Should I Buy It First or Read It First? - I Wrote This Last Week #16 -

Hello everyone. I am Naseka.
I define myself as a philosopher and book reviewer.
I define myself as such.

I am a person who thinks incessantly about things that are necessary and unnecessary on a daily basis,
but when it comes to reading, I become a fool.

While I do consider my budget to some extent,
basically, when I find a book I want to read,
I have a nature where I cannot help but buy it and read it.

...even though I am not a fast reader.

Back before I used e-books,
I would go to a large bookstore like Junkudo once every two or three months,
pick up books that caught my eye,
and buy them in bulk.
I feel like it was rare that I didn't need a Yukichi (10,000 yen bill).

Returning home with a beaming face,
how happy it was to immediately indulge in reading.
That was a luxury I could only afford because I was single and living alone.

After that, as I became interested in a simple life
and experienced job transfers and moving,
I basically switched to e-books (Kindle) for reading, but this has its own issue:
it is terrifying that I can buy them without even going to a bookstore.

Moreover, they have frequent sales,
so I end up buying in bulk during sale periods.

The only saving grace is that since bulk buying during sales is the main thing,
it is somewhat kinder to my wallet than buying at a bookstore.

Well, for that reason, just as I have things I aim to buy when a sale comes,
there are also several works that have not been turned into e-books
that I have decided to wait for, thinking, 'I will definitely buy this when it comes out on Kindle!'

Recently, in June,
the masterpiece basketball manga 'Slam Dunk' was finally released on Kindle.

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Every year (though I don't know how far back that goes),
a big sale for Shueisha comics is held in October.
I believe it was a 50% point return.

In the past two years, I have purchased Haikyu!!, Demon Slayer,
My Hero Academia, Kingdom, and
HUNTER×HUNTER.

There are chances with other publishers several times a year too,
so I bought the one I am reading now,
Detective Conan, that way as well.

Starting just yesterday, for three days,
Akita Shoten comics are on a 50% point return sale.

Yowamushi Pedal is a little interesting, but I won't be able to read it for a while even if I buy it, so I'll pass.
Other titles I've heard of include

The Old Man from the Countryside Becomes a Sword Saint.(Though I have no plans to read it for now)

Back to the topic, Slam Dunk was also on my 'I want to buy it when it comes out on Kindle' list,
so I am waiting eagerly for a sale.

But, if I keep reading my backlog of comics at a pace of one book a day,
I won't finish Conan until 3 months from now (I'm on volume 15 or so),
so maybe mid-September??

Moreover, I have about 50 other unread books, so if a Shueisha sale comes in October,
I wonder if I can finish reading them by then...

Moreover, that is
"If my unread book pile doesn't grow any further"
whether that premise even makes sense or not
I don't even know.

However, since I've bought them,
I'm convinced I'll definitely read them,
so one way or another,
I end up buying them without hesitation.

The last time my unread pile was zero
was so long ago
I can't even remember
(at least I think it's been several years)
so at this point,
whether buying comes first or reading comes first
has become unclear.

It's not quite like a famous mathematician's last theorem, but
there are too many books I want to read,
and to satisfy this desire to read,
the margins of my life are too narrow.

Do all you book lovers out there
not have this kind of trouble?

It's not that I only read manga,
but if there is anyone who has similar worries
or anyone who manages their desire to read
well,
I would love to hear your comments or advice.

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