I'm with Susan. I'd hate to lose the middle of a series, even if I didn't like it, but I'm thinking of paring down some of my books, and am definitely getting rid of some authors' one-off books (or series I didn't like), but keeping others. Like keeping all the Kate Elliot Jaran books, though I dont' like the last couple, but getting rid of the few I have of her other series.
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meara - Apr 12, 2008 8:48:15 am PDT #5457 of 28344
sj - Apr 12, 2008 8:49:30 am PDT #5458 of 28344
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
They're not a series. Just one off books by authors I usually enjoy.
Susan W. - Apr 12, 2008 8:49:37 am PDT #5459 of 28344
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
meara is me WRT Kate Elliott. I've tried her fantasy series, but they're too convoluted and involved even for my taste. I think of her books every time I'm tempted to add yet another POV character or subplot to my WIP....
Scrappy - Apr 12, 2008 9:34:57 am PDT #5460 of 28344
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
As the daughter of a used bookstore owner, I say get rid of it. There will be someone out there who likes it, and books should be where they will be loved.
Scrappy - Apr 12, 2008 9:35:15 am PDT #5461 of 28344
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Amy - Apr 12, 2008 9:51:32 am PDT #5462 of 28344
Because books.
I'm of the all-one-type school. All hardcovers, or all trades, or all mass-markets, whichever. I haunt book sales and used book stores to find the right editions because ... I'm a little obsessed.
I don't need to keep all books by a specific author, though, if there's something I don't like. Unless, like others have said, it's part of a series, and then I get a weird completist thing going on.
I also almost always look for hardcovers of books I really love at sales.
brenda m - Apr 12, 2008 9:55:08 am PDT #5463 of 28344
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I dislike hardcovers immensely. There has to be a really compelling reason for me to consider buying one, even at a sale.
Amy - Apr 12, 2008 9:58:03 am PDT #5464 of 28344
Because books.
Really? I know they take up more room, but they seem so much more ... permanent and long-wearing.
brenda m - Apr 12, 2008 10:01:59 am PDT #5465 of 28344
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Yeah, but they're so much more uncomfortable to read and carry around. I do like trades, though, as a sort of more substantial seeming happy medium.
Dana - Apr 12, 2008 10:34:32 am PDT #5466 of 28344
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Hardcovers don't fit in a purse, and it's hard to take three hardcovers with you for a weekend trip.