Recently,
just around midnight in the centre of Barcelona, one can see some
people dragging large and seemingly heavy plastic bags, similar to those
used for rubbish, to the wall of one of those convents which, in the
old days, kept vigil on the mental health of the district. They then
empty out the contents, all of it books, and pile them neatly and
orderly along the wall, and leave. They are books of all types, mainly
literature or specialised titles, no cheap holiday pocket versions one
throws out after the journey or in the middle of it. These all in good
condition, obviously belonged to people or establishments that had
taken good care of them.
These
books would all be taken away comes the morning by whoever want them.
It's obvious that less people today read books, especially literature,
quite unlike the old days. There are far more things to do now to past
the time and far more ways to get information, easily and quickly.
There are also E-books now or read anything you wish on-line. I don't
doubt that there are still people who love and treasure books, I am one
of them, and this to me is almost good news, except that Barcelona is
too far away for early morning treasure hunt for me.
Apparently
there are also a couple of shops that sell used books by weight. As a
side line of course. They put these books in several categories, like
history, biography, literature, detective ... or by names of famous
authors. Books you choose would be weighed on a scale and you pay for
the weight. Prices are different depending on the value put on the book
content or the author, or how well known the books are.
I don't how much is a kilo of Shakespeare or Gone with the wind plus Harry Potter; the idea is somewhat absurd but nevertheless fascinating. And truly sad.
I don't how much is a kilo of Shakespeare or Gone with the wind plus Harry Potter; the idea is somewhat absurd but nevertheless fascinating. And truly sad.
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