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Having recently done this I totally agree. We kept about 20-30 books out of several hundred, the rest went to charity shops.
by Steve44 8y ago
Having recently done this I totally agree. We kept about 20-30 books out of several hundred, the rest went to charity shops.
- coldtea 8y agoYeah, I have too many books myself (the biggest hurdle in any move to a new rent place). I'd like to go to a purge and only keep ~ 200-300 of special value (signed, perennial favorites, reference works, rare prints, non available digitally, etc). What grinds my gears is how ebooks don't have a common format for notes/marginalia, ability to easily export whole passages, etc that can sync to my note keeping apps, work processors, etc. Each is its own silo (if they even allow for proper annotations).
- icc97 8y agoDid any of the ones you kept have marginalia?
- Steve44 8y agoNo. My parents and grandparents were fairly precious about books and if they wanted to would make separate notes. Occasionally they'd have inscriptions on the front pages about where they came from or who they belonged to etc. I used to do it in technical manuals but never in novels. I've thought about it but when I actually go to do it think it's silly and my thoughts are my thoughts not to be shared. Off feeling as I love the idea of it. I have started pencilling in the front cover my initials and when I read a book, just gives it a little life I think.