The last time I was able to do so was in '67, after the flood, when I, very regretfully, disposed of books off the bottom 3 feet of shelves, that had spent well over a week under water in the greatly broadened Chena River.
I definitely vacillate between the two. At least getting eBooks doesn’t take up anymore physical space, and I limit myself to free or something that I will read soon, like Ringo, Hoyt, or Sowell.
" Yes, I can and have thinned my library. "
Heretic or saint, I'm not sure which. ;-)
The last time I was able to do so was in '67, after the flood, when I, very regretfully, disposed of books off the bottom 3 feet of shelves, that had spent well over a week under water in the greatly broadened Chena River.
Yeah, submersion in the Chena can't have been good for them!
I definitely vacillate between the two. At least getting eBooks doesn’t take up anymore physical space, and I limit myself to free or something that I will read soon, like Ringo, Hoyt, or Sowell.