How many books do you own?

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The news this week is that 10% of the UK population owns no books at all.

Not counting electronic books, kindle, etc, at the moment I reckon I own around 1,000 books.

What about you?

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RizzoTheRat said:

Goaty Bill 2 said:

All paper. Don't do, won't do e-books. I spend enough hours reading screens as it is.
There is something much more tangible about a physical book, beyond the knowledge/stories they contain.

I used to think that, and initially wasn't that impressed when my Mrs bought me a kindle. But having recently read a paper back after having read a dozen or so kindle books in a row I've got to say I absolutely love the kindle. Easier to hold, easier to travel with (loads of books in less space than 1 paperback), the e-ink screen is nothing like a tablet/monitor screen, and as I have the kindle app on my phone if I've got 5 minutes to kill somewhere I can sync my phone and carry on reading the book that couldbe sat 50 miles away.

No good for pictures though and probably not great for reference books.

Where I live (darkest Central America) there are no bookshops so Kindle is a godsend. Given the choice, I would much prefer physical books too.