You won't catch me trashing books either. I have over 2500 volumes in my library now, and it took too long to assemble them.

Larry

Although I don't have that many (maybe 3 feet or so of shelf space), I find no reason not to have both paper and electronic resources available.

When I need a Beitmans schematic, I simply call it up on the PC, print it out, and take it to my bench. Much easier using it there, than if I were dealing with a book-bound page.

In fact as often as not, when needing the schematic from one of my Sams TSM's, I will print it out as well, for the above reason.

Before tossing anything, talk to Pete Millet, one of the current best and most generous conservitors.

http://www.tubebooks.org/technical_books_online.htm

Well, I haven’t abandoned this thread; I’m moving into my third month of moving my 70
years worth of “everything” collection and only get a few minutes a day to check out the
forums I belong to.
Interesting replies, seems like those that have a library will keep them till the sand runs
out of their glass but those that taint got a collection of books are satisfied, for now, with
a digital library. I’ve scanned tons of stuff over the past quarter century on computers
and that much more on tape. I stored stuff in about every electronic form that came along
over the decades. Trying to find a computer, tape or record player to easily recover it is
really a hassle and next to impossible sometimes. But walking into the library and
plucking a hard cover book off the shelf and thumbing to the page in half a minute really
seems to be a more efficient way for an old timer like me.
Digital saves space and trees!!! Yep, now doubt but I don’t want to live in an empty
house and once the book is printed, as has already been mentioned, its forever, and trees
are a renewable resource. Those plastic discs get thrown in the trash heap are made from
petroleum, a non-renewable source which we are using up at an exponential rate.
Saw one post where the claim was that two complete sets of Riders in nice shape went for
$13, that sounds like the prices the “Pickers” put on things. “Paid $13, sold for $300 as
set, profit $293.50”. I paid $250 for my set from Fred Schultz down in Ligonier, IN
about twenty years ago and that was a good price back then for a complete set in good
shape.
So, bottom line is I guess I’ll have to find ten feet of shelf space at the new house cuz I’ll
be danged if I’m gonna give them away.

Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL

You seem to imply that this was not true . I and a number of other forum members were there plus , numerous folk into the hobby. No I did not buy them .

A complete set was offed in the Classifieds about 2 weeks ago for 125.00 . As of this time I think they are still for sale .

http://www.antiqueradios.com/forums/vie ... 2#p1612952

Just because some thing sold for X price a number of years ago doesn't mean it's going to increase in value over the years .

I collect 18thC early American furniture . I was finally able to finally purchase a cira1750 Kas I could afford because interest in that kind of item in this country has waned over the last 30 years making one affordable . I am glad for that .

For those wanting a set of Riders , they are cheaper then ever . Isn't that a good thing for those that want a set ?

Just sold a clean #XXIII at Kutztown for $70. I only took # 21, 22, and 23 from my spare sets. Sold them all. The first five and the last three are really the only ones worth the shipping cost.