How many books is too many? Do you get rid of your old books

I just have a small shelf of books I intend to read repeatedly, books I like to share with others, current technical reference books which I also like to keep an ebook copy of, and favorite cookbooks.

I keep extremely few books because I found little joy in using up my space storing tons of books I wouldn't use for years just for the sake of interior decorating essentially. Square footage costs too damn much.

>>9592856
I keep them in hopes my kids will read them. I plan on raising them without tv and video games so hopefully they pick up reading and don't do anything degenerate like picking up an instrument or playing a sport.

>>9592879
can't wait til your son disappoints the fuck out of you and becomes the most prolific olympian in history

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>>9592856
Keeping a book:
1. A visual reminder of what I have read(the contents of the book)
2. A reference I can pull from if I need
3. A trophy/memory
4. Can loan/give to friends, family, or loved ones.
If I can't fit a book into those 4 I'll fit it into the trash bin. If they are really bad they go in the fireplace.

>>9592879
Stop LARPing you fucking faggot

Pic related is way too many. I have one of those IKEA shelves and when it is full, even after laying books on top of others or crowded around each shelf, then I would probably ditch some. Shelves take up too much space.

That pic looks like shit to me, but probably because its all pleb shit, they're ugly shelves, and because its excessive.

>>9592879
i also do this except your trolly bullshit at the end

>>9592856
I frust buy a lot of fucking books. Every so often, I go through and pick out books that's honestly, I'm never going to read, and donate them. But it's not easy. I honestly do fully intend to read most of them, so...