Approximately How Many Books Do You Have?
By MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (82798)
United States
March 15, 2024 9:57am CST
I like to think of myself as an avid reader.
I have two bookshelves full of books. One is in my bedroom and the other is in the living room. The total for both bookshelves is maybe around 50 physical books.
I also have a Kindle with about 200 books downloaded.
Between both the physical books and my downloads I thought I had quite a lot of books.
But, you never know what you're going to come across on social media. This morning someone posted that her Kindle was losing memory and she was afraid she was going to lose all 2100 books she had downloaded.
2100 books certainly shocked me and for her sake I hope she doesn't lose any.
If you're a reader, how many books do you have?
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@snowy22315 (180703)
• United States
15 Mar
I have 800 or so. With the addition of Kindle books quite a bit more.
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@snowy22315 (180703)
• United States
15 Mar
@Marilynda1225 The majority of mine are packed away..as you know, I always think I am moving..but no movement on that front.
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@Marilynda1225 (82798)
• United States
15 Mar
Wow that's a lot of books. You have way more than I do
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@Marilynda1225 (82798)
• United States
15 Mar
@snowy22315 I donated a lot of my books last year as I knew I wouldn't read them again. I rarely read a book more than once.
@pumpkinjam (8763)
• United Kingdom
16 Mar
I don't know how many books I have. I do know that I don't have enough room on my bookshelf! It is only a small bookshelf but it is full, there are several books piled on top of other books, then there is a sort of nook in the wall where more books are stored. There are also various boxes put away underneath beds and things because they don't fit anywhere else.
Considering I don't read much, I do own a lot of books. Saying that, there are three other adults living here with many of their books.
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@pumpkinjam (8763)
• United Kingdom
16 Mar
@Marilynda1225 yes, and I don't think we have read half of them. I admit, though, that I have a couple of favourites I've read several times. They're children's books ('Funny Bones' and 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar') but I still enjoy them. I don't have the attention span to read anything longer, nor the memory to read things and come back to them later 
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@Marilynda1225 (82798)
• United States
16 Mar
Sounds like you have lots and lots of books for all the adults living there.
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@Marilynda1225 (82798)
• United States
17 Mar
@pumpkinjam kids books can be fun to read over and over 
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@RebeccasFarm (89882)
• Arvada, Colorado
16 Mar
@Marilynda1225 I do have downloaded ones that I probably will never read. On the Amazon Kindle..all free copies of them.
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@Marilynda1225 (82798)
• United States
16 Mar
Do you have downloaded ones too or those 4 your whole stash?
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@Marilynda1225 (82798)
• United States
16 Mar
@RebeccasFarm I have some of those free downloads from Amazon too.
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@wolfgirl569 (106271)
• Marion, Ohio
15 Mar
I got rid of most of mine a few years ago. Got tired of keeping them clean
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@wolfgirl569 (106271)
• Marion, Ohio
16 Mar
@Marilynda1225 I don't very often either. But figured if I want to read something I can get it at the library
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@Marilynda1225 (82798)
• United States
16 Mar
I donated a bunch too especially ones I had read. Its rare I would read a book more than once
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@Marilynda1225 (82798)
• United States
16 Mar
@wolfgirl569 the library comes in handy when you're looking for a book or books. I have so many that I haven't read both physical and downloaded that I haven't needed to go to the library in quite awhile.
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@Marilynda1225 (82798)
• United States
15 Mar
Since you work in the library you have more books than any of us
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@elmer0421 (432)
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16 Mar
I don't have the total count of my books..
But like you I am also an avid reader
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@Marilynda1225 (82798)
• United States
16 Mar
Have you always been an avid reader? I loved to read even as a young child.
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@AmbiePam (92719)
• United States
15 Mar
Oh, wow! That’s a heck of a lot of books. Well, a lot of my books are currently in my dad’s garage; my apartment won’t fit too many. My book shelf in my living room has about 50, and my Kindle has about 200. I donated a lot to the library several years ago, so hopefully someone is giving those a work out.
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@Marilynda1225 (82798)
• United States
16 Mar
I donated a lot of my books to the nursing home where my mom was before she passed away. They had a library there and they really appreciated my books. Every once in awhile I think about packing up some more and bringing them there.
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@Shavkat (139933)
• Philippines
17 Mar
@Marilynda1225 I do miss reading novels, but I do not have enough time. I keep on buying them and put them aside most of the time.
@Marilynda1225 (82798)
• United States
16 Mar
I can understand how it is when you don't get around to unpacking when you move. I still have boxes that I've never unpacked since I moved and guaranteed when I do I'll find boooks
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@LadyDuck (471506)
• Switzerland
16 Mar
@Marilynda1225 - Too many, I told to my husband that we should contact the local library and start to donate some boxes full of books.
