I used to love to go to all kinds of bookstores and would buy a stack of books, find a place on my shelf, and often never read them. I had several bookshelves of books that at the time of purchase I thought I'd like to read soon. In reality, I had little time to read anything that wasn't work-related, so they sat, for years.

When we moved I purged my books and only packed 2 boxes.

Now I have a lot of time to read and I primarily borrow from the library in all formats.

I do still buy books occasionally. I buy books that either my library doesn't carry or if the waitlist is too long. I'm fine waiting for months for books unless I need them for a book club or they are part of a series and I don't want too much time to elapse between books.