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[jazzfish]

Out of respect for the people who requested I not taunt them when I get new books, I will instead taunt you with my old ones.

33: Number of bankers' boxes (703 style) it takes to hold my books.
14: Number of bankers' boxes of books still untouched after last night.
10: Number of bankers' boxes of books being Saved 'Til Later (nonfiction, bad/missing ISBN barcode, mass-market paperback, etc)
9: Number of bankers' boxes of books (fiction) put on shelves by me after being scanned in by the redoubtable uilos.
4: Number of times I will use the phrase "bankers' boxes of books" in this post.

365: Number of books contained in those nine boxes. (Number probably somewhat higher, thanks to Vertigo/DC's irritating habit of putting UPCs instead of ISBNs on their graphic novels until just recently.)
25: Approximate number of shelf-feet that those books occupy.
25: Exact number of US dollars required to purchase a lifetime membership with LibraryThing, wherein those 365 books are now available for ogling.

Many thanks to vt_andros for providing me with a :CueCat two or three years ago, jonny_law for the PS/2-to-USB adapter that works wonderfully with the :CueCat, and of course uilos and her laptop for a delightful evening spent scanning and processing barcodes.

Comments

[uilos.livejournal.com]

It is, but we are using a barcode scanner to get as much as possible first. Then we will go back and hand enter the books with ISBNs but no barcode and after that will be the true problem books without ISBNs.

I also have a LibraryThing. Search for Uilos. The neatest feature they've put up recently is the ability to get the website on your cell, if the phone is so enabled. This will make book shopping much less redundant.