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Originally Posted by carld
His book entry boils down to -- don't buy books online, swap them for free (who pays postage btw?), or download a classic.
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That's how I read it as well, and I still think that's a fallacy. It will work for some people, but not for others. If you prefer the classics, well, you're the lucky one as you'll not have to spend a lot of money on book! However, if you're the one that doesn't care too much about classics, well, heading over to gutenberg won't do you a lot of good...
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Originally Posted by Latinandgreek
I buy the vast majority of my books online, mostly because I don't really have much of a choice in the matter.
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I have choice, but I prefer online shopping as I hate going to town...
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Originally Posted by MrsJoseph
 I know the feeling. I shudder to think of the issues of transporting my library when its time to move. I have the sneaking feeling that my friends will desert me in favor of lighter loads...especially with my HB habit. |
when we moved, 4 1/2 years ago, we had a stack of large boxes (we went with an official moving company that also supplied the boxes) and a stack of small boxes that was about half the size of the big ones. The small ones are for books
But once the lounge is done and I have my bookshelves, it'll be time to fill them again (I've been mostly on a pbook-selling-stop the last 4 years, the only books I've got were either free (working at a publisher does have its advantages
) or second hand because I had to have them...)