OK, suggestions, anyone--how do I get rid of most of my hardcopy books? I really need to not have so many bookshelves full of books. But while I can and will just donate many of the thrillers and romances, some of the rest...well, a few I already have ebooks of, because they were cheap, or because I forgot I owned them (..also why I have two copies of some hardcopy!). I feel like there are definitely some books I want to keep for making me happy (...or the hardbacks, because damnit, I spent money on those). But ebooks are not as convenient as CDs when it comes to digitizing. What to do? Do I just decide to get rid of large swaths of my books, and figure if I miss it, I'll buy it on kindle, and if I don't, I didn't need it anyway?

Your last sentence is mostly what I do. I also look at my local library's ebook selection before donating: if they have it I figure I can always get it that way if I want to read it again. I really try to only keep books I may want to expose to others or fit the "may want to reread during a simple browse at any moment" kind of happy makers. Which for me means I keep more silly fantasy books than I keep truly great books, because if I am desperately browsing for a reread I am looking for visceral pleasure.

I barely keep any books in hard copy or ebooks (which I primarily get from the library) at this point. For the books I buy in hardcopy, I take them to school where they disappear into the ether. I figure I won't re-read and if I do, I can get it at the library.

To answer Typo - on thinking, the werewolves are actually shape-shifters - not tied to the moon, able to change back and forth quickly. Being connected to them is a social plus; since they change, fashions are for loose clothing that can be removed easily; shoes are optional for the actual wolves (called "the Pack"). They're attracted to people with magical power; the heroine, early on at a reception, has members of the Pack coming up and telling her she smells "amazing". Her mother's a social climber and pushes her to attract someone - anyone - from the Pack. The husbands/wives of Pack members are called the Mage Pack, since they all have magical power.

I finished it and it's good - interesting world building, lots of action scenes. No actual sex, although there's a fair amount of Pack members running around without clothing (in human form) and a fair amount of snuggling.

Also, back a ways, thanks for the Hild glossary--I am reading it. Didn't mean to, but accidentally hit "purchase one click" rather than "send sample". Oh well.

I am still not entirely convinced of the permanence of e-books - we technically only license e-books, not own them - so I continue to buy and keep hardbacks of my serious faves. Paperbacks, on the other hand, I weed.

I need to do some serious weeding of the books ... haven't for a while, so it's overdue.

There's a group that has had a short-term used book store every year - Turning the Page - they collect books, sell them, use the proceeds for literacy efforts. Now they've set up a longer-term place and I plan to start hauling books to them ... as soon as I can (1) weed and (2) get my ass in gear.

I need to do some serious weeding of the books ... haven't for a while, so it's overdue.

This is a big part of it. I bought my house and put the books in my guest room since they no longer had to be in my bedroom or office, and now they are out of sight out of mind! Combine that with the change in FAA regulations meaning I'm no longer buying books at the airport or to read on the plane in paperback, and I suddenly feel like I need to do something with those I have.

Bennett, I am downloading my kindle books and stripping the DRM. I bought them, they are mine.

I have Kindle on my iPad mini, so I'm hoping to cut back on the amount that pile up. Deleting an ebook I've read but have no interest in rereading is painless. My only problem is, that for my jury duty days, I can't bring the iPad in - they don't allow anything with a camera (a woman got arrested for taking a picture of someone in the courthouse - she said she was trying to use the selfie camera to check her hair ... but managed to take a photo of someone else).

Bennett, I am downloading my kindle books and stripping the DRM. I bought them, they are mine.

That's my position as well.