Let’s Talk Bookish: Multiple Copies of Books

Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly meme that was originally created and hosted by Rukky @ Eternity Books starting in August 2019, and was then cohosted with Dani @ Literary Lion from May 2020 to March 2022. Book Nook Bits has hosted since April 2022, with Dini at Dini Panda Reads as co-host from February 2025.

As I missed this topic at the start of the month, today seemed like a good time to return to it and share my thoughts.

Let’s Talk Bookish 1st 13th August:
Multiple Copies of Books

 Prompts: Do you have multiple copies of any books? What makes you want to get more than one copy of a certain book? What books do you have multiple copies of? Are there any books that you want to get more copies of in the future?

I do have a small number of books where I have multiple copies. Usually it’s because I like getting them in different formats – if I’m looking to reread something, for example, I might get it on audio to experience it in a different way. Or if I read it as an ebook, I might then pick up a physical copy at some point to revisit it, though this usually happens with the books I think my partner would really like, as he doesn’t read ebooks.

What I don’t tend to do anymore is pick up special editions, and I try to avoid buying multiple copies of a book in the same format, if I can help it. It’s largely a money issue however, but also if I buy a special edition of a book, I want to be able to ensure I will get value for money, and would definitely read it again! There are some books I would like more new copies of, as mine are falling apart, but for now, I’ll stick to what I have.

As for books I want more copies of – well, sometimes I find myself browsing The Folio Society, and pondering what I would pick up from there if I had the money. And if I came across any of their books second-hand, I think I’d pick up a beloved book, whether I owned a copy or not. So, it’s less that there are specific books I want multiple copies of, and more that there are some books I’d definitely pick up to reread and enjoy in a different format. Other than that, I often keep an eye out for full cast audio versions of books I own, as these can be a really fun way to revisit them.