do you collect books?

@noah2413 (404)
United States
February 17, 2007 12:54pm CST
does anyone here collect books? What i mean is that is there anyone who keeps a lot of books that he/she never looks back too but, you tend to your collection? I have lots of books i keep on my special bookshelves, and i keep only the best ones and i get them hardcover. The best way to get more books for a collection is to buy from a used/rare book store or online like http://www.amazon.com/ where you can buy used books very cheap with only a couple bucks for shipping. does any1 else here collect books? If so, do you have tips for collectors? What are your favorite specimens? Post Away! =D
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@Rahleah (187)
• United States
26 Feb 07
Cookbooks. I know it's not what you meant, but I can't stop buying them. I have so many that I don't really refer to them. If I have favorite recipes out of them, I keep those recipes in a separate book so I can access them easily. But I have all these cookbooks and cannot help myself form adding to the collection every chance I get.
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@noah2413 (404)
• United States
27 Feb 07
Your right, cook books weren't in my mind, but thanks for the post anyway!
• United States
26 Feb 07
No i don't really collect books but my friend does. He has piles of them all around his house. He even gave me some from his accumulation. ;)
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@risshi (69)
• India
18 Feb 07
no not
@noah2413 (404)
• United States
23 Feb 07
then, don't, post!
@mssnow (9484)
• United States
17 Feb 07
I collect color books. I go to yard sales and thrift stores to find the best color books I can. Even if they have a few pages colored I will still take them. Hopefully some day they will be worth something.
@noah2413 (404)
• United States
17 Feb 07
I am curious what you mean by "color books" Do tell...
@mssnow (9484)
• United States
17 Feb 07
They are books that have pictures in them with no color. Kids use them to color in with crayons or colored pencils or pens.
@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
18 Feb 07
Coloring books are cute! But i cant collect books like that coz of my niece and nephew which live in our house. They'll color it until all of the pictures are done! But i have a coloring book which a friend gave to me and i put in a place where no one can see. ^__^
• Philippines
18 Feb 07
No, I don't collect books but I buy one every now and then which I think is worth reading. I believe that books should not be displayed to collect dust on the shelves so I lend them to friends who, unfortunately, forget to return the books to the owner.
@noah2413 (404)
• United States
23 Feb 07
Well thats not too bad, just ask them for some of their books to borrow to make it even!
@catch_me (930)
• India
18 Feb 07
i dnt read books much..
@noah2413 (404)
• United States
19 Feb 07
Then don't post! I've seen so many posts by you just saying that you don't have anything top do with the post, which is basically spam!! :(
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@Willowlady (10658)
• United States
17 Feb 07
I do. I keep a binder with them all listed and will even take it with me to the flea markets and library book sales. I get some many books and pay no shipping that way. Also I have a paperback trading site and get more books that way. Some I read again, normally though I read them once and see if there are more by that author in the front of the book. Write them down and begin my search. Love books and hope that they are always around. I prefer sci fi and horror type books.
@noah2413 (404)
• United States
19 Feb 07
Thats a good idea about the binder!
@irisheyes (4370)
• United States
17 Feb 07
I sell books for a lving and Estate Sales are better sources than used books stores. Estate sales, thrift shops and auctions (brick & Mortar auctions) are the places the used book dealers get their stock from. I also collet books. I've never counted them all but there have to be a couple thousand and they are in just about every room of the house. Most are reading copies but I have a number of rare children's boks that I keep out of direct sunlight. There are first printngs of the peter Rabbit books and illustrated Victorian era Children's books. I started a collection of first printings of the Lemony Snickett books but I don't have the first one and it looks like it will cost me an arm and a leg. I really want that one.
@noah2413 (404)
• United States
18 Feb 07
Do you have a used or new bookstore? Maybe online? If it is a used bookstore, do you buy books? If you do, do you sometimes find specimens for your collection when buying from customers?
