Yer right, big Mikey. I sold every book except for ...
... those useful such as AP style guides, thesaurus, various dictionaries ... carte blanche when I unloaded an expensive house earlier this year.
This is what I think:
It's not the 'showy presence' of a hard-copy that's necessary ... that would be to 'impress others.' Who visit one's home. (Offices, I'll grant you, are a different matter. It's necessary to 'impress clients' with hard-copy proof of one's knowledge -->degrees-->accomplishments in order to assure them that you 'deserve' their money payable for your services, whatever those might be.)
I'm sure you know that it's possible to buy 'books-by-the-yard' for fancy libraries/offices.
Interior designers -- Martha Stewart types -- have been offering this service to the vacuous status-seeking for years now.
Did you know that?
Once I read a book -- it's outta here. Got the joy/education/knowledge from it -- don't need the cumbersome hard copy anymore.
IRL -g- I pass on books that I buy to others via snail mail or UPS ... friends, relatives, etc.
Then we discuss them ... online, these days. Via email.
Works for me.
And gfy if you disagree with me on, basically, any subject, BTW.
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