Does anyone live in a small room, condo or apartment (25–40 sqm or 270–430 sq ft) in a big city but love to read and collect books? How do you manage to collect 1,000+ books in such a space, is it even possible?

I’m genuinely curious about storage hacks. I love books but I think my room space is really limited. How do people fit so many books without the room feeling cramped? Going digital is not really an option because I already have a Kindle but sometimes I love to read physical books. I also have many physical textbooks and some of them are very large. They take up a lot of space and it’s hard to find a good spot for them in my small room. I worry that my collection will eventually take over the whole. Can anyone living in a small city apartment or condo share how they manage their book collection? 😭😭