how many books do you have?

Enough to crush a marching band if they all fell from their shelves. Well over 700.

I signed up for the Bookcrossing mailing list, but never got into it... ultimately, I just couldn't imagine giving up any books for the project.

Yes, it's a problem for some. There is an option to simply register your books but list them as being in your permanent collection. The way I see it, when you (or I) kick the bucket, your permanent collection books will live on in the Bookcrossing system, and their future owners can continue to report on them. Unless you intend to take them with you to your grave

Not reading much Saikaku, eh?

Since I've moved, I've been trying to give most of them away
Ideally I'd like to get down to around 30 or so

Wow, that's new, I had no idea! Cool, thanks for letting me know

Get rid of books? Is that even legal?

I've filled about four bookshelves now. Since I have no more shelves at the moment, the rest of my books are stacked on the floor. I've never counted, but I'd estimate that I have something close to 700 lying around. It's going to be dreadful when I move, but I'll endure it.

I'm such a book whore.

I guess I'm a book virgin. Sorta.

i have ~150 books

Oodles... I've aquired at least one tall shelf in the last few years. a bunch still at my parents, and god knows how many I've "lent out"... I'm a fiend for brain food.

I have books on shelves, books on the floor, books lent out, I have lost count to the ammount of books I have. I bet I have more of one or two of the same book also.

here you go ;

And where did this migrate from?

Only about six. I like to give them away when I'm done. Unless I really loved it!

I probably have about 50-75. I get a lot from Bookmooch, or from garage sales, or the library bookshop ($1 a book, can't beat that). I just pick up interesting titles, and they really build up. Eventually if I read them and don't love them I get rid of them, and I only hang on to my favorites.

Thousands.

Anytime I move to a new house, the books always take up more than half the truck.

I was a literature major. I like to read.

But right now all but probably 10 or so of my books are packed away and not in my house, and that makes me sad like this

I'm betting no one even noticed the titles,so much for subtlety

I have too many books for my shelves. I need more shelves.

A shit load.

I noticed, the titles just started getting boring about 1/4 way down.

Yeah, same.
TLDR

Hmm, close to 300 I'd say. I'd love to have more, but that's all I have room for.