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I can count on my fingers how many novels I've paid 'full price' for. The Library's 25-cent shelf is my friend. The old ladies who have bi-annual book sales are goddesses. I am in love with used books.
After all, where else would I buy nice hardcovers of my favorite paperbacks? Or first editions? Otherwise I couldn't afford to read half the stuff that I have, if I paid $25+ for them. And most of the things I'm actually looking for are out of print, so there's no way I'd pay full price. No, I'd say a good 96% of my novel/research book collection is either used/old books or discount-bin specials -- and I have a lot of books. Not to mention if you get a good 'classic' piece of literature, sometimes you can find one with notes and scribbles from the previous owner. Those are always fascinating. Jam it back in, in the dark. |
Well, I did buy the histroy of Hitler (vol. 1), and even though it's old (I think it was published in the 70s...) it's still pertinent information. And some books, like non-fiction published during the Cold War, is just plain odd to read, due to the social references to commies and the general worldview that the authors write into their books at the time. And I've bought several dictionaries that are both useful and interesting: a 1927 English dictionary, for instance, that has words that are no longer even in our current dictionaries. Or a Norwegian-English (Norsk-Engelsk) Dictionary that was published in Oslo; a very nice book that is better than the other two current Norwegian-English dictionaries that I own. It's hardcover and only cost me .50.
But no, I don't read all of my books. It's a bad habit of mine...I compulsively buy these things and don't read them for months or years later. But the thing is, when a situation comes up where I need specific info or a certain book, I normally don't have to go out and buy it ![]() I think the most worthless books are those that are guides to campgrounds or travelling with your pet. Things that get out of date within a year or two -- on that topic, I think computer books would fall into the same category as well. And they usually cost $45+, only to be obsolete within years. There's nowhere I can't reach. |
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