So: do you collect books?
Yep.
do you purchase books specifically for collecting?
It has happened, yes.
do you sell books when you are done with them?
Nevar!
do you borrow a lot of books in the library?
Nope.
do you buy used books?
It happens, but rarely.
why/why not?
See, I probably have a slight touch of OCD or something like that. I like my books new and in good condition. I will however buy used books if a) they are hard to get otherwise or b) I don't really care that much for the book/author in question.
My main problem with a book collection is that it takes up room. I don't know if you checked out my librarything books, but those fill up more shelf space than I have, and then I have a lot of books in boxes at various places. I need to do something about this, but...
"People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world" - Calvin.
Addendum to previous survey: do you hoard books or pass them on/sell them when you are done?
- 26/06/2011 09:21:48 PM
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I don't hoard books, they just have a tendency to end up in my presence.
- 26/06/2011 10:56:13 PM
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As of now, I still have room on my bookshelf so I don't need to get rid of anything.
- 27/06/2011 02:42:21 AM
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Ah.
- 27/06/2011 12:50:54 PM
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Re: Addendum to previous survey: do you hoard books or pass them on/sell them when you are done?
- 29/06/2011 11:53:42 AM
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Re: Addendum to previous survey: do you hoard books or pass them on/sell them when you are done?
- 29/06/2011 02:15:55 PM
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Re: Addendum to previous survey: do you hoard books or pass them on/sell them when you are done?
- 30/06/2011 11:37:46 AM
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Re: Addendum to previous survey: do you hoard books or pass them on/sell them when you are done?
- 30/06/2011 11:39:46 AM
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I wouldn't say I collect books for collection's sake, but I don't get rid of them either
- 29/06/2011 12:15:45 PM
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