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Originally Posted by Alisa
Personally, I'm a big fan of trees.
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Me too!!! Especially when they're in my books!
Besides, there are tree farms for things like books. I'm not worried about our tree supply.
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Originally Posted by Ervserver
Maybe there are those with a compulsive disorder who have to have stacks and stacks of books around
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No, I hate having stacks of books around. I prefer to have all my books organized in wooden bookshelves so as to use up more trees.
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Originally Posted by Alisa
Paper is not permanent enough for me to store those books. Paper gets dusty, stinky and moldy over time. I have old beloved books now that I can't look at for more than a few minutes without getting red-eyed and sneezy.
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It should go without saying that you have to take care of your books to keep them from getting "stinky and moldy." That is not an inevitability of paper. And I think paper is far more permanent than electronic books. A simple hard drive crash or file corruption and your books are gone! With more time and money you can continually back up your drives, but it's not an ideal solution.