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MY NAME IS WES AND IM A BOOKAHOLIC
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Nov 05, 2007 03:49PM
I don't know if I've realized that I'm a bookaholic but my friends might think so. I'm a non-stop reader, but I usually read no more than 2 books at a time. I also listen to book pod casts and once or twice I read a partial book on dailylit.com
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Jeremy,I must inform you of a place called used bookstores. Get 2 to 3 times more books for the price of a new book.
I own a used bookstore and see new books from those places come through the door all the time. I also get to see the best sellers that I could not afford to purchase back in the day.
Buy used and boycott new.
wes
Wes,
It is a good point that you make. I do go to used bookstores as well and make large purchases as well as purchase books online. There is something inside of me that is still drawn to new bookstores, though, even though the cost is higher. Partly because at some point I hope to finish a book that I started and would like to think it has a venue!! Still, used bookstores are great places.
It is a good point that you make. I do go to used bookstores as well and make large purchases as well as purchase books online. There is something inside of me that is still drawn to new bookstores, though, even though the cost is higher. Partly because at some point I hope to finish a book that I started and would like to think it has a venue!! Still, used bookstores are great places.
my name is gary and i'm a bookaholic. i have been since i was a tween (collected MAD Magazine, my parents bought me sets, like o'Neill and Shaw) and i collected science fiction paperbacks. i worked for eight years in a used bookstore (in north beach san francisco, 2 doors down from city lights). that's when i started really feeding my addiction. (and yes, book nose? my only problem is when it mixes with car exhaust, being on a shelf all day and night, and traffic rolls by the store.) and yes the people you meet in a used bookstore! my neighbor herb gold says i should write a book (well, i've published 9, and am an authorholic but where's the topic for that?!)
i rarely buy new books, and also have 3 library cards (public, a private library in san francisco called mechanics institute, and uc berkeley).
does anyone open cupboards in their kitchen and find books instead? how about closets: all books!? and yet you know where every last blooming title is, right!?
is there a 12-step for this group? or can i just say, hallelujah, i'm a bookaholic!! i once vowed i'd never ever buy another book until i read and got rid of one (!!HAH!!) but then a big used bookstore decided to go out of business ...
thank you, Wes, for establishing & maintaining this topic. (as you can see, i cannot shift for myself).
pleased to meetcha all
and say would anybody like to a buy a rare, unsigned copy of ...
, books as extended consciousness, yes! (science author leonard schlain would agree: the human head is just large enough to squeeak through the birth canal and then expands ... so books and computers are extensions of our "wetware") ... i'm just beginning to seriously write in my books (at age 60) and envy my friends who write dialogues with the authors in their books since that's what it's about isn't it? ———— a dialogue ...
Oh dear another graffiti vandal destroying an authors creation. If I were an author I would write in them toooo.
I absolutely agree with all who write in their books. It's a habit I developed in college and have not yet dropped. I think it just helps me enrich my reading experience.I like to bend my spines, though. Just not too horribly. I like my books to look and feel well-loved, which is why I like going to book sales. Not too many used bookstores around my parts, at least none that sell most of the types of books I read.
And, I think the selection at Borders is better, but the environment is less user-friendly. Too many bright lights. I like to take my own books into Barnes & Noble and read in the comfy chairs in between browsing sprees (I think it keeps me from buying more), but I hate it when I see all the people with their piles of new magazines and books who sit there for hours.
Grrrr....
Yes but from a used book sellers perspective book graffiti is bad business...to each his own I guess.
wes
Hi, my name is Mike and I’m a bookaholic. I was able to successfully deny this affliction until I joined goodreads. As I proudly filled my bookshelves, I slowly realized for every two books I had read, there was at least 1 in my possession that I had not read yet. This accumulation has stretched over many years. There are so many good books I have right now to read and yet there is that gift card from B&N burning a hole in my wallet. Have to use that card soon. Even as my “to-read” shelf grows, I received notification from Amazon that my pre-ordered new Terry Goodkind book is in the mail. And I rejoiced! Guess those “to-read” books will have to wait just a little longer. Well, it is good to know there are others out there just as addicted as I am.
As a previously admitted Book-A-Holic, I have a current shame I felt I needed to share. I'm going home for the first time in a year to visit family for Thanksgiving, and I'm equally looking forward to seeimg my mom and dad as I am looking forward to raiding all those books I left behind when I moved to college.
whoa ... and I thought i am a nuts, buying books everytime I got money and it means about 10 - 20 books each time. I have 30 books I havent read ... reading all of your comments make me feel that I am not alone and I am not as crazy as I thought I was ... hehehe ...
You are not alone this has been going on for centuries.WHEN I GET A LITTLE MONEY, I BUY BOOKS; IF ANY IS LEFT I BUY FOOD AND CLOTHES.
DESIDERIUS ERASMUS
1466-1536
Hi, My name is Monte and i'm a bookaholic. I think I have been pretty fortunate to have "covered the bases" with my cherished affliction.My dad used to take me to the book section of our local Goodwill store years ago (and no matter where I have lived over the years, I have always judged a second hand store by its book section). I feel that I came by my addition honestly - I inherited it. To this day my pop & I can spend hours together looking through used books.
We would go to the annual bookfairs (at a couple large private schools) and pick through the books the first day of the fair then return the last day of the bookfair for the "all the books you can get in a paper bag for $2" and come out with back breaking loads of books.
My brother and I worked for two years in a "book tent" (the first year managing the tent and the second year as part owners). We would set up the tent for 2-3 wks at a time in a mall (or Wal-Mart or military base) parking lot and sell publisher remainders for about a quarter of their cover price. (A $25 book for $6) Since we were with the book tent constantly for two years, my brother and I both got a LOT of reading done and I bought a LOT of books to read later (such a good deal!)
Now I continue to frequent used book stores, the "sale" section of the local library and the book section of any second hand shop.
I am a member of B&N just so I can get a break when I buy their "discount books" (those are publisher remainders)
For the past couple of years I have had the Erasmus quote as part of my signature on my email at work and when I travel for work, I ALWAYS have a book with me.
Wes, since I used to own a bookstore, I envy you. But just a little b/c it was HARD WORK.
I was straightening up my library (we have company coming over tomorrow for Thanksgiving) but I got overwhelmed and just had to come visit goodreads.
Happy Thanksgiving Everybody!
My name is Vicky and I am a bookaholic. I felt so alone until reading all of your comments. It feels great to finally get it out there. I AM A BOOKAHOLIC!
