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Post by bc2ca on Aug 19, 2014 16:39:19 GMT
I have always loved books and used to keep every book I bought or was given. I moved a lot in my 20s, and would add a couple more book boxes to the pile for each move.
Most of our nonessential stuff ended up in storage for almost 2 years. When we got it all back, I took a long, hard look at the boxes & boxes of books and realized I didn't want them all back.
I picked through a few paperbacks to keep, separated a couple of boxes to donate to friends' cabins and then donated or gave away the rest. More of the hardcover books survived the purge, but we also picked through them.
You will find books in every room of our house and we still buy books, but 80% of what I read comes from the library now.
I also have a Nook, but rarely use it except when traveling. I prefer the feel of a book in my hand.
So do you keep it all, only keep hardcover books, purge occassionally?
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Post by mimima on Aug 19, 2014 16:41:01 GMT
No, I only keep loved books. I am active on Paperback Swap, donate to sales, pass to friends and family.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2014 16:42:21 GMT
We rarely buy new books because I think they are way too much $$$. We also don't keep every book we buy or are given. I've recently parted with ALL of my instructional/reference books... gardening, embroidery, etc. I keep novels if they are something I either loved or will read again. We have hundreds and hundreds of books, but if we bought every book we read new, we'd not only be overrun with books but I doubt we'd be able to pay our mortgage. And if we kept every book, we'd have to buy a second house to keep them all in.  |
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Post by leannec on Aug 19, 2014 16:45:36 GMT
I collect cookbooks and now I buy all of my books on my e-reader ... my bookcase is full of my fav books that I can't let go of but I sold off all the rest in my last garage sale ...
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Post by janeliz on Aug 19, 2014 16:48:08 GMT
I do keep most of them. My church does an annual book sale, though, and I'll donate any books that I was just "meh" about.
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Post by MommyofTriplets on Aug 19, 2014 16:52:17 GMT
I used to keep all my books, but now I keep only those that I truly loved and I pass the rest of them on to friends or donate to the library book sale. I rarely but books anymore - love the library! - so my collection has been slowly decreasing.
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Post by lcp88 on Aug 19, 2014 16:53:37 GMT
I keep about 85% of them. The ones that get tossed or donated are typically airport pickups, like dumb mystery novels or romance ones I buy to kill time.
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Post by k8scraps on Aug 19, 2014 17:04:52 GMT
I used to, but between a desire to continue to downsize after a recent move and a plan to move again within a year, I recently went through all of the book boxes I moved and didn't unpack. I donated several bags to the library, filled a box with books to read, then donate and by doing this managed to eliminate 4 book boxes. Of course I have to read and donate all the books in box [HASH]4 by March............
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Post by ~Sherri~ on Aug 19, 2014 17:26:26 GMT
I have purged a lot of books from my shelves in recent years. Many of the books I gave away were instructional books. I have found I can find the information or similar/identical patterns on the internet. Same with cookbooks. The only books I keep are ones that I love to re-read, church cookbooks full of beloved family recipes or kids books. I have a hard time letting go of books my children read and that the grandkids are now reading. If I want to read a book, I just look for it online at our library system, which is quite large or see if it is cheaper at Amazon and read it on my Kindle Fire.
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Post by Native New Yorker on Aug 19, 2014 17:34:19 GMT
No, I can't. I have way too many as it is.
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Post by anniefb on Aug 19, 2014 17:35:05 GMT
I have hundreds of books and also inherited some from my mother. I don't buy books anymore except for Kindle ones because they don't take up physical space! I have purged quite a number of books in the past and got rid of things I don't want to read again. If storage became an issue or I move to a smaller place I'll probably have another clear out.
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Post by 2peaornot2pea on Aug 19, 2014 17:35:50 GMT
No. When I realized there were very few books I would want to read again, I purged my books and only keep my favorites now. Plus, I purchase very few books. Most of the books I read are borrowed from the library.
Though we do have several boxes of children's books stored in the attic. Mainly the books my mother purchased for my daughter. I can't let those go.
