> Interesting, I will keep your post and bear in mind what you have said. > > But I have never approached books as an investment other than an investment in > enjoyment and/or knowledge. > > Of the eight books I have, all are "how-to" except for Galen Rowell's "Inner > Game of Outdoor Photography" (which is also really a how-to book too).
Marnie, I have a few technical titles and reference works, but only maybe 40 in all. Mostly I buy monographs. They're really the photo books worth having IMO. In my newest bookcase, the top shelf is criticism, theory, and interviews. Second shelf is technical books and books about cameras . Third shelf is all monographs. Fourth shelf is reference works on the left, histories on the right. Fifth shelf is all monographs. Bottom shelf is biographies on the right, and a motley collection of books I don't use very often or don't like very much on the left. The other bookcase is COMPLETELY full of monographs. <s> So you can tell what proportion of my stuff is technical books. And about a third of what I have are antiques, like Minor White's tiny _Zone System Manual_ or Allinson's _35mm Photography with an Exakta_ (1952). >But if I ever sell my 2,000 sci-fi paperbacks (some dating back to the 1950's) Oh ho, so you're ALREADY a book collector!! Good deal! --Mike
