So, how do you feel about your books?
I used to really love my books, but now I just love certain ones.
Would you ever give your books away? Sell your books?
Yes, the ones I'm not so attached to anymore.Have any of you ever thought about why you keep your books?
Yes, actually. They have a strange sentimental value that can't put my finger on. They certainly aren't valuable as collectors items. and somehow I ended up with Goodkind books, I really need to get rid of those. 
I know many of you don't like the ideas of eBooks. That's fine enough. To each his/her own. This post is more about possession. About intellectual exchange, and what it means to be finished with a book. I don't consider it a mark of education to see or to not see books in a household. I know others who would never dream of getting rid of their books. I know plenty of people in tiny apartments who make use of the library.
meh, if a book isn't good I don't finish it. I toss it aside. If it's a good book that meant something to me, I cherish it and keep it, or buy it on hardcover. My mother-in-law reads everything and seems to like everything. I, OTOH, am a very picky reader.
I wonder if my books are my last true "material attachment". If working in bookstores and libraries, seeing my mother with over 3000 books, being surrounded by librarians and academics has left me thinking that a house "needs" books in view(Great way to judge, people, btw.)
You don't have nice old clothes you wouldn't dream of throwing away? A jacket perhaps? A really great comfortable yet sturdy pair of shoes? A hat? Have any furniture? Heirloom knicknacks for chrissakes?Though I have written this post to see what Rafolites think, I am almost certain to give away all my books to the local library. Karma means actions. And I do think it would be a good action to help a library and in the process perhaps help some future readers of these books be able to access these books.
Meh, I give books to the library all the time. I have also taken books that the library said they were going to get rid of though, so I suppose it evens out. Hey! Why don't you send your books in a care package to troops overseas?
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I believe all news and research that supports my opinion, and dismiss the rest as conspiracy and lies.
I believe all news and research that supports my opinion, and dismiss the rest as conspiracy and lies.
On possession of books.
- 29/10/2009 07:13:44 PM
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Re: <sings Madonna>
- 29/10/2009 08:06:13 PM
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My friends wanted to make a bonfire of my books last time I moved.
- 29/10/2009 09:10:16 PM
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No.
- 29/10/2009 09:28:11 PM
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i always keep the books i think are worth it
- 29/10/2009 09:38:38 PM
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If I kept the books I felt worth it, I would keep them all.
- 29/10/2009 09:46:57 PM
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yes but i have a habit of re-reading my books at some future point -- except the textbooks
- 29/10/2009 10:03:04 PM
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I'm at an interesting crossroads myself, now that I've got an eBook reader.
- 29/10/2009 09:56:19 PM
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A failing you say?
- 29/10/2009 10:07:34 PM
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To quote my wise grandmother, "There's a difference between sentiment and sediment."
- 29/10/2009 10:22:31 PM
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Re: On possession of books.
- 29/10/2009 09:59:04 PM
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I wouldn't worry.
- 29/10/2009 10:19:10 PM
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Ok. I won't worry.
- 30/10/2009 01:37:18 PM
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Are you truly trying to claim that none of the knowledge you've learned from your books
- 30/10/2009 02:51:35 PM
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I think you may have failed to read the original post or have misunderstood it
- 30/10/2009 03:00:48 PM
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no
- 30/10/2009 03:06:53 PM
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Picky reader here.
- 30/10/2009 01:10:41 AM
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Re: On possession of books.
- 30/10/2009 01:05:25 PM
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People seem to lend books! I am in a distinct minority. I don't lend books. Or give them to people.
- 30/10/2009 01:46:25 PM
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Library donation is a good idea; you might check around with some local schools, too.
- 31/10/2009 02:49:48 PM
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