tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597127768888438076.post6789807218338623747..comments2023-05-26T15:36:55.413+01:00Comments on The Book Coop: The Book Ban & General Bookie RamblingsFionahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00378715984699756859noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597127768888438076.post-89937572793100943172010-06-16T13:44:31.141+01:002010-06-16T13:44:31.141+01:00Jon, Book Depository is all your fault. As if I ne...Jon, Book Depository is all your fault. As if I needed any other addictions.<br /><br />Amused, I used to get most of mine from charity shops and the like... <br /><br />I keep getting rid of stacks of books too. I don't actually hold on to books obsessively any more. Unless I love them then they go. I need to get through some tomes which'll free up a lot of space.Fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00378715984699756859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597127768888438076.post-21969978011726138362010-06-14T06:48:19.524+01:002010-06-14T06:48:19.524+01:00Oh dear...the book depository , its all my fault!!...Oh dear...the book depository , its all my fault!!!. (its good though!)Jon-Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09059801808894112698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597127768888438076.post-8606698521666017282010-06-12T04:53:34.073+01:002010-06-12T04:53:34.073+01:00Oh man, Book Depository KILLED my bank account. B...Oh man, Book Depository KILLED my bank account. But it's just so *nice getting parcels in the mail...Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11436497955518156688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597127768888438076.post-55852977953476645092010-06-09T18:37:28.341+01:002010-06-09T18:37:28.341+01:00I totally don't blame you for the ban! I try t...I totally don't blame you for the ban! I try this all the time. For me, I try not to allow myself new books without getting rid of old ones, and generally my 'new' ones are from book swapping site. Otherwise this habit is just to expensive! So many books to read, so little time. Such a fun problem to have, huh?Amusedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657337249497691366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597127768888438076.post-48688176696059087782010-06-07T19:12:00.042+01:002010-06-07T19:12:00.042+01:00Ha - I don't think it sounds strange at all! I...Ha - I don't think it sounds strange at all! I've been on a ban since last year, though I didn't exactly always stick to it firmly :P I'm trying to absolutely NOT acquire books between now and September, though, because when I move for library school I'm going to leave my current TBR behind. It's only at 140 something books, so I guess it could be worse, but still. So many books I'm dying to read and yet don't because of all those *other* books.<br /><br />May we both remain strong!Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597127768888438076.post-54114376771022502782010-06-07T04:59:45.452+01:002010-06-07T04:59:45.452+01:00Wow, 417 unread books. It might take a lifetime to...Wow, 417 unread books. It might take a lifetime to finish them all if you kept buying books! Hehe!<br /><br />My resolution this year is to reduce my Mount TBR too and not to buy any new books. So far so good. The only books I bought were for my English classes so they were an exception. Other than that, I got my books from publishers for reviews and also from giveaways I won.<br /><br />Though I still love going to Borders and other local bookstores to browse through the books! Oh yeah, the only other way to keep me from buying books is because I'm broke. :D That's a motivation factor!Josettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16398849417612962089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597127768888438076.post-58981257205520720272010-06-07T00:30:00.849+01:002010-06-07T00:30:00.849+01:00Bibliophiliac - I already have an unread stack of ...Bibliophiliac - I already have an unread stack of library books that are mushrooming out all over the place. Sometimes I feel like I'm being slowly hemmed in by books. You know those Egyptian tombs where the walls slowly close in on you and crush you to death that's how I feel sometimes.<br /><br />I have a shelf with my read books in it, but my TBR books have infiltrated that as well. I've been quite good at giving away the books I've read and don't want to keep. I did try to order it into genres, but every time I had to take a whole load out (my bookcase has 3 layers per shelf) I couldn't always be bothered to put them back in the right order, so it turned into a bit of a pickle. And why is it that when you take a book out of your bookcase, it never goes back in the same way?<br /><br />Jess, my goal this summer is to try and get the TBR below the 400 mark and free up some space in the bookcase. It's getting ridiculous.Fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14349730315330825093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597127768888438076.post-8362438561019404982010-06-07T00:13:31.574+01:002010-06-07T00:13:31.574+01:00Fiona--I'm in the exact same place with my own...Fiona--I'm in the exact same place with my own bookshelf. There's definitely a 5% read to a 95% unread going on with me. I've made my goal this summer to get more of my own books read. I'm not so much worried about buying books--I do buy a good amount of books, but my biggest problem was the library trips where I'd come home with 6 or 7 books. Now, I've restricted myself to 1 (I'm trying to lower my GR TBR list) and I'm making sure that I'm reading more of my own. <br /><br />Sorry for the rambling, just thought I'd let you know you're not alone!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2597127768888438076.post-5792004744052295602010-06-07T00:12:26.694+01:002010-06-07T00:12:26.694+01:00There's always the library! I have one bookca...There's always the library! I have one bookcase dedicated to the TBR theme, and another that is a mix of favorites and TBR. Then there are the books I want to reread! I have tried to stop buying books, but it never lasts too long. When necessary, however, I can browse my own bookshelves, where I find plenty of books I bought but never read.bibliophiliachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15495943887513443615noreply@blogger.com