I want my books, especially the technical/expensive ones, to figure out in my bookshelve. "People will read a book either because they like the book or to brag

I want my books, especially the technical/expensive ones, to figure out in my bookshelve. "People will read a book either because they like the book or to brag about it." - Bertrand Russel ps. That said, I've bought few eBooks (for Kindle and iPad), the last one is for MiniTest suit (ruby/rails). Didn't read it yet though.