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Originally Posted by HarryT
eBooks are a heck of a lot cheaper than having to buy a larger house to store all the pBooks I'd like to have.
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Like, say, George R.R. Martin, who bought a house in Tuscon, and bought another across the street to hold the library?
The most extreme example I saw was the late Oswald Train. Ozzie was a
long time science fiction fan, member of "First Fandom", small press publisher of SF/Fantasy, and noted SF collector. (Forry Ackerman had the unquestioned largest collection. Ozzie and the late Sam Moskowitz were tied for number two.)
Every available surface in Ozzie's house had bookshelves - in the bathroom, going up the stairs... and it doesn't count the basement with the complete runs of Astounding, Unknown Worlds, Weird Tales and other pulps.
We tried to hold committee meetings for the Philadelphia Science Fiction Conference there years back and had to stop because the environment was too distracting. It's hard to get planning done when people are busy pulling titles off shelves saying "Holy jeez! I've heard of this but never actually
seen a copy..." :-)
Some old friends are about to retire to a property they bought upstate. He has an interesting idea. He plans to purchased a used shipping container (of the sort carried by container ships), and have it placed on the property. Install bookshelves and flourescent lighting, run an electrical line, and Presto! External library.
Yes, they're aware of ebooks, but you will pry his first edition H. G. Wells hardcovers from his cold, dead fingers.
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Dennis