e-books, with the remaining 10% being second-hand physical books that I resell if I know I won’t reread them.
The Kobo e-reader was a real game changer for me. I read faster now, and I’ve built a very sizable personal library. Another big advantage is that I can read titles in languages other than Portuguese.
I used to buy books new, but then my wife started getting annoyed because every time we went to a mall with a bookstore, I’d spend way too much time -and money- there
Now I… cough, cough 
“acquire” them 
from places.
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I have a pocketbook era 7" and I “inherit” a kobo bw 6".
E-readers are awesome. You have your library with you everywhere, day and night. I’m using koreader in both devices.
Sometimes I like to hold/read a physical book. It’s nostalgic and cozy.
My public library unfortunately has only old/older books 
The order is: e-books, books (if I can second hand), library, …some other ways.
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wink wink 
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Didn’t know this kind of thing existed. Will have to look into this. Thanks again!
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It’s a fantastic reading app.
It has a lot of settings and at first it might disappoint you, but once you find the settings that suit you, you’ll be thrilled.
You can find plugins and patches for anything.
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So sorry to read that books are so expensive in your country. 
Indeed - we decided just last week we need more bookshelves even though we have more than 50 meters of shelves already. My wife and I like to go on a book buying spree together. There is one quaint, old bookshop in particular where we like to go, stacked full with second, third, fourth hand books and special editions from floor to ceiling, run by a very bent, very old, very grey, very kindly man, where my wife and I spend many an hour perusing the shelves…
These kind of book shops used to be all over the city when the world was 20 years younger, but have become rather rare nowadays unfortunately.
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I would also like to buy an ebook reader. The only requirement I have is that it must support the Onleihe format from German libraries. You can access Onleihe as soon as you have a library card from any public library. There is an incredible selection.
So far, I know that Tolino and Pocketbook, for example, supports it 100%. I need to find out what the situation is with Koreader.
Thank you all for sharing your experiences with me 
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Yep. Two people = double the booty. We have a bookstore but also goodwill (usa) and numerous thrift shops were gems are found.
Anyway I am only replying about space for books. I think 4-5 yrs ago we were in book hoarder mode. they are lovely to possess, they are lovely to have in a house, they are good juju. But I realized we were just collecting hundreds and hundreds of pounds of stuff that needed space.
I “screwed my courage to the sticking place” (Shakespeare) and twice a year for the last few years, I thin my collection out significantly. I get rid of 15 books. Litmus test: stuff I loved but never wanted to return to.
EDIT: frequent pruning has worked for me. Since I buy more when I go out ;). Seriously though, I love having the stuff I really love only, and the space back.
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I use a Samsung tablet with the ReadEra app, and Calibre to manage my books.
While the tablet is a bit big and heavy sometimes, I’m often looking up maps, streetview or references in books to get a better feel of locations, so it’s great having everything on one device.
Am tempted to try a dedicated ereader sometime.
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