oh to be in Bristol now that Spring is here . . .

[realthog]

The excellent booktrade newsletter book2book (booktrade.info) has the story:

Thousands of people descended on a Bristol warehouse in search of free books after a major Amazon supplier left the premises with millions of titles inside.

Bookbarn, the UK's largest used book warehouse, moved out of the 56,000 square metre premises after their lease expired. The company had been at the warehouse for about three or four years and managers of the site invited people to help themselves so it could be cleared.

*sigh*


 

Comments

[quietselkie.livejournal.com]

*sob*

[realthog.livejournal.com]

I know. The Vortex could've stocked itself up for a lifetime or three.

[pds-lit.livejournal.com]

I just knew that story would bring a tear to your eye. :)

[sarcobatus.livejournal.com]

Oh man . . . I could've gone all week without hearing this. I need to take a tranq.

[dqg-neal.livejournal.com]

My wife would have smacked me saying we have no place for any additional books in the house. My to-be-read bookcase barely supports the book weight anymore.

[realthog.livejournal.com]

"My to-be-read bookcase barely supports the book weight anymore."

You have just the one?

[quietselkie.livejournal.com]

LOL

I have an entire TBR STORE.

[dqg-neal.livejournal.com]

Yes, just the one bookcase. Five shelves... double-stacked high, double-stacked deep. I've calculated even in my fast reading years that it would take me years to get through them. And as such my wife is starting to limit me. Since I ran out of space I now have to take books off the shelves before I can put more on.

Sadly I still buy new books. I buy them new. And sometimes just put them on the shelf to be read later... which means they won't be new by the time I read them. *grin*

[realthog.livejournal.com]

"Yes, just the one bookcase. Five shelves"

Your problem is minor. I have three of those in the bedroom alone, plus piles on the floor that'd fill one or two more. Then there are sort of lairs of further to-be-read books elsewhere in the house . . .

"And as such my wife is starting to limit me"

Fortunately Pam has to-be-read problems of her own, so her tongue is perforce tied, heh heh.

On this subject, anyway . . .

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

That would have been my wife's response too.

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

À propos of nothing, this was on Nalo Hopkinson's blog today: http://nalohopkinson.com/2009/02/03/mission_from_thog.html

[realthog.livejournal.com]

Ooo, thanks for the tip. I've instantly informed Ansible, you bet.

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

I can imagine!

[realthog.livejournal.com]

I credited you as spotter.

[fledgist.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[quilterbear.livejournal.com]

*also sobbing*

but I'm sure not being there has saved my marriage!

[realthog.livejournal.com]

"but I'm sure not being there has saved my marriage!"

Not to mention about a million bucks in excess-baggage fees bringing 'em all back home on the plane . . .

[dqg-neal.livejournal.com]

Save some baggage fees.. just hand them out to everyone getting on the plane. And then wait until the end of the flight and pick up all the books still on the seats. *grin*