All things being equal (money, space, etc), would you rather own copies of the books you read? Or borrow them?
I would definitely buy them. I have a book buying addiction. I love just looking at them all lined up on a shelf. Surounded by a nice reading chair, a soft glow lamp, a cup of tea, and a comfy pillow, I would reveal in the beauty of the books. Rarely, I would give away a very special book to a friend, but most would stay pretty on my shelf until I reread them.
Alas, I have neither money or space to buy books. I borrow, and borrow, and borrow some more.
Wading Through the Ocean of Life 
mary Ann Langan
June 9, 2011 at 12:55 pm
I do both also.
http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2011/06/booking-through-thursday_09.html
Faith
June 9, 2011 at 2:03 pm
I mostly buy, sometimes borrow.
Here’s Mine
Sally
June 9, 2011 at 5:03 pm
I have a book buying addiction that I need to turn it into a borrowing addiction because I’m running out of space.
Sally.
http://theelifylop.blogspot.com/2011/06/booking-through-thursday-21.html
anna
June 18, 2011 at 10:27 pm
I love buying books too. There’s just something so satisfying about bringing books home and adding them to my book collection. I understand how it’s hard to keep buying them though. So I try to limit myself to buying books only after I’ve reached a reading goal (such as if I read 3 books- I get to buy 3 from half price books). I like that system. It keeps me reading too. If half price books didn’t exist though, I wouldn’t be able to book shop as much as I presently enjoy so thank goodness for that store!