Ever find yourself purchasing an impulse buy of a hardcover, only to have stack of books on your nightstand overflow? That’s a form of literary anxiety. On one hand: books are wonderful! On the other: we also love having money left for other things. On the other: money is necessary for groceries/books/gas/other stuff you care […]

Once you’ve paid for a book, it’s easy to stop considering its cost. If you intend to keep that book, however, this would be a mistake. When it is sitting on your shelf, whether in digital or physical form, it stops being something bought and becomes something owned. It is an asset that loses value […]

Those unopened books stacked up on your bedside table tell a story. They are about curiosity and intent. And it tells another one about your footprints… Financial ones that is too easily underestimated. Oh sure, the twenty bucks a month you believe you spend buying paperbacks. But then there’s the tax. There’s the shipping cost. […]

If you want an ebook, fine. If you want a physical copy, great. But either way, here’s what happens: you acquire a problem. It is not because of the money. It is because of accumulation. A book occupies space on your shelves. And it need something to read it on. It also take up space. […]