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This is the bookcase next to my computer. Believe it or not, it was once organized. So many new books to read....
 
Great picture Fantasy. I do have to say that I feel guilty for double stacking books, or putting them cross wise. I feel somewhat better about it if I lay them cross wise on top of the row of books.
 
My mother suggested that I go and buy new bookshelves, some really nice ones instead of having these old cheap kind that are standing in my room. But I've always had them and it just seems odd to not have them in here holding my collection.

Although I'm going through my books as I read them to decide whether they are keepers or not. It bothers me that my shelves look so cluttered... and I need a separate place to keep my massive manga collection too.
 
nick_m100 said:
I want to know how many, what genres, authors, and sections your library has.
I have 582 books and 5 pics of my books and shelves, I would put them on here but I can't figure it out.
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I'm not sure. So far, I've made a list of around 200. Many of them are fantasy/sf. Novels, language books, photography-related, albums, popular science books, academic, history, children/teenagers books from my youth, books from other countries in original languages. For space reasons some of the books I had to move to different places, but I still consider them to be a part of my library. I need to stop buying books "for future reading". :D
 
novella said:
I have a library room with about 5 or 6 floor-to-ceiling built in cases and that 's full. I would guess there are 20-30 books per shelf and maybe 7 or 8 shelves in each case. Also, we have two bookcases in the living room and two in the bedroom and my son has his own huge collection of all of his books from birth.

Which brings me to the main point. I used to never give my books away, but now I try to in some cases. I also don't buy books that I think I won't want to go back to. No bestsellers, no frivolous purchases just because they're there. I use the library every week. When I read a book review that interests me, I go online and ask for the library copy. And then I bring it back. I've definitely passed the acquisitive phase and just want to read and move on.
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Just out of interest I counted bookcases...nine, all of different heights and widths. I agree with the idea of only buying books I will definitely reread. Our library system is very good with taking book purchase requests. I just read most of "Five Days at Memorial". An interesting story that gets bogged down by courtroom day to day in the middle. Read it in the library and put it back. I have two "To Read" lists on Barnes and Noble and Goodreads. Then I divide books into library requests, buy it now, buy it later, and save for holiday requests. We also have a bookstore that gives you store credit for bushels of used books...win-win!!!
 
This is the joy of e-books ... you never have to part with them! I have issues parting with books. If I like them I want to keep them and reread them over and over. This is of course somewhat limited with physical books.
 
Just for the record: 8014 treebooks according to LibraryThing -- the result of merging our two collections. Almost all available wall space taken, upstairs and down. Plus 391 according to Amazon on two Kindles, and a couple hundred finely bound from spouse's great-grandfather, not catalogued. So, maybe 8650 all together.

Not the largest assemblage we've ever seen reported, but large enough for books to disappear in there and not be found for a long time. :)
 
Everyone... Everyone is posting really big numbers, and all I can think is "how much money is that?"
I have 10 -- sorry, that's an understatement -- 20 books?... and the majority of those are books from my childhood (ie. books of sentimental value that are nice to have around, but I'll probably never read them again), or freebies I've picked up (or stolen :shifty).
 
Well see there are second hand bookshops, gifts, sales, library sales, car boot sales, garage sales, clearance sales .... tons of places to get books and when you have a passion for books ... what can I say? Other people collect all kinds of things - we read.
 
I have four bookcases, varying sizes. Actual book count? No idea. And 3/4 of it is random things I picked up from the library's discard section.
I am quite fond of my Agatha Christie collection, most of them are the old 1970s-80s trade paperbacks with the wild covers. I have a good-sized collection of the old Peanuts books too, the paperback-sized ones you could get at the drugstore. Yeah I'm old lol.
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I am a book collector. We moved into a new home a couple of years ago and added an additional 40 feet of floor to ceiling bookcases - which are now full. I almost never buy paperbacks as if I like the book, it goes in my collection to be read again - sometime. My collection is primarily signed, first editions, fine bound, small press, or limited edition plus a couple of bookcases for the new books that I just have to have. These days I read many books on my Nook and if I really like it (Like Donna Tartt's new book "The Goldfinch") which I read from my Nook and I will now find a signed first for my collection because I liked it so much.
 
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