1) Easy to acquire
No need to invest time and your emotions to build a relationship. No need to laugh at their stupid jokes and listen to their dumb anecdotes. You buy and the book is yours. Even better, you borrow it,forget that you borrowed it, and the book is yours!
2) Abundance
Seriously, how many interesting people are there around you? your so called 'friends' are probably the dumbest lot who play 'farmville', watch movies like 'Housefull' and post stupid cat videos on their facebook profiles!
On the other hand, I can name 100's of books whose sheer awesomeness will blow you away.
So even mathematics prove the superiority of books. numbers don't lie!!
3) Dispensability
In the unfortunate circumstances that you find a book boring, you can throw it away and read another one! Can u do it with your friends?? Not so easy, is it??You gotta be polite and sneaky as hell to shake him off. And if he can't take the hint, god bless you!
4) Convenience
Books are there for you whenever you are bored. They don't say "Dude, I am busy with stuff. catch you later,bye!" or "Are u out of your mind?? I am shagging this hot chick right now!!!"
And it's much easier to shut down a book and do your work than shaking off an intruding friend.
5) Barter
If somebody got a better or more interesting book, u can always loan it or exchange it with yours. Try that with your friends, and I am sure that awkward confrontations will ensue....
6) Fear of rejection
In every relationship, somebody trades up and the other trades down. It's very rare to find an equal. So, there is always a chance that your awesome friend will treat you as shit. Even if he doesn't show it, he probably thinks you are a retarded moron. May be he blogs about it, who knows?
But on the other hand, even the world's most awesomest book wouldn't act all snobbish in your hands. Once you acquire it, it's your bitch for life!
To sum up, the only reason you may want to maintain a friend is
A) If you are planning to shag his hot sister.
B) If that friend of yours is a girl and you don't want to mess up the .0000000000001 chance of shagging her.
