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Originally Posted by crich70
At one time books were a status symbol as well. One of the french kings (I forget which) had a large library comprised of some 24 volumes. This was before the printing press made mass production possible of course. Back then people would chain their books to the table to prevent visitors leaving their homes with more baggage than they arrived with.
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That's still true. "Unfortunately" (for the point I'm trying to make) I only know people who actually read the books they own, but I've been to some people's houses (usually well-off, although I don't wanna extrapolate from that) where books were clearly shown off and used as a status symbol.
Hell, I'm guessing I'm not the only one here who bought a book they were probably never gonna read only because it would make them look smart if displayed in the living room :P