Give me Libros or give me Death!

If there is a single fact about my existence, it’s books. I’ve planed vacations around hitting epic bookstores. I spent half a decade working at Barnes and Noble. Walking into my house can make one feel… overwhelmed by titles.

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From Blogable pics
From Blogable pics

This is about 30% of the non-hallway/kitchen/bathroom wall space in my house. It’s about 800 books– 80% of the story was lost. Yet the world adapted, and wonderful stories like Tristram Shandy emerged to take advantage of this new medium.

I don’t know what we’ll lose and gain when we switch from paper to epaper. I do feel confident that our species will find something fantastic to do with the new tools.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got some Doctor Who to watch…

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One Response to “Give me Libros or give me Death!”

  1. Maybe you need something like this to catalogue your books: http://www.collectorz.com/book/

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