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Post by gmcwife1 on Aug 19, 2014 17:38:50 GMT
I used to, then about 5 yrs ago realized I really didn't need to keep them. So now I donate them or give them away. I usually only buy paperbacks and I tend to buy most of them used to begin with. We have an ongoing book sale cart at work so I buy them there, read them and put them back on the cart. They are only 50 cents so I can buy and redonate a bunch  If I don't put them back on the cart, then I donate them to the take a book/leave a book shelves at our various RV parks. |
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Post by colleen on Aug 19, 2014 17:38:44 GMT
I like to support authors by buying books -- and I read a lot -- so no, there is no way I could keep all the books I buy. A lot are e-books, so that's easy, other books are donated or passed on to friends.
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Post by georgiapea on Aug 19, 2014 17:39:45 GMT
No, I don't keep books anymore unless there is something special about them. When I was young I kept every book I came across though.
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Post by papersilly on Aug 19, 2014 17:41:49 GMT
nope. I always donate what I've read.
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Post by anonrefugee on Aug 19, 2014 17:44:26 GMT
No. I try to only keep favorites, or ones in a series. Sometimes my "to be read" shelf gets pretty long.
I used to sell to half-price books but the return is so low it's almost insulting. So now I donate to a charity book sale.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2014 17:47:11 GMT
I don't own many paper books. Most are on the kindle. I only like to own paper books that I will actually re-read. Even then if it's on my Kindle that's good enough. Unread books just sitting there that I don't like or will never read again are clutter to me. I don't have the space for dozens of books anyway.
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Post by dulcemama on Aug 19, 2014 17:48:22 GMT
Physical books, I only keep my most loved books. On my Nook, I try to think about whether I will read it again or not and clear the ones that I likely won't read again.
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Post by penny on Aug 19, 2014 17:55:10 GMT
I have the hardest time getting rid of books... I have two copies of my favourite series in case someone wants to borrow them - I just give them the second set...
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Post by melanell on Aug 19, 2014 17:57:19 GMT
Oh my gosh, no.
My kids alone have to continually go through their books to have any space for new ones.
And I admit to having a few sets of books on the highest shelf in my son's closet right now, which means I need to cut back again, too.
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Post by Zee on Aug 19, 2014 18:02:00 GMT
I still have hundreds, but I donated hundreds more when we moved across the country last year. I prefer to read on my kindle now, but if it's something I really love or part of a series or by a favorite author, I'll buy a physical copy to keep so I know I'll be able to read it forever no matter what technology comes and goes |
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Post by miominmio on Aug 19, 2014 18:18:27 GMT
We have hundreds and hundreds of books! And we have given away probably the same amount over the years. Nowadays we only keep the books at least one of us love, others are donated or given to family or friends.
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Post by Bitchy Rich on Aug 19, 2014 18:36:45 GMT
My office is within walking distance of our public library, so I get all my fiction from there. I don't enjoy rereading books, so buying books feels like a complete waste for me. Even getting one as a gift makes me cringe.
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Post by vicloo on Aug 19, 2014 18:46:14 GMT
I very seldom will read a book more than once. I used to save poetry books but haven't looked at those in years. Need to start disposing of things before someone else has to do it for me!
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Post by utmr on Aug 19, 2014 18:50:22 GMT
No, only "special" books. Everything else has to go away. And we still have tons.
I did a big purge over the summer to get rid of the outgrown kids books / Junie B Jones, etc. I still have too many on my to be read shelf.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2014 18:50:52 GMT
I used to, but I just can't anymore. Too many books! I buy mostly ebooks now, and I pared down our physical book collection over the last few years. Still, though, we have about 10 large bookcases throughout the house and they are all full. I need to trim down more aggressively.
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Post by marianne on Aug 19, 2014 19:03:27 GMT
I used to but not anymore. I just don't have the room. We did a major purge last year and I donated hundreds of books, only keeping special hardback collections. Rarely do I reread a book so it was just senseless to have all those books, just sitting there collecting dust... and what a pain that was too, by the way - dusting all the damn things!
Now, they go in a box as I finish reading, and when the box is full, off they go. I just learned how to archive them on my Kindle too, so no more book overload at my house.
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Post by winogirl on Aug 19, 2014 19:36:58 GMT
No. Books that get relegated to the final destination (master bedroom bookshelf) can get purged. Most stay, but I have to purge it now and then to keep them from overflowing. I either sell at yard sale or donate to the book fair (which most of them came from anyway).
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Post by oldcrow on Aug 19, 2014 20:22:00 GMT
No. I do keep some non-fiction that I know I will re-read or use to look up some facts. Fiction gets passed on as soon as I have a bag full.
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