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Originally Posted by Paperbackstash
I've always been a bibliophile and lover of books, not just a reader. Heavy readers aren't always bibliophiles, and bibliophiles come in different shapes and sizes too.
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yes agreed- readers and collectors are two different things. According to Librarything I have 942 dead tree books. I have purchased 853 ebooks and borrowed 309 ebooks from overdrive. I really like my home library w built in bookshelves and comfy leather chair but if I am honest with myself I vastly prefer to read ebooks these days. So I guess I have a lot of dust collectors for ambiance sake. The thing is my kids (ages 9,11, and 16) prefer paper books over ereaders once they got over the novelty of it. I think it might be somewhat a stage of life thing- for instance my grandmother was a huge reader and greatly influenced me in that regard but she got them all from the library and going into her home you would never know it was such a huge part of her identity. When I was younger I always thought that was strange and wanted all my "trophies" on my shelves, even if no one but me saw them. Now I get it- less clutter makes life easier and I don't care what anyone else thinks anymore. Anyway, sorry to ramble but this issue sort of exemplifies the ongoing debate about ebooks vs print books and their place in my life and I keep getting the feeling that the major publishing houses are actively trying to marginalize ebooks.....anyone else feel this way?