I
decided to sell a lot of books that I either will never read or have no motive
to read again.
The
picture above has innocuous titles on top, since I don’t want to offend
anyone. But that was just the
start. In addition to the books in the
pictures, I took two grocery bags full of books to a used book store.
Partly,
this was to reduce clutter and organize my place. But it’s also partly due to the notion that
e-books are the future, and I should try to mainly buy books in that form for
my Kindle, which will take a lot less space.
In a previous entry, I discussed how some professionals in the field
think the mass-market paperback will go away.
So, as some old science fiction and fantasy titles become available in
that format, I should sell the paper versions and order the digital versions.
This
is hard, since I think of the paper form as “real” books. I’ve said that to people at work who use
e-readers, and they agree with me. And
anecdotal evidence suggests most teens want paper books, not e-books. It will be a younger generation, who are
toddlers right now, who will think of the digital format as normal.
I've cleaned out my shelves too. But I tend to take my books to a used bookstore, which gives me store credit and then I come home with more books. :)
ReplyDeleteI definitely have to tell myself to not buy any books at the used bookstore, when I go there to sell. Counter-productive.
ReplyDeleteOhhhh... I SO need to clean out my books! And even though I read a lot digitally, I still think of paper books as "real" books too ;)
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