@RasmaSandra (79858)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
15 Mar
I have no idea how many books I have but I have books in both Latvian and English. I had many more but gave many away to my stepdaughter when I left Latvia. When I found out she still had those books and other things stuffed into a garage and it's been six years and I am sure that everything has molded and been destroyed and can now be just thrown away I would have packed them to be sent to me here in Florida, Nothing to be done for it now she still has to this day not sorted through that stuff,
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@RasmaSandra (79858)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Mar
@Marilynda1225 either sent to me or because there are so many she could give them to the library.
@Marilynda1225 (82798)
• United States
16 Mar
Thats such a shame. If she sorted through them and they weren't ruined it would be worth having them sent to you
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@just4him (317041)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
16 Mar
I'm not counting them. I have two tall bookshelves full of books and two smaller bookshelves. I don't have enough room for all my books, so some are laying on other books across the top of books while others lay across the front of books on tall bookshelves. Wait, I just remembered, I have a secretary with two shelves of books. I brought another up from the community center yesterday to add to my collection. I don't have a kindle. Nine of the books on my shelves are books I authored. They need a place too.
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@Marilynda1225 (82798)
• United States
16 Mar
Your books that you authored should have their own display
I can't say I'm surprised that you have lots of books. I would be surprised if you didn't.
I started downloading books on my Kindle when I was finding the print in physical books a bit difficult for me to read. At least with the Kindle I can adjust the font and enjoy my book
I can't say I'm surprised that you have lots of books. I would be surprised if you didn't.
I started downloading books on my Kindle when I was finding the print in physical books a bit difficult for me to read. At least with the Kindle I can adjust the font and enjoy my book1 person likes this
@just4him (317041)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
16 Mar
@Marilynda1225 As much as I don't like Kindle, I might need to indulge in one too for the same reason.
I thought about my own display, but the top shelf is a good place for them.
One bookcase is all resource books. That's my two-shelf bookcase. Not the secretary.
@Marilynda1225 (82798)
• United States
16 Mar
I really didn't expect you to actually count each book. I was just looking for a general idea of how many books you had (or anyone else reading this post). I thought the person who had over 2000 books had a lot but I see from comments that it's not that unusual.
I was just looking for a general idea of how many books you had (or anyone else reading this post). I thought the person who had over 2000 books had a lot but I see from comments that it's not that unusual.1 person likes this
@JudyEv (340019)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Mar
@Marilynda1225 It's okay. I don't mind doing a rough count but I haven't done it yet.
@LindaOHio (178577)
• United States
16 Mar
I have about 100 physical books. I used to be a voracious reader; but lately I can't seem to concentrate on reading. Also, the small print has been hard to read. Hope you have a great weekend.
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@Marilynda1225 (82798)
• United States
16 Mar
That's why I switched to my Kindle. I was finding the print in physical books too small and with my Kindle I can adjust the font.
I can understand that you don't have the mindset to read. I hope things get back to normal.
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@2ndchances24 (8943)
• Cloverdale, Indiana
15 Mar
I do all my reading online of things I'm interested in
& I read a lot on here as well, so that's plenty for me.
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@Marilynda1225 (82798)
• United States
15 Mar
Certainly is and none of it takes up space
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that's right.
@capirani (2840)
• United States
16 Mar
Bookstores and libraries are some of my favorite places to visit. I spend way too much in the bookstores and take more books home from the libraries than I can read during the time limit. However, I have not been to either in years. I used to have a nice small library of books myself but lost most of them. I still have books but don't really read them anymore. I have a Kindle that I use on my desktop, but I have not used the desktop in a long time. Too many other things keeping me from reading these days.
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@Marilynda1225 (82798)
• United States
16 Mar
I can also get lost in a bookstore or library. I haven't been to the library since the pandemic but when I did go I came home with more books than I could read. Sometimes I had to extend the due date just to be able to finish them.
Hopefully one day you'll get back into reading again
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@Marilynda1225 (82798)
• United States
16 Mar
I've gotten rid of books over the last year but I used to have more than I had room to store them. I decided to donate all the ones I had read so now I know whatever is on the shelves I haven't read yet.
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@Marilynda1225 (82798)
• United States
16 Mar
That certainly would be a horrible loss if that lady lost all her books. I'm sure she would be devastated not only to lose the books but I was thinking about how much money she must have invested in buying them
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@Beestring (14558)
• Hong Kong
15 Mar
I have one bookshelf in the living room full of books. Haven't counted how many. I started reading e-books on my laptop these days.
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@Marilynda1225 (82798)
• United States
15 Mar
I do most of my reading on my KIndle lately. It's just easier to adjust the font and some of the books I have the print is very small.
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