Bookstores

Going to a bookstore is something I would like to do more often. Walking among the bookshelves and reading through pages I get interested in new things, and this has always been one of my big pleasures. I used to do it when I got tired of the classes at College.

But then, I (we) started to buy books online. It's not the same when you develop certain habits (printed book lovers will know what I'm talking about).

So, I discovered that I pretty much love buying used books. Yeah, used books! Not many people like them. Let me explain you why I love them so much.

Used books tell us two different stories. One is what the writers put in. The other is the story of the person who bought the book for the first time. I love it when I find names, notes and observations on the pages, or an underlined excerpt. I try to imagine what they thought when they wrote down in it. Perhaps I enjoy this because I don't write on my own books? Never!
For the book's first owner - dude, you're so courageous!

Very well written! I guess you know that in many books the margins are, perhaps, overly wide, and that at the end of others are several blank pages? It is intentional for the reasons you mention.