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Help, I’m a language book hoarder
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shmjay
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Message 25 of 35

04 June 2012 at 12:14am | IP Logged

I'm also a language book hoarder. If the moderators don't object, I'd like to suggest people open accounts(?) on Bookmooch, a book-trading site, as a place to post books for trade. There aren’t enough people who are interested in language books there.
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showtime17
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Message 26 of 35

27 July 2012 at 12:11am | IP Logged

I also hoard a lot of language studying material and then it just sits on my shelf. Hopefully I will force myself to use it soon :)
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psy88
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Message 27 of 35

27 July 2012 at 12:23am | IP Logged

The title of the thread is asking for help because of book hoarding. I ,too, am a hoarder. If I see a book that is on sale, or discounted in price, that is related to my target languages-or possible future target languages- I buy it for fear that it may not be there in the future. As far as I am concerned I don't need or want help to stop; the only help I need is how to find space for the books.
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Aquila
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Message 28 of 35

27 July 2012 at 1:57pm | IP Logged

meramarina wrote:

Lots of book lovers here, nothing to be ashamed of! Actually, I'm kind of suspicious
of people who don't have a book collection.

There are place on the internet to get a book fix without actually purchasing any if you are a little short of
money or storage space at the time:

It's OK to look . . . but only if you are mature enough for this kind of graphic
bookshelf display

Wow, that's amazing...

I also like to collect a lot of books. I'm a little ashamed that I read only a just part from the pile of books which
i've bought... Anyway, bookstores are very happy with me I think.

Edited by Aquila on 27 July 2012 at 7:52pm
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freakyaye
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Message 29 of 35

27 July 2012 at 6:00pm | IP Logged

I'm a definite language book hoarder, I have a ridiculous amount of french, japanese and
italian books. Before borders shut down here I would get a whole bunch of language books
and spend hours in the cafe going over them. And I'm not ashamed to admit it!

It's not really the same thing but the Kindle is getting more and more language books,
and you can even rent a book for a fraction of the price instead of buying it. However,
if I'm considering a digital edition I tend to check the 'russian sites' too :-)
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Sprachprofi
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Message 30 of 35

13 August 2012 at 8:37pm | IP Logged

I got a new bookshelf and used that occasion to re-arrange my language books. The result:

http://temp.learnlangs.com/personal/books_2012
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Juаn
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Message 31 of 35

13 August 2012 at 9:48pm | IP Logged

Sprachprofi wrote:

I got a new bookshelf and used that occasion to re-arrange my language books. The result:

http://temp.learnlangs.com/personal/books_2012

You call that arranging? :) I order my books according to height and depth, that way the shelves are easier to dust and the books are better preserved.
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newyorkeric
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Message 32 of 35

14 August 2012 at 3:51am | IP Logged

I am somewhat of a hoarder, but I don't feel guilty about it since there are a lot worse habits out there. Though I sometimes hide books in my office away from prying eyes. (Hmmm, isn't hiding your habit a sign of an addiction problem???)

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