Buying multiple copies of same book?

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My dc are all into the same series. Dd1 being older discovered them first. She wanted copies herself and she got two of them for a Christmas present, and one for holiday reading last summer. The younger ones have got into the same series over the summer. Now ds wants the fourth one (we read a library copy) for his birthday soon (it is just this and an mp3 player on his list). Dd also wants to use pocket money to add to the others in the series. Ds would be allowed to read dd's but only under certain conditions (she's not reading it, he washes his hands, doesn't eat or drink near it, doesn't bend a page, sneeze near it etc etc etc).

Part of me feels that multiple copies in the same house is excessive. Another part of me reminds me how much I have enjoyed passing on MY books and sharing them with my dc. My sister didn't read much so all the books were mine. Do you ever buy multiple copies for dc?

Fortunately there will only be five in the series so it is a finite commitment. ignores all the spinoffs

I have twins so have to do this For some books if they want to read at the same time, such as when the Wimpy Kids books come out. I can't ever say no to them asking for books!

I don't see it as an issue. My husband and I are both bibliophiles and when we combined our libraries there were several dupes where we just couldn't get rid of one or other copy (E.g. our copies of Lord of the Rings were 18th and 21st birthday presents respectively and neither of us were willing to part with them). And that's without dupes because they are in different languages.

Also I remember that moment of panic when I was getting ready to leave home and I realised that I was going to be leaving mum's books behind...

Mixture.

If it was a special copy then I wouldn't mind, but for a standard book I wouldn't buy another. If the child whose book it wasn't spoilt it, then I'd expect them to replace it though.

I do have multiple copies of some books, however they tend to either be rare ones or I got an abridged one first, and then ggbp published it found an unabridged one, or perhaps a 1st ed, or one which I think the illustrations are notable.
I have 2 copies of "Important People"(Dowd) for example, because I had one copy and saw a second going ridiculously cheap in a shop which I know tends to chuck things if they don't go quickly and I couldn't bear the thought of that.
I also have 3 copies of "A Wind is Blowing" by Monica Edwards. My first copy is a 1st ed, although library copy. This was going for ridiculous prices so I was reluctant to let the dc have it to read except carefully, so I got a GGBP copy when they released it. Then recently I was stuck in A&E and went to get a book from their book sale and that was the only one dd2 fancied. I will probably sell that one on though at some point.
I also have more than one copy of various famous five books because they were great ones to pick up from a charity shop when we were out to read on the way home and things. Usually fairly cheap, and they all liked them.

For the children I would expect them to lend books between them-and they do. Although mine are 3 years apart and have fairly different tastes so they don't tend to be really into the same set at the same time, which helps.
We do have a rule that if a book is given to one person then they can claim their right to read it first (they don't always if they have several books to read) plus you are not to give spoilers.

We regularly declutter books in our house and yes multiples in most cases would go unless it was £special' for some reason.

Ds doesn't have his own money yet so he couldn't replace it. I think that I might put it on a list of suggestions for grandparents etc and if he hasn't received one for his birthday then reconsider for Christmas if he still wants it. It is still only in hardback so would be a fairly large chunk of his birthday present together with the mp3 player.

We have two sets of all the Harry Potters; four sets of the Narnia series (one per child). Different children wanted to claim the Laura Ingalls series and Chrestomanci series so I have accumulated double copies of each (or more) so they can have them and still leave my original copies for me to keep.

Two copies of The Otterbury Incident as well; and LotR.

Meh, if you've got the money, why not? You could use it as a chance to help them learn sharing skills. Or you could go with the flow and let them have their own and teach sharing through the medium of chocolate biscuits instead
I personally probably wouldn't buy multiples, but then, we have 3 kindles in the house so if there's anything several of us will want to read urgently I try to get it on kindle instead of paper.