Comments on: On Book Borrowing: Do You Lend Out? I’ve Got Questions!

By: How Much Can I Borrow for a Mortgage

How Much Can I Borrow for a Mortgage — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 09:38:29 +0000

i really like to read the books .i join an library I used to simply keep a mental note of who I had loaned books to, but I now keep track in a book database program .and i love to share my book

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By: amy greenberg

amy greenberg — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:19:33 +0000

i love lending, scary sometimes as i love my books. my collection used to be huge and then while i was on a road trip my ex moved into my apt and got me evicted. i lost books of all orgins and ages. it killed me to know that such rare and also just good books were in a dump. so my collection is small now, mostly gaiman. but i still lend whenever i can because i know the right book can forever change a life and plant a seed. i belieive that without the right books my life would be so diffrent. i guess it just one small ting i could do to help others. i had one exception though. my copy of american gods is beyond special to me and my husband lent it out…still sweating over that one.

By: Neas Nuttiness

Neas Nuttiness — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:37:41 +0000

BTW – I do know the difference between right and write! Sometimes I just get in such a hurray and I don’t proof read my comments;-)

By: Neas Nuttiness

Neas Nuttiness — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:36:31 +0000

Yes – I will sometimes let people borrow my books…if I feel that they will cherish them as much as I do.

I keep track of loaned books, in the same way that I keep track of everything else. 3×5 cards. I have several boxes of them, and all have dividers. In the “Book Box” I have lists of books that I have read and loved, books that I want to read…and books that I have loaned out. I right down the name of the book, who I lent it to, and the day that I lent it out. If I can’t find a book, the first thing I do is head to my “Book Box” to see if I loaned it out. Hope this helps!

By: Jenny

Jenny — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:36:04 +0000

I love to buy books – but like you I rareley will re-read a book – it would have to be super good and even then I would only re-read it 5-10 years later – there are so many books to read it is hard to find time to re-dead something.

I have not done a lot of loaning of books yet – so far no space for a nice big book case – all my books are in boxes in the basement – not easy for someone to come over and say – oh, can I borrow that one. But, for the rare books I do loan out, I write down who took what book and the date – that way I know if it has been on loan for 2 weeks or 6 months. Once it gets to be a long time, I will ask for it back. I would hate to lose a book.

My question though – do you write your name in any of your books? I have not yet – I always think I might sell them at some point in time and wonder if that would affect their re-sale value??

By: Terrie Goldstein

Terrie Goldstein — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:32:22 +0000

I keep my books until I can’t stand it anymore and I give them to the library. I always say I won’t buy more books, but I see something I want to read right now…and oops I am buying a book again. I am always lending books to friends and those in the office. Do I keep track…no!

There are a few books I really love, some from my childhood and some women’s outstanding travelog…those I don’t give out. Too difficult to track them.

By: Ali

Ali — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:54:03 +0000

I have no problem with lending books, but normally I prefer to just give them to people and ask them to pass them on to someone else, when they’re done. That way I don’t have to keep track of anything, or feel bad if it doesn’t come back.

My husband’s college housemate lent him a huge book of all of Shakespeare’s plays, when he was taking a Shakespeare class. Somehow it never got back to the roommate before he moved away. We still have it, over 20 years later.

By: Becky

Becky — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:48:53 +0000

I’m okay with lending my “lending” books out, but WILL NOT lend my collectibles: British Adult version of Harry Potter (shipped from Scotland), signed copies, antiques, or ones I haven’t read before. My best friend is really the only person I have to worry about, and she’s always trying to push me to loan her the books I just picked up. It makes me crazy! I love her to death, and I’m really not a scrooge, but I have hidden books from her before so that she didn’t swipe them and return them on the sly…yes, she’s done that before! She’s a book person too, so I have to keep my eye on her!

By: Tif

Tif — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:58:57 +0000

I used to lend out books, but now I don’t! I’ve just discovered that many people do not respect my books like I do . . . and I am VERY picky about my books!

One horror story . . . my brother-in-law who borrowed a copy of one of my favorite books. He ended up taking it with him to fight forest fires and completely destroyed it! He replaced the copy, but it was not the same one that was ruined. I was so frustrated! I had THAT copy for a reason . . . it was the movie cover. My husband then realized that I had other copies of the book and he was wondering why I was so angry when I had multiple copies. I tried to explain to him that the cover art was different . . . one was hardcover, one paperback, etc. He just didn’t get it! Am I the only one that likes to have multiple copies of her favorite books?!?!