What do you do with Star Trek novels?

[JD]

I don't know if they will go extinct, but they probably will become more of a niche collectors item.
As for whether or not I sell books, as far as I can remember I have never sold or donated any of my Trek books, and I have no plans to get ride of any of them in the near future. I have donated other books to the library and traded some in to a used media store. Generally they're either old books I won't read again, or stuff I bought and never read that I have no interest in anymore. But whenever I get ride of a book, I make sure it goes to a place where someone or multiple people will be able to read it. I refuse to destroy a book as long as it is still readable.

 

[Defcon]

I still have all my Trek Novels (several hundreds of them) and plan on keeping them, but I've switched to eBooks about a year ago, so the "collection" won't really grow much in the future (one of the main reasons for the switch was the lack of shelf space anyway).

 

[Deranged Nasat]

My room is nothing but books, Trek or otherwise. They've overwhelmed the bookcases and colonized the floor, being stacked in piles under the bed or even out in the open. It takes a lot for me to part with a book for any reason; I'll no doubt have my Trek collection until they fall apart.

 

[Relayer1]

I keep them all. How could you not ?

If your nearest and dearest object, you could always get rid of your family...

 

[Sci]

I've occasionally gotten rid of Star Trek novels I did not enjoy when I needed to move or otherwise reduce my shelf space. Typically, I donate my old Star Trek novels to Goodwill.

Though, I must say, maybe David Mack's idea is better.

 

[Julio Angel Ortiz]

I've converted most of my collection to eBooks (that is to say, over the years I purchased them only as eBook copies or replaced physical ones with eBook versions). The space is just too much of a premium for me; I'd rather have my collection all fit on a tiny microSD card. I do have some physical ones left, such as ones that were signed.

 

[Judith Sisko]

After I got my nook, I gave most of mine to the library. Some books went to a fellow Trek Lit reader, who then passed them on to another Trek Lit reader.

 

[Reanok]

I kept my favorite Startrek books and Traded other books ,I didn't care for other Older Treknovels I never read before.I recently came across several older Tos and Tng books I haven't read before they were definitely worth the trade.Startrek Gemini and some TNG books and Ds9 novels. I had to make room on my bookshelves for other books.

 

[Mysterio]

I kept all my relaunch books but, in order to free up some shelf space, I donated by older trek books to a local used book store. Of course my son promptly took advantage of the vacant shelf space to put up all his Star Wars action figures.

 

[Harvey]

I keep the ones I really like (about two dozen so far) and sell/exchange the rest for other books at a used book store. Storage space is at a premium right now, and it's not worth the effort to keep around all the crappy novels (Star Trek or otherwise) that I'll never read again.

I have a much bigger collection of Trek-related nonfiction at this point.

 

[JWolf]

With all the electronic devices in existence today which people can use to read books, are real books going to go extinct?(In a manner of speaking!)

James

eBooks are real books. So please stop with the eBooks are not real. It just makes you seem silly.

 

[captcalhoun]

i bought a job lot of Trek books off a mate, the ones i didn't like i donated to Oxfam, along with a bunch i got from the Trek mag as freebies that i didn't like. the freebie ones had already been removed from my shelves and put in a box in the loft, so when i donated the ones i didn't want, i slung the others in the bag too.

i still have about 7 1/2 feet of shelf space full of MMPB Trek novels, whilst I've also taken over shelves in my sisters' old room with my SW, Tom Clancy, Dale Brown and Terry Pratchett novels and my Ultimate Marvel and GI Joe trade paperbacks and hardcovers.

 

[C.E. Evans]

I've currently got around 80 Trek books on my shelf with enough space left for about another 35 or so. When it reaches the point where the shelf is entirely full, I'll probably do what I did with my Doctor Who book collection that outgrew the shelf--I put them in a big shipping box and put the whole lot in the basement, freeing up the entire shelf again.

 

[WarsTrek1993]

I have a few boxes with several Star Trek books (some I've read, others not).

I don't plan on selling the ones I read, after that I usually wait several more months until rereading them. Until then, they're all arranged in the best possible (chronological) order.

 

[C. Cole-Chakotay]

I have all the Trek books I've bought - DS9 Relaunch, Voyager Numbered and Relaunch, SCE, Alternative/Mirror Universe, plus some technical and behind-the-scenes books. I've read most of them.

 

[RandyS]

I plan to keep them forever or until they completely fall apart which ever comes first.

Same here. I still have every one ever published from all publishing houses. Some were gifts from my mom long before she died, and that alone makes them valuable to me (you know, aside from the fact that they're STAR TREK).

And, if mine ever do fall apart, I'll just replace them. Unless they last until after I'm dead, in which case I'll no longer care.

 

[Lynx]

I'd like opinions please!
Some members of my family complain about the number of Star Trek novels I have, I just can't sell any of them.
How long do you all keep Star Trek novels?

James

I keep them and re-read them.

Personally I find it very hard to get rid of books, records and such which I have liked.

When it comes to Star Trek books, I like the books made during the production of the different series and since I'm not happy at all with the current direction of the 24th century books, I'm happy that I still have the old goodies to re-read.

 

[Relayer1]

With all the electronic devices in existence today which people can use to read books, are real books going to go extinct?(In a manner of speaking!)

James

eBooks are real books. So please stop with the eBooks are not real. It just makes you seem silly.

Not necessarily - books are printed paper sheets bound together with a spine. Ebooks are electronic copies of stories.

Both valid, but very different.

 

[Christopher]

Not necessarily - books are printed paper sheets bound together with a spine.

That's not true. What you're describing is a codex, which has become the predominant format for books in modern times. A book is simply a written work. Ancient books were written on tablets, scrolls, tied-together bundles of bamboo slats, and the like. Now, books are increasingly published in electronic form. But they're all still books, even if they aren't codices.

 

[ryan123450]

^Interesting.

I bought all my Star Trek books, starting with Avatar up through Unity, the original Voyager relaunch, and a few others. Then I got married and away they went. Now I get all my Trek books from the library, usually via interlibrary loan, or used.

Since I have so many many books I want to read, the odds of reading one more than once is low. So the $3 shipping for an interlibrary loan beats the purchase price. Sometimes if I have extra cash, I'll buy a brand new book to support the book line(especially if it's one I'm really looking forward to like I did with Watching the Clock.) But then I generally sell it afterwards in a garage sale or Ebay.