Tuesday, December 15, 2009

All those books

The older I get, the less I need or want “things”.  Please ignore the electronics – they are necessities. 

But… I keep buying books, especially knitting books I neither need nor read.  This morning it finally dawned on me why.  I want to support the people who work so hard to create these lovely books.  I want them to reap some reward for their creativity and expertise.  (Honest.  No joke.)

I follow several blogs, and this morning I was reading today’s entry from she shoots sheep shots, by Gale Zucker who is a very good photographer.  She and Joan Tapper have written/photographed Shear Spirit: Ten Fiber Farms, Twenty Patterns, and Miles of Yarn.  That was when I realized that the purchasing of these books, for me at least, is a way to support the knitting community, because I don’t need this book and after I flipped through the beautiful photos I would probably put it on the shelf – but I still feel an urge to buy it.  Pretty soon, I’ll have to start donating these books to the library to make room for more!

And, I buy books at most independent book stores I go into.  I want independent book stores to live long and prosper.

On the other hand, I need to keep in mind that I can’t support the entire knitting community all on my own.  I try, but it’s a big job.  So – go buy a beautiful book (knitting or not) from an independent book store today.

2 comments:

  1. At my house, you have to add the old German lace magazines that are no longer in print and which I have bought through E-Bay. Renate

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