Posts from dukefan1 in thread „The Book Dimension“

Isn't that the truth. I've ran across a few books in stores that I thought I might enjoy reading, but not enough to pay the price they are asking. Hardback books are priced way more than they are worth. Most of my expensive hardbacks were given to me as presents. I can see books that are filled with photographs (that the author has to pay royalties to use them) being on the expensive side, but just a book of written word? I am a printer, and I know that the more books printed in the order, the cheaper the price per book. Well, thank goodness for libraries, where we can still read the book without paying out the nose for it.

Mark

I know how you feel, Stumpy. I hate getting rid of beloved books also. I have quite a few that I read over every year or so. I was just talking about books that the owner knows he won't be reading again, but hate to throw them out. They might give pleasure to someone else. Paperbacks fit well into that category as they are inexpensive. Like I said, it is just s thought.

Mark

I'm in the middle of reading Little Big Man right now, by Thomas Berger. It's close to the movie with minor differences, but a good read all around. I like reading western books. The Lonesome Dove series (Lonesome Dove, Streets Of Laredo, Comanche Moon and Deadman's Walk) by Larry McMurtry were great. Bury My heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown is another.

I also like reading autobiographies, mostly sports biographies. As far as baseball players go, there's only one autobiography I couldn't finish. That was Pete Rose's book. He was a great baseball player, but way too full of himself.

Just an idea, but it seems we have quite a few readers on this forum. Why don't we utilize the trading post thread on this board and offer up books we have read and decide to pass on. We could list them and trade them for others from members who list theirs. Granted, most of the ones I have are paperbacks, some worn from being enjoyed, but I would be glad to pass them on for others to read. If someone sees a book they want to read and don't have one to trade, they could just offer to pay the shipping cost to receive it. What are your thought on this? Any takers?

Mark