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[bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>]

I do love the beauty in old volumes, the leather,the rag paper, the copper 
engravings and chromolithograths.  But, the ideas -- I can find , most , now, 
on the internet .  The computer is cheap, and takes little space. 

 I spend a lot of time reading on the internet.  You 'can', even read whole 
books.  My eyes can't take the strain of that kind of reading from a screen 
(without interrruption).  I have heard there does exist small handheld 
computers that have the general aesthetics of the page of a book.  I have not 
seen, though.  ....bobford

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--- On Sun, 10/26/08, eureka AT hctc.net <eureka AT hctc.net> wrote:

> From: eureka AT hctc.net <eureka AT hctc.net>
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] Things one could long for in the country
> To: bobford79 AT yahoo.com, homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Sunday, October 26, 2008, 2:21 PM
> I've gone through periods of thinking collecting books
> is 
> folly. But when it comes down to it, I love ideas and 
> keeping the books allows me to revisit ideas. I could more 
> easily live without access to people than I could ideas.
> 
> I've often thought an aclove for books run around the 
> entire house under the ceiling would be a handy way to 
> store a large collection without having to dedicate a room 
> to shelving a collection. You may have more books than me. 
> If you are storing them in hopes of building a library in 
> your remote house that's one thing, but I can't see
> paying 
> to store anything long term. As it was in my last house I 
> stored some valuable things in a barn due to lack of space 
> and everything was eventually ruined by something. I would 
> have been better off photographing them for memories and 
> selling them to people who could enjoy and keep them 
> properly.
> 
> --Sage
> 
> On Sun, 26 Oct 2008 12:58:57 -0700 (PDT)
>   bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com> wrote:
> > I have to pay a lot to store most of my books.  I
> bought 
> >out all of the commercial shelving inside the cage
> (where 
> >they kept expensive , fragile stuff) when Best 
> >Electronics went bust 10 or 15 years ago.  But, most of
> 
> >my books and periodicals are in file boxes.  They take
> a 
> >lot of space , they are very heavy, and they attract 
> >pests (watch for termites and especially for roaches 
> >eating the animal glue for 18th & 19th century
> volumes). 
> > I spent decades and I have no idea how much money and
> I 
> >will end up selling them for a song .  they have
> brought 
> >me pleasure over the years.  ButI would not do it 
> >again....bobf
> > 
> > 
> > --- On Sun, 10/26/08, eureka AT hctc.net
> <eureka AT hctc.net> 
> >wrote:
> > 
> >> From: eureka AT hctc.net <eureka AT hctc.net>
> >> Subject: Re: [Homestead] Things one could long for
> in 
> >>the country
> >> To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> >> Date: Sunday, October 26, 2008, 1:40 PM
> >> >> I am a compulsive book buyer.  
> >> 
> >> Me too, Bob. I buy the versatile Scandia shelving
> so
> >> it's 
> >> been reconfigured in every house I've ever
> lived in. I 
> >> don't mind moving books, they are so much a
> part of me.
> >> I 
> >> even keep them in LOC order. LOL. I figure if this
> is my 
> >> worst habit, I can live with it.
> >> 
> >> --Sage
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