Great tips! Used bookstores are really my best friend. It’s the thrill of finding the book you’re looking for plus getting to experience the book that someone else has cherished
I have a friend who also likes reading and whenever we finish a book we think the other might like we write a note into the book, describing why we liked it and then give it to each other. I think this is so wholesome. We also do the same thing with books we really hated. I will definitely try some of your tips, thank you so much :)
Ooh I am so happy that you are talking about this! Sustainability is something I try hard at in most other fields of life but I love buying books as well - once I’ve my physical TBR whittled down a bit maybe I will try and change this. I do buy a lot secondhand though, and secondhand books are the best!
girly, thank you for the reminder to unhaul books i don’t like 😅 and thank you for talking about this!! i get frustrated often at the overconsumption and lack of sustainability within the book space!
I buy thrifted books alot, if I can find it second hand I try to do that, also last year I borrowed like 20 something books from the library. And alot of the books I bought were with giftcards. This year I also started it off with reading lost of the books I had on my tbr and donating like 18 books. I try to keep a balance but I do buy alot of books regardless, I also sample alot of them online before purchasing to not waste money if I don't love it. Last year is when I discovered booktube and all that and that's when fomo was hitting me hard, but I feel like I got a good idea of my book taste now, although I love to try new books, but you can find so many popular books second for fairly cheap, it's almost like a game haha. If I knew people who read lots of books then I would definitely borrow more from them but I don't
Great tips, I fell victim to overconsumption of books, only buying my own physical copies to put as a trophy on my shelf after even when I didn’t love the book. Recently while preparing for a move I was forced to do a massive declutter of my books and I realized I was hanging onto dozens of books for no reason. Now, seeing how much money was sitting there on my shelf, I’m utilizing my kindle properly and have purchased a few books second hand on marketplace instead of buying them new.
My library don't have alot of new popular books unless they are older ones that resurfaced, but I still love the library even to discover other books. I would live there if it wasn't for my anxiety
I’ve always been a huge reader but I have very few physical books. The library and the Libby App are my best friends. I haven’t bought more than a handful of physical books in years. I love the kindle and Libby apps because I can read on my phone or my kindle or iPad and it all syncs together. The overconsumption on booktube/tok/gram is crazy. Thanks for this video and the reminder
Last year I read 2 entire series from the library ahhh just amazing, i also am kind of buddies with my local librarian, he knows me by NAME, such a flex I know haha
Such a worthwhile conversation and great tips!! I feel insecure sometimes when I see other Booktuber’s ginormous shelves and I look at mine that probably has like 100-150 books (which is still a ton) 😆 I primarily use the library/Libby app, Scribd for audiobooks, used bookstores and little free libraries and rarely buy new books unless they’re on sale or I have a gift card! Great video ❤️
thank you so much! I’m glad that my message came across the way I meant it to and that I’m also not the only one feeling this way!! 🤍 and Libby and Scribd are my main ways of getting books too!
@@hopejoycereads oh yeah you definitely expressed it really well and not in a negative way at all! So glad to have so many great free or cheap options out there 😊
