I could go with a bit more humor tonight, so let me pass on this story I just read here.
I heard a story that browsing through a secondhand store, George Bernard Shaw saw one of his books that he had previously given to an acquaintance with the inscription, “To ________, with esteem, George Bernard Shaw.” He bought the book and sent it back to the acquaintance, this time with the added inscription “With renewed esteem.”
If I’m ever in the same situation, I think I’ll do the same thing he did.
If you’re in the same position as the average author, you probably won’t be able to afford to purchase an unnecessary used book. 😉
I dread the day I meet myself on the shelves of Goodwill.