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Originally Posted by geekmaster
I have about 10K paper books in storage and none of them have a "delete" button, and tossing them into a recycling bin seems such a waste (but needing to sort them is what keeps them in storage). Bits and bytes are less expensive than physical storage, but time to sort these books (paper and ebook) is the real hidden cost. We pay for our addictions one way or another. Posting to social networks is another addiction many of us face as well.
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One very good thing about ebooks is they don't get moldy! Ever notice that some used book stores have a slightly unpleasant odor?
Lord, I remember the boxes of books I found in our grainery when I was a kid. They had to have been thirty or so years old, paper ready to fall apart, the smell was ummm not so pleasant is a nice way to put it. Lord I was hard up for reading material as a kid in the sixties. I think the books were rejects from an auction sale or a rummage sale.