How many books do you have ? - Page 3

**vo1v0d** · August 23rd, 2016, 08:34 PM

I should have called myself Bigmouth. Over two thousand but the killer is I have written reviews on amazon for over a thousand

**Oswald** · October 24th, 2016, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by old alal

Well over 2000. I have been offloading to charity shops for about a year.

There was a time when I used to have approx 200. But with the internet gaining greater popularity and ease of use I've either given them away to charities or sent them off to be recycled.

**gordian_knot** · October 24th, 2016, 04:44 PM

I guessed between 700-800, but I counted and I've got 856. A few years ago I moved to this flat and got rid of 2/3 of my books, but have accumulated more since. I probably had about 1500 back then. Mostly SF bought in the 1970s.

I've got more on my Kindle, but have virtually given up on e-books.

**seany65** · October 24th, 2016, 10:12 PM

Somewhere between 200 and 300.

I'm almost forever on the edge of having too many books for the space I've got. Sometimes I do get too many and then I have to decide which to keep, or I decide to buy 1 or 2 more even though I know that'll take me over the 'limit' and so I have to decide which to keep.

Still, this keeps my little library changing stops it being a bit too 'samey' over time.

**KingKeigh** · October 25th, 2016, 04:29 PM

I've never counted. I have two six foot book cases of them and truthfully I've only read about half all the way through. Then I have a few dozen in my car and in my work bag that I rotate between. Another dozen or so in my bathroom magazine rack and assorted around the house like easter eggs. I think it's probably around 300-400. I'd say the majority are historical, biographical, or self-help/"how to-" books. The rest are art, wildlife, music, travel, classic lit, short stories and sci-fi fiction anthologies.

**Clouddancer** · October 27th, 2016, 02:25 PM

I have well over 3000 books in my calibre library, I reckon I´m reading 2 or 3 every week. As well as the stuff I have to read in my Open University course.

**Wendigo** · October 28th, 2016, 11:19 AM

In honest to goodness paper format literally hundreds getting close to if not over 4 figures

Mainly horror, science fiction, fantasy, history, cinema, cryptozoology, the supernatural, general reference, comedy and more.

Over 500 graphic novels as well as tens of thousands of files for my kindle.

I've about 15 books on the go right now on many different subjects and oddly I can remember where I left off with them.

There should be a far too many to count option on the poll as well.

**hound dog** · October 28th, 2016, 11:41 AM

Currently I own approximately 300 books. I used to have many more, around 700, going all the way back to my childhood and teen years, but began down-sizing after I was forced to do several moves in a short period of time. I just got tired of moving and storing all the boxes of books that I would not read again. I donated them all to a small local public library where most were probably sold at book sales.

**Dirk** · October 28th, 2016, 12:42 PM

Never counted my books. A few weeks ago, i brought the most useless books to the recycling container. Books with printed logarithm tables from 1950s to 1960s or with records from ancient chess matches. Even these most useless books were 3 moving boxes.

My oldest books are from the 1700s.

penfold007 · October 28th, 2016, 05:51 PM

Several hundred, don't know the exact number but the walls of my lounge are lined with bookcases and they are full of books (plus one of CDs and one of DVDs).

View Poll Results: Books
0-99	6	10.00%
100-199	4	6.67%
200-299	8	13.33%
300-399	4	6.67%
400-499	5	8.33%
500-599	2	3.33%
600-699	3	5.00%
700-799	2	3.33%
800-899	2	3.33%
900-999	0	0%
Over 1000 books	24	40.00%
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October 24th, 2016, 04:44 PM	#23
gordian_knot Vintage Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Gordium Posts: 1,225 Thanks: 6,524 Thanked 13,823 Times in 1,209 Posts	I guessed between 700-800, but I counted and I've got 856. A few years ago I moved to this flat and got rid of 2/3 of my books, but have accumulated more since. I probably had about 1500 back then. Mostly SF bought in the 1970s. I've got more on my Kindle, but have virtually given up on e-books. __________________ - "The whole of anything is never told." - Henry James "Political language... is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable." - George Orwell

