A peek at my digital library
More than a decade ago, I switched my book acquisition to almost entirely ebooks.
At that point, my library of paper books contained thousands of volumes. Moving and space limitations pushed for some slimming down.
That was challenging for a few reasons.
Some paper books, particularly those that include visual and graphic content, are simply better in paper.
Some paper books are not available in digital versions, and may never be.
My life and careers revolved around paper books, as a bookseller and as a publishing professional.
Nevertheless some of the paper books had to go.
On top of that, digital books have some advantages.
You can store and read thousands of books on a tablet. I do.
You can copy passages with a simple highlight and copy. I do.
My current situation is that I still have paper books that are, for different reasons, irreplaceable and special. Far fewer than I once did, but still filling a closet and bookshelves. And I have a library of digital books, approaching two thousand.
One more advantage of digital books I recently tried. I am able to generate a complete list of authors, titles and categories. I thought that maybe I could feature a list of those authors who have influenced, inspired and instructed me. I have generated that list and, when possible, I will offer some of that up.
Note: If you keep or want an ebook library, recommended is the outstanding Calibre software, free, open-source, cross-platform, used by millions like me.
© 2024 by Bob Schwartz
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