who here owns books?

[oats]

don't let your insecurity bubble up like that, V. you're better than that.

beyond that, I don't see them as being "collectible." Many books I'll buy, read once, and that's it. I'll either give them to others or, in some instances, they'll sit around and collect dust. my feeling is that I want to support the book industry one way or the other, so even if I buy a book that I only end up reading once, I've supported an industry that I feel good about.