Just passing by on friendsfriends... It's hard for me to answer this poll; it's not as easy as "yes" or "no" in many of these cases.
I *do* deliberately buy used books most of the time, because (1) I don't have a ton of expendable income to buy books with, (2) probably at least half the books I buy have dead authors, so in that case, no, I really *don't* care that they get no money from the sale, (3) I have a thing about supporting independent bookstores, most of which specialize in used books, and finally (4) I don't feel guilty about going to the library, so why should I feel guilty about buying used books?
On the other hand, when there's an author I know I want to support, I've been known to buy multiple new copies of their books and give them as gifts, so it's not that I'm unaware that my purchasing habits have power. It's just that sometimes, there are factors that I care *more* about than supporting authors.
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Date: 2006-11-06 01:38 am (UTC)Just passing by on friendsfriends... It's hard for me to answer this poll; it's not as easy as "yes" or "no" in many of these cases.
I *do* deliberately buy used books most of the time, because (1) I don't have a ton of expendable income to buy books with, (2) probably at least half the books I buy have dead authors, so in that case, no, I really *don't* care that they get no money from the sale, (3) I have a thing about supporting independent bookstores, most of which specialize in used books, and finally (4) I don't feel guilty about going to the library, so why should I feel guilty about buying used books?
On the other hand, when there's an author I know I want to support, I've been known to buy multiple new copies of their books and give them as gifts, so it's not that I'm unaware that my purchasing habits have power. It's just that sometimes, there are factors that I care *more* about than supporting authors.