tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post6075188422418571946..comments2024-03-28T13:45:42.289+00:00Comments on The IPKat: When you have to move: the trauma of downsizing one's personal libraryVerónica RodrÃguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-31545502200209338522022-08-24T09:43:37.778+01:002022-08-24T09:43:37.778+01:00I feel for you, Neil, especially as I will be goin...I feel for you, Neil, especially as I will be going through this process in the foreseeable future. I realised the other day that I am currently reading two books that, according to my note on each flyleaf, I bought in late 1974 - it's just that their time for reading has taken many years to arrive. Incidentally, I disposed of my copy of Alone In Berlin, the topic of a conversation we had many years ago, after reading it, and will surely have to find a replacement copy before long!Peter Groveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05020506617934637856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-31776391033810557962022-08-23T22:20:07.526+01:002022-08-23T22:20:07.526+01:00My solution was to cut the books I could not keep ...My solution was to cut the books I could not keep (for lack of space), and to scan them. This can be done very quickly with an appropriate scanner. I would then discard the remains, but at least I have the possibility to consult the books again later, should the need arise. So, over the years, I have scanned tens, probably even hundreds of thousands of pages. My library is still full as can be, but at least the sickness did not spread to other rooms. <br /><br />You also have to think of the people that will have to get rid of all the heavy books when you're gone, which is earlier than you would like. A. Grinstajnnoreply@blogger.com