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Originally Posted by elizilla
My new rule is, for every paper book that I buy, I'm going to get rid of one or more of my existing ones. My goal is to never buy another bookshelf, and to stop moving books off to plastic tubs in the basement. I have thousands of paper books already and the majority are just ordinary paperback that are available in ebook format, so I think I can find things to let go of, when/if I do buy some more paper books. I'll keep the special paper books, and slowly let the rest go.
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Last summer I reoganized my books. Those I read over and over again I bought in the best quality available (smyth-sewn, ivory paper, the works) and everything else went on sale. In the end I made 150€ profit, which is a lot when you consider I bought about a hundred expensive ones in the process, and now I have all in all about 300 books left. These fit into the three shelfs in my bedroom.
Now, I just buy ebooks. There is no need to hoard paperbacks. Some of the re-read books I bought for the third time in my life. First time around cheap paperback had to be exchanged due to yellowing, loosing pages etc. Paperbacks and glued hardbacks just don't have a very long life. But I do. And so I want my books to have. The ones I own now will last until I die.
