08-30-2023, 10:01 PM | #46 | |
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As to the rest, I know I'll never read all of them simply because I'm not likely to live 500 or 1000 years; if I did, I would probably read most of them. Last edited by Sirtel; 08-30-2023 at 10:05 PM. |
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08-30-2023, 10:23 PM | #47 |
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08-30-2023, 10:28 PM | #48 |
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08-31-2023, 12:48 AM | #49 | |
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The other issue I have are RPG PDFs. 99% of those are sitting in the cloud unread and only catalogued in LibraryThing and RPGGeek. I still have a bunch of folders to clean up. I often buy because I like the premise and want to mine the background, or because the physical copies I own are seriously rare and live in archive bags or because I was never aware of their existence when they were available physically. |
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08-31-2023, 04:48 AM | #50 |
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08-31-2023, 12:51 PM | #51 |
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Storage: I highly recommend having your ebooks stored at home, in the cloud and offsite. You never know when you will become the victim of a flood, fire, burglar, ended relationship or inquisitive toddler. Don't rely on clouds as they can disappear over night just like those fluffy things in the sky. I have mine on my computer, on Google Drive, backup hard drive, on a hard drive stored elsewhere and on a couple of flash drives. Those drives can then go to your interested family should you expire.
I don't actually feel bad about my hoarding although I'm trying to limit it so that I can actually finish what I've bought. While some books randomly come down in price on discount, the cost of books have gone up a lot. Most of my huge library still unread individually cost $2.99 or less. Still, searching for books and buying them has almost become a separate hobby that I need to tame. Last edited by Tarana; 08-31-2023 at 01:17 PM. |
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08-31-2023, 01:28 PM | #53 |
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08-31-2023, 02:19 PM | #54 | |
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08-31-2023, 03:22 PM | #55 |
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08-31-2023, 03:33 PM | #56 | |
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I do have a separate, much smaller library, where I copy the books I absolutely want to read in my remaining lifetime; there are about 3,000 books in that. I populate my ereaders from this smaller library. My main library still has master copies of those books. |
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08-31-2023, 07:18 PM | #57 |
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Hah! Much less separates us than it would seem. We may have different methods for handling (and naming) dross, but dross it be.
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09-01-2023, 04:07 PM | #58 |
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My confession
I have almost 12000 ebooks, all in Calibre. When we moved, I got rid of at least 50 boxes of books, that I used to buy on Fridays to read when I was retired and living on dog food. But I love to read in bed, and a kindle makes that so much easier.
My real hording is yarn. I bought that mostly while I was working so I would have something to do when I was retired and eating dog food. I have SABLE, which is stash beyond life expectancy. In other word, unless I live to 200, I won't knit it all up. I haven't seen this yarn for 3 years, as it is in storage while we build our new house, not out of dog food. Unfortunately, out of sight out of mind, I keep buying yarn. Yarn has led to another problem. Audible. I have never listened to books on tape except while driving, but I have a bunch of really hard knitting to do, that will not work with TV. And I drink, but don't smoke. I don't consider my Calibre or Audible to be a problem. I rarely buy ebooks, so it is just computer space. I joined Audible, and I need to buy 1 book a month, which isn't hard. |
09-01-2023, 04:35 PM | #59 | |
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https://www.ravelry.com Likely some there have yarn hoarders that make you look like a beginner. Maybe hordes of hoarders. Or maybe you only come here when not on Ravelry. |
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09-01-2023, 06:40 PM | #60 | |
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I subscribe to the I'd rather have them/it and not need/want them/it rather than not have them at all! |
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