tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335649676143335614.post1125135344934162793..comments2024-03-29T05:03:43.658-04:00Comments on Alexa Loves Books: TGIF (17): Buy or BorrowAlexa S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13185723439360170259noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335649676143335614.post-90509533378122072572012-02-06T12:10:00.891-05:002012-02-06T12:10:00.891-05:00I'm so jealous of your personal library! When ...I'm so jealous of your personal library! When I was growing up, I would get so many books and then my parents would make me trade them in at 2nd hand bookstores to get more. I'm a little bitter about my Baby-Sitters Club books. I had the WHOLE SERIES. They're being re-released, so I'm collecting them again, but still.Molly @ Surrounded By Wordsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335649676143335614.post-9712178255308864442012-02-06T12:09:55.200-05:002012-02-06T12:09:55.200-05:00Wow, 3000 books is impressive! That is quite the c...Wow, 3000 books is impressive! That is quite the collection! I would love to build up to that. I am hitting up a library book sale tomorrow, where everything is going for under a dollar, so I am hoping to find some gems there.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by my blog, I really enjoyed reading about you on GReads the other day, so it was great to hear from you!<br /><br />LizElizabeth Emilyhttp://www.alongfortheread.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335649676143335614.post-67278178522536767902012-02-06T12:09:54.149-05:002012-02-06T12:09:54.149-05:00I love your library idea! Definitely a dream of m...I love your library idea! Definitely a dream of mine as well. Thanks for visiting!<br /><br />Jennifer @ Feminist Fairytale Reviewsladyfern910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335649676143335614.post-85410577613311389092012-02-06T12:09:53.375-05:002012-02-06T12:09:53.375-05:00Hi, thanks for visiting my blog. I still have some...Hi, thanks for visiting my blog. I still have some of the books I had as a kid but wish I'd never got rid of all the Enid Blyton books. I just don't have space for more books so adore my kindle.TC Booked Upnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335649676143335614.post-35976383406900324062012-02-06T12:09:53.103-05:002012-02-06T12:09:53.103-05:00Hey, there, Alexa!
Thanks for commenting on my TG...Hey, there, Alexa!<br /><br />Thanks for commenting on my TGIF post! I'm returning the favor, plus I'm now a new follower of your beautiful blog!<br /><br />I think that most book lovers really do prefer to own their books. I stopped going to the library because it was just so frustrating... I wanted to own every single book I read, so I decided I'd just look them up in a bookstore, or online!<br /><br />And I only read REAL, printed books. To me, there's nothing quite like holding a physical book in my hands, and turning the pages, instead of endlessly scrolling on a screeen!<br /><br />Happy Friday!1 : )<br /><br />Maria @ http://anightsdreamofbooks.blogspot.com/Maria Beharnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335649676143335614.post-14891426863459496172012-02-06T12:09:49.981-05:002012-02-06T12:09:49.981-05:00I love that you have a massive personal library! T...I love that you have a massive personal library! That was always my dream, too, to have thousands of books to use and to share with others. Moving around a lot has cut down on my stash, though. :-)Tiger Hollandhttp://twitter.com/TigerHollandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335649676143335614.post-58810193642665602082012-02-06T12:09:47.963-05:002012-02-06T12:09:47.963-05:00I always wanted to have my own personal library to...I always wanted to have my own personal library too! Now that I actually have the space, I may have to start building my collection. I have a huge collection of Nancy Drew books that I hope my two daughters will enjoy when they are older. 3000 books is a pretty amazing collection! Thanks for sharing and for stopping by my blog!Chandra @ Unabridged Bookshelfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335649676143335614.post-54619139930349440172012-02-06T12:09:47.534-05:002012-02-06T12:09:47.534-05:00I'm exactly the same with owning books. I can&...I'm exactly the same with owning books. I can't wait to have an awesome home library.<br /><br />New follower! :)<br />Andie<br /><a href="http://musingsfromatoz.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">From A to Z</a>Andie Zohoorinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335649676143335614.post-12245036213575094032012-02-06T12:09:47.111-05:002012-02-06T12:09:47.111-05:00Holy bajeezles! That's a lot of books. I'v...Holy bajeezles! That's a lot of books. I've only been building my library since last June when I started my blog. Before, I just thought it was completely pointless to own a book if I'd already read it. Don't worry, those are no longer my feelings :PJasmine Rosehttp://twitter.com/ARoomWithBooksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335649676143335614.post-61526141703289726662012-02-06T12:09:44.950-05:002012-02-06T12:09:44.950-05:00I love building up my personal library. It's t...I love building up my personal library. It's the reason why I usually buy my books and why I prefer books over ebooks. Thanks for stopping by my blog. <br /><br /><a href="http://readingandwritingurbanfantasy.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Jennifer @ Reading and Writing Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance</a>Jennifer Bielmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335649676143335614.post-36203770284830596142012-02-06T12:09:41.040-05:002012-02-06T12:09:41.040-05:00Holy crap Alexa!!!!!! 3000 books!??!!??!!? Is it n...Holy crap Alexa!!!!!! 3000 books!??!!??!!? Is it normal to be drooling after reading that? I think that is an AWESOME goal for you and I am confident you will have a full-scale library one day. I do need to start using my library more often though!Katelyn Torreyhttp://talesofbooksandbands.