Learn English – Someone who buys a lot of books but barely reads them

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What do English speakers call a person who loves to buy and collect a lot of books, but does not often read them?

When purchasing the books, the person might hope to learn new things from the book after reading it in a good opportunity. But they end up leaving the book alone after some reading and probably going for new books. In fact, they seem to be more interested in collecting books than reading them.

Best Answer

Consider, bibliomaniac/bibliomane

bibliomania: excessive fondness for acquiring and possessing books Random House

bibliomane: one who passionately collects books Classic Used Books