No. I have little space so limit the number of books I physically own. If I read a book (and especially if I like it) I make a note of it and then pass it on to someone else. If bookshelf space is at a premium people can let the rather large bookshop or online warehouse look after it…. cheaper to buy it back secondhand than by having to dust it, store it etc etc.
However, my e-reader is full of stuff I won’t get round to and it’s difficult to browse what to read on a tablet. It was a similar problem when music went digital (yes, I’m that old) since humans don’t browse lists the same way aa items or thumbnails.
During the lockdown unpleasantness there was a booming trade in renting bookshelves of classic texts as a backdrop for Zoom calls….
I remember when I first started practicing law I bought the statute books I needed for my state from a retiring lawyer. Fast forward 20 years, and everything of course went online. I assumed my books were valueless. They're not. They are really nice old leather bound volumes. Now that I'm retiring I'm looking into selling them. They're worth more than I imagined.
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I once emptied a dumpster, with permission, as fast as it was being filled with old Encyclopaedias from an office clearance and I then listed them online. Never underestimate the value of books and even old knowledge. And beautiful well bound books are like furniture.
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I just love stories like this. How people from different backgrounds go through different things, yet come to the same conclusion about life. Beautiful old books are valuable in many ways. Thanks both for sharing 😍
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Well I listened to cassette tapes in my schooling years too. I think we must be of similar age haha.
That’s a nice thing you’re doing - pass on books after you read them. Your friends must be gratified that you are thinking of them. I try to do that sometimes but mostly I donate them to the recycling machine for petty cents haha
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