Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!news.quux.org!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Default User" Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.written Subject: Re: Nebula Finalists 2015 Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2024 07:21:56 -0000 (UTC) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 18 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2024 08:21:56 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="395699b0d225930639ce4145b189eae1"; logging-data="234194"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/hgKswFth+jK/2SuusJTVYGF2fnOdREIQ=" User-Agent: XanaNews/1.19.1.320 Cancel-Lock: sha1:kxkrh5bQxP3INoc4sMHwJLPReHY= Bytes: 1624 Lynn McGuire wrote: > On 12/24/2024 8:11 PM, Default User wrote: > > 200 rejected books? You need a better pre-filter, especially as you > > are buying books. That's a significant waste of money. I'm not sure > > I would consider books you won't read to be a strategic book > > reserve. > My tastes have changed over the last 30+ years. For instance, I have > given up on Clive Custler and there are 2 or 3 of his in my SBR. Why aren't you reading your books when you get them? Keeping them so long your tastes change isn't very effective. Brian