My paper books aren't "conspicuously displayed", they're on bookshelves which have been normal household furniture for me my entire life. Cookbooks have their own bookcase, and there are bookcases in each bedroom and a few in the living area. This doesn't feeling odd or like some sort of performance to me. All my friends have bookcases also. Where else would I put them? A mildewy shed? That I'd have to trek out to every time I wanted to grab or re-shelve a book?
They're not dust collectors because all of my bookshelves have glass doors on the front.
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