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That is am amazing library. Someday, maybe I hope to have one that even remotely comes to one like that. Having said that, I for one, tend to read quite a bit,

by raju 17y ago

That is am amazing library. Someday, maybe I hope to have one that even remotely comes to one like that. Having said that, I for one, tend to read quite a bit, but find myself discarding books (esp. fiction) because I know I will not read those again (with the exception of a few). I have since moved my source of fiction books from buying to checking them out at the local public library. I wonder if Neil Gaiman finds himself doing the same thing, and if so, then this collection would be the books that he found himself keeping in his library. That makes me think - how much has the man read in his lifetime?

flatline 17y ago
I tend to buy books still, as I have limited time for reading and don't want the hassle of a return date or not being able to find what I want. When I'm done, I give them to the library once my copy has made the rounds with people I know who may be interested. I used to keep them all but was moving about once every 12-18 months and one time just got tired of lugging around 20 boxes of paperbacks that I would doubtfully ever re-read.
vijayr 17y ago
yup, whats the point in keeping a book when we know we aren't going to read it again? when I was a kid, I had a collection of about 900-1000 books, but realized no point in just hoarding them, so gave away those that I had read to my school library. In addition to libraries, you could check out sites like bookmooch.com, I've used this particular site, it works as advertised.
- warp 17y ago
  The point is you can look something up when you want to. I also am never entirely certain I will not re-read parts of particular books a few years later, and it's just really nice that they're just there, ready to be read even in the middle of the night. Re-acquiring a book may be difficult in certain cases, and takes time even for the easy ones.

by raju 17y ago

flatline 17y ago

I tend to buy books still, as I have limited time for reading and don't want the hassle of a return date or not being able to find what I want. When I'm done, I give them to the library once my copy has made the rounds with people I know who may be interested. I used to keep them all but was moving about once every 12-18 months and one time just got tired of lugging around 20 boxes of paperbacks that I would doubtfully ever re-read.

vijayr 17y ago

yup, whats the point in keeping a book when we know we aren't going to read it again? when I was a kid, I had a collection of about 900-1000 books, but realized no point in just hoarding them, so gave away those that I had read to my school library. In addition to libraries, you could check out sites like bookmooch.com, I've used this particular site, it works as advertised.

warp 17y ago
The point is you can look something up when you want to. I also am never entirely certain I will not re-read parts of particular books a few years later, and it's just really nice that they're just there, ready to be read even in the middle of the night. Re-acquiring a book may be difficult in certain cases, and takes time even for the easy ones.