DJ Adams wrote:
> Help is at hand - collect the Mr Men book set and this has a similar
> effect of a pattern revealed via the books' spines. And it's much
> cheaper.
True, except for the last three or four of the ~30 Mr. Men books.
Allegedly :-)
Continuing the collecting theme - does a compulsion to buy interesting
(and interesting-ish) books, usually non-fiction hardbacks, strike a
chord with any of you? I probably buy several hundred books a year, and
typically read, say, 50 books per year (cover to cover, as opposed to
reference use).
Whilst I'm aware of this disparity between acquisition and consumption
this has little effect on my rate of acquisition (although space and
money have a varying degree of constraint). I tend to buy remainders,
second-hand and review copies, or, if I'm desperate, new books at
whatever discount I can get (the Scot in me learnt long ago that most
new books, however good, are remaindered and or sold second-hand at some
point).
Every book I buy is something that I'd like to read in due course - but
at the current rate I hope I live long enough and retire early enough to
do them all justice.
If nothing else they'll serve as a reminder to future generations of
real paper and real books when electronic books with electronic paper
become the norm.
Andrew.
