Comments on: Library Card?

By: hope42day

hope42day — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 17:05:28 +0000

I am a hoarder of some books. But I don’t hoard as much anymore. Instead, I may leave a book that I loved in a doctor’s office or grocery cart or hospital waiting room or give it to a friend or family member. I have found that I get much more joy from sharing it with others and thinking or knowing someone has benefited from reading it. Plus, my home is small and I do not have the space to store the many books I would like There is a website http://www.bookcrossing.com where books get uniquely recycled. Check it out if you want an avenue to share your books.
Peace and Blessings…

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By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:11:25 +0000

I am not a book hoarder. I get most of my novels from the library, because I rarely re-read current fiction. The books I keep are non-fiction and classics. I also like to collect vintage children's books, so that's where my money and bookshelf space are alotted! Elizabeth’s last blog post..Dresser Dish

By: --Deb

--Deb — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 02:10:26 +0000

I always take the dust jackets off when I read the books and put them back on when I reshelve them. My books … at least the ones I’ve gotten since college, when I was still lugging them around in bags all the time … are in remarkably good shape. Some look like they haven’t even been read! I’m ridiculously proud of the fact that I read all the way through Doris Kearns Goodwin’s “Team of Rivals” without creasing the back of the book at all.

By: Julie Roads

Julie Roads — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 23:43:16 +0000

Terrific post. I'm also a huge book hoarder...and just recently trying to get myself to the library...but I love owning books because I really love them, I mean REALLY. I dog ear and spill food on them, they get ransacked by my kids and my dogs...I can't stand dust jackets and those end up bent, ripped and lost under couches. And my library definitely makes a statement about who I am - it's fairly hilarious to watch/document my life as you peruse the titles... Julie Roads’s last blog post..When you are so 2009 & your web copy is so 1987

By: --Deb

--Deb — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 17:52:48 +0000

I had actually started with a database program, way back, but at some point, a few computers ago, it was no longer compatible with the operating system, so I switched the whole file to Excel which, really, works just fine.

What do I track?
Title
Author
Topic (i.e., history, knitting, writing, mystery)
Subject (a 2-digit code I made up, and doesn’t quite overlap the topics … kind of like the difference between tags and categories)
Location
Size
Read/Not-Read
Brief description

I just wish I’d thought to add ISBN numbers and the date purchased to all of them. One of the main reasons I’ve never tried joining Librarything or any of the other online cataloguing things is … 3,034 books! There is no way on earth I’ve got the time or inclination to go through and try to find all the ISBN numbers for them, and the “search” features on those sites are just NOT efficient if you’ve got more than a couple hundred books!

By: Gillian

Gillian — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 16:19:56 +0000

Yes, I’m a hoarder, and I reread certain fiction, some things 10 or more times, I’m sure. I have done some disposing as we move from time to time. I’m impressed with your database too. Have you considered any of the library catalogue programs? What data goes into your listing for a book, publisher, year and so forth, like a bibliography?

By: Melissa Donovan

Melissa Donovan — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 00:12:45 +0000

I absolutely hoard books, but I'm also pretty good about getting rid of the ones I didn't like much or those that are out of date (old computer books, etc.). Space is always an issue for me but I have a wall of my most treasured books beautifully displayed on shelves. When I'm bored, I rearrange them and leaf through them for fun! Melissa Donovan’s last blog post..Year-End Review for Writers (Writing Exercise)

By: Lillie Ammann

Lillie Ammann — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 23:38:54 +0000

Deb, Even when I read print, I often recycled fiction. I shared with my mother and sisters, and we all contributed to the big box of books we kept in the breakroom of my interior landscaping company. All employees could help themselves to any book there, and everyone brought in books to share when they finished. I must admit, though, I was the biggest contributor because I read the most. Without my eBookWise and my Kindle, I'd have a hard time reading. There isn't much of a selection in large print books, and I can no longer read normal print. Lillie Ammann’s last blog post..Merry Christmas

By: --Deb

--Deb — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 22:38:20 +0000

I still have college textbooks, too, but I think I cling to the fiction more, not less, if only because I’m more likely to reread it. (As in, I reread fiction ALL the time!)

Oh, and I’ve never done an ebook on one of those reader things…

By: Lillie Ammann

Lillie Ammann — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 19:11:15 +0000

Deb, My husband and I both still have college textbooks and nonfiction books we've collected through the years. But the only fiction books I keep are autographed copies—I have several hundred. In the past 8 or 9 years, most of my reading has been on one of my e-book readers, so most of the "books" i have are e-books stored on my computer. Lillie Ammann’s last blog post..Merry Christmas