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Originally Posted by JeremyZ
... is that it is so quick & easy to get mass quantities of reading materials, but it takes so long to read them all. Has anyone here actually read a majority of the books they're purchased?
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When people see my paper book library, the usual reaction is "Wow! Have you
read all of those books?", to which the honest answer is "About half of them..." Granted, many are references of one sort or another used to Look Stuff Up, and not normally read straight through like a novel.
I have about 3,500 ebooks, and have probably read fewer than a quarter of them. Many are public domain books, where I've grabbed everything I can find by a particular author, and am going through them as time permits. (Macaulay is an example here. Marvelous essayist.)
I long ago came to the conclusion that acquiring books and reading them were separate and distinct pleasures, and I wouldn't feel guilty about getting six and having time to read two.
For ebooks, I tell people the advantage is that you don't have to call the paramedics if my unread stack falls over one me.
The ultimate issue is "How do you feel about having books you may not ever read?" to which my answer is "I at least
have them if I
do get the time and desire to read them, so I'll settle."
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Dennis