The Acquisition of Books Part 1

I can't imagine a house that isn't full of books. It's always the first thing I do, when I go to a friend's home for the first time: make a bee-line for her bookshelves and start perusing. I have so many books now, especially since I inherited all my mother's, to start an online bookshop of my own. And I still might. But sartorias' post this morning about buying books and how her habits have changed over the years made me think about where and how I acquired many of my own books.( Read more... )