Culling the books. Sigh, probably one of the last at this late date in life span.

[dixiegrrrrl]

35. First the Nook, then the added Kindle changed my view of reading.

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I was resistant at first also, for all the reasons we know. But those damn birthdays come around faster and faster, eyesight changes, holding books in bed becomes uncomfortable after awhile, and the Nook offers a way to have a comfortable read.
The Kindle is even better. Like a lot of us serious readers, we often run across something that needs looking up...a name, a phrase, a book, etc.

So, in the beginning, one would lay down book, go to the huge 1939 Webster Dictionary on a stand,
look up word....( said dictionary is from my Grandma, I used to read it when I was a young kid)

has been replaced with
lay down book, go to the computer, find the answer, try not to get sucked into other interesting things on the page,...........

and now has been replaced by
touch the word and find definition in the pop-up that appears.

so...culling. About half of my books are now in e-readers and/or titles I now know I will never get around to reading, which still leaves about 300 or so in various bookshelves., which include a lot of out of print books, a few autographed ones, a few big lovely but tiny print things like The Encyclopedia of Southern Culture,
and of course the ones that have personal meaning.
I still have the tiny print small thick paperback of Laurel's Kitchen, which had the only recipe for home
made tofu I could find, back in the day.
and the late 1960's big Betty Crocker cookbook, which now has gained importance because it has real made from scratch recipes, including the best brownies I have ever baked.
And a complete collection of all the Doonesbury books, even tho I have them in e-reader format, because holding them to read is still a nostalgic pleasure.

Next cull....the closets....sigh.