tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016855771148413935.post6150075585053005697..comments2023-09-30T02:45:56.254-07:00Comments on Shauna’s Made Up Stuff: Write By Wednesday-- Sniffing BooksShaunaKelleyWriteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04654367734305011629noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016855771148413935.post-25687141278902987392012-06-24T09:21:14.470-07:002012-06-24T09:21:14.470-07:00I was in a similar place. I moved 7 times in 6 yea...I was in a similar place. I moved 7 times in 6 years, and was getting sick of the books. When I moved in with my partner Chris, we combined our books and we have an enormous collection now. It was difficult even to part with the duplicates, but eventually we did. I eventually also parted with all the crappy books--the romance paperbacks, the Spanish 101 text book, the awful 5-ingredient cookbook, lol. I realized that getting rid of the crappy books made the rest of the books--the good ones, the literature, the collector's items, the childhood memories--shine just that much more. So I recommend a good purge of the ones you KNOW are just taking up space--it will feel better than you think. :)Elly Zupkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00504321351871068060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016855771148413935.post-32115596057250928202012-06-20T16:42:42.511-07:002012-06-20T16:42:42.511-07:00Its very difficult to get rid of books. I brought ...Its very difficult to get rid of books. I brought a Kindle over a year ago, its the way forward. I've also started giving a lot of my books away to charity shops.<br /><br />All the best for your move.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05322234219197041788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016855771148413935.post-19913494816023825132012-06-20T08:40:32.842-07:002012-06-20T08:40:32.842-07:00I don't really share the love of the scent of ...I don't really share the love of the scent of old books. If anything, I do like the way well made books look with leather bound covers and or nice gimick covers. But they have to be hard bound. I don't like paperbacks. The invention of ereaders has made it possible to carry so much in such a small place that the benefits far outweigh traditional printed copies (in my opinion).Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016855771148413935.post-82069665619891097372012-06-20T05:56:20.466-07:002012-06-20T05:56:20.466-07:00My husband is a pack rat - and I'm the opposit...My husband is a pack rat - and I'm the opposite. Good luck with your move!Tonja Dreckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07683717853264134466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2016855771148413935.post-47795855866484872822012-06-20T04:55:43.740-07:002012-06-20T04:55:43.740-07:00I have boxes and boxes of them. The old ones are t...I have boxes and boxes of them. The old ones are the hardest for me to get rid of.Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.com