I love quilting books (especially from my favorite designers, like Kim Diehl, or my favorite design, like Log Cabin, or my favorite style, like Primitive). I collect these sort of books almost as much as I do fabric!
I love thumbing through magazines for inspiration, but they get too cluttery so I usually just rip out the patterns, pictures, or articles I just can't live without!
BUT, I received a Kindle Fire HD 8.9 for Christmas, and it isnow my new best friend. I'm able to instantly download a pattern (usually FREE). And it conveniently sits right next to me and my macine. No more struggling to keep books open to the right page, or realizing too late that you've either lost or failed to rip out the last page of instructions that you threw away months ago.
So for me, online is the way of the future. So of course that means I've got to hurry up and collect as many books as possible on my wish list before they are no longer in print!