I am currently in the odd position of trying to decide if the utility of yet another French grammar book is worth the extra weight in my luggage for the flight home.
And yes, you can assume I have bought enough physical books that the question's not a silly one. :)
@wordshaper Shipping books, even internationally, is not that expensive if you use “media mail” or the equivalent. The only worry I’ve ever encountered with that was customs duties, which they can hit you with as a traveler with luggage, too.
@davepolaschek Ah, there's a US-based french book site I use, so if I really want I can order the things there and have them delivered for a reasonable shipping fee. It's just... very tempting to browse the section of the store dedicated to the bac (in the bowels of the store, down in the far back basement!) for handy reference books.
(I prefer having ebooks for most things but getting ebooks in any language other than english, because that's my "store", is a nightmare)
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