@soul0629 (94)
• United States
17 Feb 07
Yes. I like to read and I have been buying books for the past few years. In fact, I am building me own library!!
@noah2413 (404)
• United States
18 Feb 07
If i am ever rich, thats definitely what i'd do (build my own library)!!!!!!!!!!!!
@jwfarrimond (4473)
20 Feb 07
I have been buying books for more than 40 years now, and as I have rarely sold or given any away, there are several thousand books now in my "collection" It's not a collection in the sense that I look for a particular author or first editions or anything like that, it's just an accumulation of years of book buying. At one time though I did have a phase of collecting science fiction magazines, and I have quite a few of those as well.
@xParanoiax (6987)
• United States
27 Feb 07
I collect old or antique books. My favorite has to be my latin book, even though it's the youngest out of my entire collection at a hundred years old. I've gotten kinda lucky with it I guess. Nearly half of them are first editions, which the older the first editions are the more money they're worth. I rarely ever read them but I do care for them, the best I can. I add a new one every now and again. I usually can't buy them online since most people KNOW what they have..so I go to flea markets and other home-based sales like in people's garages or churches. Being broke half the time dictates I HAVE to only shop in those kinds of places for them..so far I have twenty or so books in y collection. There's not alot of space for them where I live..having a continuously growing collection of books I DO read which are now ranging at somewhere around five hundred or so books on my shelves..but I make do lol.
@Neo_Knights (1882)
• Indonesia
20 Feb 07
Trump book - Trump's Book
I do collect marketing books. I know that weird but mostly are Donald Trump's books.
@pagibig (297)
• Philippines
17 Feb 07
I collect books. The last time i counted was 5 years ago but i have over 2000 books at that time. i probably have a couple of hundreds added to that already. i loved reading books since i was a child. and honestly i still have books from 10-15 years ago on my collection. the ones i really love i get 3 copies of each. one in hardbound (for display), and 2 in paperback, 1 for reading and the 2nd one for backup just in case the one i'm reading is too worn out from having to read over and over again. my favorite books would be james clavell's asian saga, jeffrey archer books and umberto eco books.
@noah2413 (404)
• United States
17 Feb 07
WOW pagibig! You should keep track of your collection with some software. With that many books, you must be overwhelmed when looking for certain ones! Also, i have another question to ask to everybody: Do you ever trade books with others? and, Have you ever heard of a "book collector's club" either online or in real life; i would like to try one out. Happy Posting! =D
• Australia
18 Feb 07
I have on some occasions bought books simply for the purpose of having them if I want to read them. I'm sure I'll get around to reading them someday though.
@noah2413 (404)
• United States
23 Feb 07
Thats exactly what i do at booksales because all the books are 50c or so!
@Deja88 (113)
• United States
18 Feb 07
I have a few books I'm collecting. I started collecting them in middle school. Our English teacher gave us a scholastic bookform to order from. I have 5 of the 20 books. I intend to use amazon to find the others. They're a series called "Heartland" .. about a horsefarm nestled in Virginia where they train horses, take care of em, etc...but at the same time its about a teenager growing up there. They're interesting. Latley I've been reading V.C. Andrews series. Maybe when I get caught up money-wise, I can start buying and collecting those.
• India
18 Feb 07
no collecting books but i am not able to read the books also i am so sorry...............
• United States
18 Feb 07
I have hundreds and even though im begining to feel it is ridiculous to keep doing so i cant seem to make myself get rid of any !After reading them they sit on the shelf unused its realy selfish i think cause someone who might not be able to afford to buy them could enjoy them Im working on myself though so someday maybee i will donate them to some library
• India
18 Feb 07
I do have a collection of books,but they are my prescribed textbooks.I prefer collecting e-books as they occupy no space in my room and keeps my room neat.My favorite e-book is "TO Kill a Mockingbird.
• Pakistan
18 Feb 07
i like to collect books about religions. my favt books r islamic books.
@yummy7 (36)
• China
19 Feb 07
I like reading but I don't collect books!