Here's your chance to really dog me!

A portion of my Trek book collection. Let the ridicule begin!!!

That's it?

Amateur.

I said a portion. But I'm not taking pics of all my book shelves.

I'm a little disturbed that you have "Enterprise: Broken Bow," and in friggin' HARDCOVER no less.

And we have the same bookshelf.

So you're not quite the nerd I thought you were. :slice:

Broken Bow was in the cheap bin. So I said why not!

I've got Star Trek: Generations too...in hard cover.

I've already ragged on you for having Voyager novels years ago.

Those Voyager books give some good backstory on all the characters. And the two in the pic were written by Jeri Taylor, a co-creator of the show.

Why would I dog you for reading? :/

It's an inside thing between me and some folks here.

I thought I knew all the inside things already.

I only take issue with the Voyager and Enterprise novels. Outside of that, I've always wanted to read Ship of the Line, Federation, the Destiny trilogy, and the Typhon Pact eight volume set, but have never gotten around to buying them.

I've read some of the Typhon Pact series in paperback.

Let's see, of those, I've got Ashes Of Eden, Avenger, Spectre, Dark Victory, Preserver, Federation, Sarek, Prime Directive, Probe, Best Destiny, Crossover, Dark Mirror, and The Lost Years.

Only Voyagers I've got are the Voyager bits of Invasion, and Day Of Honor.

I used to have a lot of Trek books, but I can remember giving them away to a charity shop to make space.

I stopped buying Trek novels about 15 years ago, but recently I have made a point of always going to through those charity book sales you see. Picked up about 6 from that and paid around £4, so I reckon that's not a bad deal. Actually go some really good books doing that and many of them still in good condition. Not that I have any space for them. My bookshelves are already overflowing.

I did not like Ship of the Line. Too dark and I couldn't see what the title had to do with much of anything. Federation OTOH is one of the best.

Woof!

Your missing The Return. I read it but don't have it in hardcover. The Invasion and Day of Honor series were great. The ST:TNG Invasion was rather weak.

I've got it, but it wasn't on your shelf.

Oh.

TOS and DS9 Invasions were great, TNG was meh, VOY was bad.

If I was in a position to get as many books as I'd like, they'd probably be in two forms, actually. Old classics in hardcover, and the contemporary titles strictly digital. There's something good and, in a metaphysical as well as physical sense, solid about real, physical books. On the other hand, if I can carry a veritable library in my pocket, there's little reason not to.

Mostly this. There are some reference books that I buy in paperback just b/c 'Ultimate Guide to Primitive Living' or 'When there is no Doctor' aren't a whole lot of good on a Kindle in the type of situation when they would be most useful.

For me a solid bookvis a thing of beauty. I can't convert, I'd rather an e reader be for essays, legislation, case law and documents. But that is,of course, tailored person choice.

"Little Rascals"?

Dammit...



Mine started as fake wood grain laminate pressboard that I painted in an attempt to make them look slightly better/less cheap (which, considering I accomplished this even with the shitty paint job, says a lot about the original appearance.) Seeing as I put in the most work, I claim original ownership and declare the rest of you to have copied me.

Also, my books are considerably less geeky and more douchey than the others that posted pictures of bookshelves that copy my design.