tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post116896330257368230..comments2023-11-18T01:21:55.631-05:00Comments on My Open Wallet: Book-keepingMadame Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11536189690094235926noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1169081781476129902007-01-17T19:56:00.000-05:002007-01-17T19:56:00.000-05:00I visit the library weekly, and have four (full) b...I visit the library weekly, and have four (full) bookshelves in my tiny house. Plus books in stacks, in drawers, under my night stands, a couple in my car... I like my books.Woman with Kidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03097328663857446991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1169066918216949332007-01-17T15:48:00.000-05:002007-01-17T15:48:00.000-05:00Because I'm OLD and have been collecting for a lon...Because I'm OLD and have been collecting for a long time, I only wish I could fit mine into 19 boxes. Recently my daughter was visiting and suggested I pare down the collection. I don't think so! I usually can only part with about one or two percent when I go through them. <BR/><BR/>I probably spend $300-400 a year. I too can get the occasional book for free, if I plan to use it for a class, but not really that many. And I'm big on buying used books when they're older titles.<BR/><BR/>Favorites? That's like asking about a favorite child. But I do tend toward reading contemporary short stories and short story collections.Bittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13328808801958155196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1169054306991301192007-01-17T12:18:00.000-05:002007-01-17T12:18:00.000-05:00I borrow from the library and ten buy it if I like...I borrow from the library and ten buy it if I like it. Also I love to read anytime but mostly in at home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1169050061714593032007-01-17T11:07:00.000-05:002007-01-17T11:07:00.000-05:00I live in Japan, and spend a small fortune. This l...I live in Japan, and spend a small fortune. This last year wasn't so bad, bu t I have spent over 1000 dollars in a year. Finally, I've started doing a lot more trading, and requesting them as presents. I share your reverence for books, for they are surely more precious than gold. Do you read a lot? How many books do you think you read a year?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1168973307640372522007-01-16T13:48:00.000-05:002007-01-16T13:48:00.000-05:00And they DO furnish a room, as the man said.There ...And they DO furnish a room, as the man said.<BR/><BR/>There are very few books in my collection that I haven't read at least twice (excluding some old textbooks that I keep for reference). I did a roundup of my books last year and only found 16 titles that I was ready to donate to Goodwill. Maybe by the end of this year I'll find 16 more.<BR/><BR/>My most frequent re-reads include Pamela Dean's <I>Tam Lin</I>, Yeats' <I>The Celtic Twilight</I>, <I>Middlemarch</I>, and Douglas Coupland's <I>Shampoo Planet</I>.HChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581214248386047044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1168966647599148222007-01-16T11:57:00.000-05:002007-01-16T11:57:00.000-05:00I think a good book collection should be like the ...<I>I think a good book collection should be like the sauce you make in the pan after cooking a steak-- there are wonderful, rich flavors in it, and you boil them down til there is just a spoonful or two of sauce where all those flavors are concentrated and intense and delicious.</I><BR/><BR/>Fantastic analogy. Makes me hungry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com