tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6756884306012466304.post3646082609618926616..comments2023-04-16T08:27:58.189-05:00Comments on With Sword and Pen: Is Book Collecting a Dying Hobby?Paul Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15338586236962291817noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6756884306012466304.post-21935871996966405412011-03-11T04:12:40.056-05:002011-03-11T04:12:40.056-05:00I've been wondering this same question for a f...I've been wondering this same question for a few years. To me a book represents knowledge and learning. I've got a kindle and I do most of my reading on it nowadays, but I still look fondly on my rows of bookshelves and I still spend hours at the university library, because when I'm surrounded by books, I get a real feeling of nostalgia and respect and I'm inspired by the idea that I'm surrounded by real artifacts of knowledge. Book reading may become a dying hobby, but book collecting will (I hope) never die.Drewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6756884306012466304.post-69037577016584690442010-07-26T21:19:40.534-05:002010-07-26T21:19:40.534-05:00I just discovered your blog and find it extemely i...I just discovered your blog and find it extemely interesting and useful. I certainly hope that book collecting is not a dying hobby! I am not yet 40 and am an avid collector of Civil War books. I also have many friends in the same age bracket or younger who also appreciate old first editions! <br /><br />I have added your blog to my blogroll. I also wanted to pass along this link to a post I did recently on building a Civil War library.<br /><br />http://dclawyeronthecivilwar.blogspot.com/2010/07/building-civil-war-library.html<br /><br />Ron Baumgarten<br />McLean, VARon Baumgartenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12449787740945022061noreply@blogger.com