October 24th, 2016, 10:12 PM	#24
seany65 Vintage Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 3,651 Thanks: 80,415 Thanked 32,730 Times in 3,527 Posts	Somewhere between 200 and 300. I'm almost forever on the edge of having too many books for the space I've got. Sometimes I do get too many and then I have to decide which to keep, or I decide to buy 1 or 2 more even though I know that'll take me over the 'limit' and so I have to decide which to keep. Still, this keeps my little library changing stops it being a bit too 'samey' over time. __________________ <-- That's Emer Kenny and I want to be stuck in her front bottom. Quote from electrofreak : I'd rather have questions that can't be answered, than answers that can't be questioned.

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October 28th, 2016, 11:19 AM	#27
Wendigo Former Staff Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Blighty Posts: 113,774 Thanks: 259,883 Thanked 1,139,308 Times in 113,896 Posts	In honest to goodness paper format literally hundreds getting close to if not over 4 figures Mainly horror, science fiction, fantasy, history, cinema, cryptozoology, the supernatural, general reference, comedy and more. Over 500 graphic novels as well as tens of thousands of files for my kindle. I've about 15 books on the go right now on many different subjects and oddly I can remember where I left off with them. There should be a far too many to count option on the poll as well. __________________ RIP Doctor Who To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. 23 November 1963 to 25 December 2017, sacrificed on the altar of identity politics. The show is dead to me, but my DVD's live on If you can re-up dead links please consider adding this to your signature. It helps when looking at reports of dead posts. Please PM me re any dead images although it is likely if it is outside Celebs I may no longer have the content

August 23rd, 2016, 08:34 PM	#21
vo1v0d Hideous By Nature Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: sarf eeeest lunden Posts: 8,244 Thanks: 42,269 Thanked 60,708 Times in 7,461 Posts	I should have called myself Bigmouth. Over two thousand but the killer is I have written reviews on amazon for over a thousand

October 25th, 2016, 04:29 PM	#25
KingKeigh Vintage Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Southern NJ Posts: 514 Thanks: 1,834 Thanked 6,536 Times in 512 Posts	I've never counted. I have two six foot book cases of them and truthfully I've only read about half all the way through. Then I have a few dozen in my car and in my work bag that I rotate between. Another dozen or so in my bathroom magazine rack and assorted around the house like easter eggs. I think it's probably around 300-400. I'd say the majority are historical, biographical, or self-help/"how to-" books. The rest are art, wildlife, music, travel, classic lit, short stories and sci-fi fiction anthologies.

October 28th, 2016, 11:41 AM	#28
hound dog Vintage Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: West Coast of North America Posts: 1,104 Thanks: 6,453 Thanked 18,732 Times in 1,087 Posts	Currently I own approximately 300 books. I used to have many more, around 700, going all the way back to my childhood and teen years, but began down-sizing after I was forced to do several moves in a short period of time. I just got tired of moving and storing all the boxes of books that I would not read again. I donated them all to a small local public library where most were probably sold at book sales.

October 28th, 2016, 12:42 PM	#29
Dirk Vintage Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 672 Thanks: 6,799 Thanked 16,940 Times in 658 Posts	Never counted my books. A few weeks ago, i brought the most useless books to the recycling container. Books with printed logarithm tables from 1950s to 1960s or with records from ancient chess matches. Even these most useless books were 3 moving boxes. My oldest books are from the 1700s. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Help me to find a better version of that TV-performance: To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

October 28th, 2016, 05:51 PM	#30
penfold007 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 329 Thanks: 909 Thanked 2,854 Times in 327 Posts	Several hundred, don't know the exact number but the walls of my lounge are lined with bookcases and they are full of books (plus one of CDs and one of DVDs).