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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ed Snible, post: 2606390, member: 82322&quot;]I have greatly slowed down my book buying.&nbsp; My within-reach bookcase holds 12&#039; of books.&nbsp; It is now full, so every book acquisition also means an eviction.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, space isn&#039;t why I have stopped buying.&nbsp; With so many free online references it seems somewhat anti-social to refer to expensive and difficult-to-obtain books.&nbsp; If someone asks me to identify something and I could point him to Wildwinds it seems unkind to refer to an expensive and rare <i>SNG</i> supplement.</p><p><br /></p><p>For my own library, cost isn&#039;t a big concern.&nbsp; Although I prefer cheap ex-libris and damaged books to full price I can usually afford the full price.&nbsp; Yet a $300 book is permanently out of reach for young numismatists and most academics and collectors in &quot;source countries.&quot;&nbsp; There is a lot to be said for information that can be socially shared.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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