How many ebooks should you have? - Page 2

Sydney's Mom · 11-01-2012, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Elderly my ass, yer, just a young whipper-snapper, when you get to be my age you won't worry about things like this, you'll just read.

.....or do art.

Well, my 14 year old daughter thinks I was born in the stone age, so it is all relative. But thanks anyway!

mizzlia · 11-01-2012, 05:56 PM

I have about 150 of tbr and the numbers keep going up im young 25 so i have time to read bit i do think u can never have to many ebooks i just love books

kennyc · 11-01-2012, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sydney's Mom

Well, my 14 year old daughter thinks I was born in the stone age, so it is all relative. But thanks anyway!

Well, you know how teenagers are.

tubemonkey · 11-01-2012, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

Elderly my ass, yer, just a young whipper-snapper, when you get to be my age you won't worry about things like this, you'll just read.

.....or do art.

...or eat bananas

fjtorres · 11-01-2012, 07:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Apache

You can never have to many ebooks.
Apache

Or pbooks for that matter.
We can always add a room to the house if necessary.

tubemonkey · 11-01-2012, 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sydney's Mom

But what if you were lost on a desert island (that just happened to have wi-fi). Then couldn't you see the need for those books?

I'd rather have a volleyball. Companionship is more important.

Spoiler:

pidgeon92 · 11-01-2012, 07:15 PM

I have more than 1,100 ebooks, and I count 563 currently unread. I'm pretty much set for the next five years, but I will accumulate more of them. I'm an ebook hoarder.

cfrizz · 11-01-2012, 07:23 PM

You can and should have as many as you want. I have close to 600 I think if not more, I don't keep track I just keep reading.

Giggleton · 11-01-2012, 08:08 PM

This question comes up alot, the answer is all of them.

mikeayers · 11-01-2012, 08:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

Elderly my ass, yer, just a young whipper-snapper, when you get to be my age you won't worry about things like this, you'll just read.

.....or do art.

or read books about art

TechniSol · 11-01-2012, 08:43 PM

If you lot get stranded on that mythical desert island with an ereader with WiFi or 3G you'd best hope you've a book on constructing a solar charger or rudimentary generator loaded...

Not to mention a few tomes on survival. Of course, if you've a tablet you might be able to watch Gilligan's Island and get some pointers from the Professor...

Deljah · 11-01-2012, 08:52 PM

I have about 6,000 ebooks. I don't expect to ever read them all, but I do so love to collect them. I consider myself to be creating an e-library rather than just a TBR pile. I'll never read everything in my county's public library, but they certainly don't have too many books!

dreams · 11-02-2012, 02:28 AM

I have over a thousand, but not yet ten thousand ebooks.

I stopped worrying about the amount and started enjoying the fact that I can meander through them to choose what I want to read at the time I want to read. I love it. I no longer have to go out somewhere to wander around a bookstore, then come home and realize that I really am not in the mood to read what I brought home.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Apache

You can never have to many ebooks.
Apache

DrNefario · 11-02-2012, 03:40 AM

Well, I have somewhere over 500, and yet my amazon wish list continues to grow, so that's clearly not enough.

speakingtohe · 11-02-2012, 03:49 AM

I have a fear (maybe a phobia) of running out of books by my top favorite authors. Sadly many are dead, so I cannot reasonably hope for more from them.

If an author has written 37 books and I am to number 30 I try not to read the rest except when I am in extreme need of a fix.

May seem counter productive, but it forces me to seek out new authors and new genres as well.

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11-01-2012, 05:56 PM	#17
mizzlia Member Posts: 19 Karma: 501384 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: nook tablet 8gb, samsung galaxy tab 10.1 wifi 32gb	I have about 150 of tbr and the numbers keep going up im young 25 so i have time to read bit i do think u can never have to many ebooks i just love books

11-01-2012, 07:15 PM	#22
pidgeon92 Wizard Posts: 3,144 Karma: 8426142 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Device: Kindle PW2, Kindle Voyage, Kindle DXG, Boox M90, Kobo Aura HD	I have more than 1,100 ebooks, and I count 563 currently unread. I'm pretty much set for the next five years, but I will accumulate more of them. I'm an ebook hoarder.

11-01-2012, 07:23 PM	#23
cfrizz Wizard Posts: 1,570 Karma: 36389706 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Quincy, MA Device: Samsung 54A, Kobo Libra H2O, Samsung S6 Lite	You can and should have as many as you want. I have close to 600 I think if not more, I don't keep track I just keep reading.

11-01-2012, 08:08 PM	#24
Giggleton Banned Posts: 1,687 Karma: 4368191 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Oregon Device: Kindle3	This question comes up alot, the answer is all of them.

11-01-2012, 08:43 PM	#26
TechniSol GranPohbah-Fezzes r cool! Posts: 1,056 Karma: 3151024 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Nook STRs, Kobo Touch, Kobo Glo	If you lot get stranded on that mythical desert island with an ereader with WiFi or 3G you'd best hope you've a book on constructing a solar charger or rudimentary generator loaded... Not to mention a few tomes on survival. Of course, if you've a tablet you might be able to watch Gilligan's Island and get some pointers from the Professor...

11-01-2012, 08:52 PM	#27
Deljah Connoisseur Posts: 55 Karma: 168200 Join Date: Jun 2012 Device: Android tablet	I have about 6,000 ebooks. I don't expect to ever read them all, but I do so love to collect them. I consider myself to be creating an e-library rather than just a TBR pile. I'll never read everything in my county's public library, but they certainly don't have too many books!

11-02-2012, 03:40 AM	#29
DrNefario Wizard Posts: 2,203 Karma: 12029046 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle, Kobo Touch, Nook SimpleTouch	Well, I have somewhere over 500, and yet my amazon wish list continues to grow, so that's clearly not enough.

11-02-2012, 03:49 AM	#30
speakingtohe Wizard Posts: 4,812 Karma: 26912940 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: sony PRS-T1 and T3, Kobo Mini and Aura HD, Tablet	I have a fear (maybe a phobia) of running out of books by my top favorite authors. Sadly many are dead, so I cannot reasonably hope for more from them. If an author has written 37 books and I am to number 30 I try not to read the rest except when I am in extreme need of a fix. May seem counter productive, but it forces me to seek out new authors and new genres as well.

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