@paulg If you already don't read the nice editions, can I get some? :)
When I got rich I let myself buy nice editions of books. But I notice the books I read are mostly cheap paperbacks.
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@paulg the only good use of money is for children and the future. Gates nailed it. -
@codinghorror That's going a bit far. If he said that, he may have forgotten what it's like not to have it (if he ever knew). - Show replies
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@paulg goes to show that the value of a book is in it's text, not in it's vessel :)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@chrisbeach@paulg yes I think Gates and Musk are both good examples of how to be responsibly rich.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg nice editions of books are less useful, more sentimental, like trophies or plaques.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg my issue is so many books I want to buy are priced for academic libraries, not individualsThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg I read that the introduction of paperbacks 70+ years ago caused a reaction like the current one to amazon. Any merit to that point? -
@ThomasInTahoe@paulg@codinghorror Paperbacks intro has little bearing on ebooks per authoritative@MikeShatzkin:http://www.idealog.com/blog/amazon-channels-orwell-latest-blast/ …
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@paulg But it's nice to have expensive ones though.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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