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335649676143335614.post-14082645532322780262012-02-06T12:09:39.969-05:002012-02-06T12:09:39.969-05:00There's just something about being surrounded ...There's just something about being surrounded by physical books that makes me so happy. So so happy.lisahttp://twitter.com/heylisareneenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335649676143335614.post-12821290817544955012012-02-06T12:09:35.997-05:002012-02-06T12:09:35.997-05:003000? Jesus, girl. Where do you the room for them ...3000? Jesus, girl. Where do you the room for them all?<br /><br />-LupLun<br /><a href="http://wolfmanbell.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Shooting for the Moon</a>Lup Lunnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335649676143335614.post-50785656484906729962012-02-06T12:09:27.820-05:002012-02-06T12:09:27.820-05:00Here's to hoping! I'm sure you can find al...Here's to hoping! I'm sure you can find all of your favorites one day :)Alexa (Alexa Loves Books)http://alexalovesbooks.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335649676143335614.post-70411620350743354832012-02-06T12:09:26.975-05:002012-02-06T12:09:26.975-05:00My mom was the type of person who let me keep my b...My mom was the type of person who let me keep my books. My rewards and gifts and shopping trips when I was growing up always involved books in some form or fashion... so I've managed to amass quite a collection :)Alexa (Alexa Loves Books)http://alexalovesbooks.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335649676143335614.post-36931992511665066162012-02-06T12:09:25.007-05:002012-02-06T12:09:25.007-05:00Liz - Thank you so much! I was so honored to be fe...Liz - Thank you so much! I was so honored to be featured on Ginger's blog because she's one of my blogging inspirations :) And I hope you had a successful book shopping day at the sale!Alexa (Alexa Loves Books)http://alexalovesbooks.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335649676143335614.post-14596965364040448502012-02-06T12:09:24.226-05:002012-02-06T12:09:24.226-05:00I think that's admirable - that you read only ...I think that's admirable - that you read only printed books! I was the same way for a long time. Then I got a Kindle for Christmas and.. well, the rest is history. I do prefer printed to ebooks though.Alexa (Alexa Loves Books)http://alexalovesbooks.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335649676143335614.post-84313917595909169052012-02-06T12:09:23.959-05:002012-02-06T12:09:23.959-05:00Ooh, you did too? I collected all the BSC books an...Ooh, you did too? I collected all the BSC books and their spin-offs (while my sisters only collected Karen, haha). I loved BSC!Alexa (Alexa Loves Books)http://alexalovesbooks.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335649676143335614.post-50754798223455113112012-02-06T12:09:22.100-05:002012-02-06T12:09:22.100-05:00At least you're practical enough to know that ...At least you're practical enough to know that it's better to borrow than own books in your situation. I moved recently (and will be moving again soon) but I can't seem to stop myself from book shopping...Alexa (Alexa Loves Books)http://alexalovesbooks.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335649676143335614.post-35592556742114654172012-02-06T12:09:20.954-05:002012-02-06T12:09:20.954-05:00Ooh, do you have the ones with the hardback covers...Ooh, do you have the ones with the hardback covers with the yellow spine? Those are the ones my MOM owned :)Alexa (Alexa Loves Books)http://alexalovesbooks.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335649676143335614.post-46955507064553969102012-02-06T12:09:20.011-05:002012-02-06T12:09:20.011-05:00I'm so glad your feelings have changed! Here&#...I'm so glad your feelings have changed! Here's to building our personal libraries!Alexa (Alexa Loves Books)http://alexalovesbooks.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335649676143335614.post-10793065924256647982012-02-06T12:09:18.937-05:002012-02-06T12:09:18.937-05:00One day you can come and visit my library... when ...One day you can come and visit my library... when I've fixed everything and put it in order ;)Alexa (Alexa Loves Books)http://alexalovesbooks.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335649676143335614.post-68196235055003816952012-02-06T12:09:17.918-05:002012-02-06T12:09:17.918-05:00<3<3Alexa (Alexa Loves Books)http://alexalovesbooks.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335649676143335614.post-64213388723173250182012-02-06T12:09:15.450-05:002012-02-06T12:09:15.450-05:00I don't buy eBooks myself but what with the st...I don't buy eBooks myself but what with the storage constraint, I probably should do so. My social circle are always generous with books- mainly because I have few other interests and they're an easy gift if needs demand.<br /><br />That's a lovely idea- to have a library set up by yourself. It'd be almost like a memory room too- since you'd see books and associate a memory with them.<br /><br />Good luck sorting books during you vacation time! I'd like to say I will too, but I know it's unlikely. I'm going away, I'll have essays to do and I'll feel lazy being off. But I'm on top of it as of this weekend so I'm not too worried about it getting out of hand. I tend to have stop off points in the house that books go through until I pass them on. But I don't want to any more, I want to copy your library idea!Alexander Connollynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335649676143335614.post-72311383726681656572012-02-06T12:04:58.199-05:002012-02-06T12:04:58.199-05:00I gave away some of my childhood favorite books - ...I gave away some of my childhood favorite books - to friends who "borrowed" and never returned, to a "communal library" - my biggest regret. Many of them are out of print now :'( - but someday I hope to have a library stocked with my favorite books.Ladyjayeghnoreply@blogger.com