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The real shock, is that I have more books in other rooms (and in bins, bags and boxes) than in my library! I've been on record for at least two years now, that I prefer eBooks over paper books. HA! Who could tell! The exception to this should be specialty books like rare, antiquarian, collectibles, art books, or in my case my PKD collection, right? And of course the first edition of my own novel ;) (Oh, look it just happens to be here on the right, a click away in "e" or paper.) This book analysis began when I decided today was the day to clean up the loose, unshelved books around the house. OMG, I can't even tell you how many-- I stopped counting at around 150! That's when I decided to count all the books in my house. I was blown away to find 250 in my bedroom!
They aren't just on these shelves (left), a niche in the wall-- they're in drawers, on the night stand (of course), stacked in and on my bookcase bed... and sadly, on the bed. PLUS, I found another 335 lurking in the living room (crammed in small shelves), the computer room (more shelves) and hidden in drawers in those rooms!
I quit counting at 1425, because I knew there were those bins and boxes in my storage areas. That is just TOO damn many books. Oh, I know, some of you are laughing at this pittance because you know you have even more! But, look at this through the eyes of a post-millennial who rarely sees paper books. Shocking.
I actually felt this way when I went to a bookstore the other day. I realized I hadn't been in one for nearly a year. My new books are eBooks and my music is downloaded, so it was shocking to see a huge store full of what is on the verge of extinction. I must thin the herd here at home! SPIT OUT a number. What is reasonable? I think 500 is more than enough... I have a lot of work to do.
