Books and you

[CountDeMoney]

1. Why pay when you can read them for free?

Highlighting passages, notes to the side, etc.

2. Why would you want to keep them once you've read them once and are very unlikely to read them again?

Reference material.

[Korea]

I keep them.  The thought of giving anything away disgusts me, as does the thought of throwing anything out, or selling anything.  Who knows, I might feel the need to reread some crappy fantasy novel that I read in grade school again.  And I know I'll want to read some classical sci-fi at some point.

I could never give a book away. I always know I'll get nostalgic and want to reread something several times.

[Korea]

I don't even like to let people borrow books. They might mess them up worse than I would. Or never give them back. My sister hasn't given me back 3 books that I let her borrow months and months ago, even though she has already read them. 

[Habbaku]

My sister hasn't given me back 3 books that I let her borrow months and months ago, even though she has already read them. 

Ask her to return them.  If she doesn't, just visit her one day and leave with them.

[Brazen]

A lesson for everyone. When you find your one true love and make the ultimate gesture of merging your book collections together, never, ever get rid of the doubles. That could lead to eventual loss of autographed Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy books, including the copy of Restaurant at the End of the Universe signed by all the radio cast. For instance.

[grumbler]

Elric lost its magic as soon as I turned 18. 

But he returns as a comic, rather than tragic, figure later in your life.