| Are you having trouble coming up with a gift idea | | | | In addition to this problem, without knowing |
| for someone who loves to read? Believe me, I | | | | exactly what your book-lover wants, you run the |
| understand the problem, but mostly because I | | | | risk of buying him/her a book they already have. |
| have so often been on the other end of it. I love | | | | Tip #2 - Know What Literary Sub-Category Your |
| to read, and unfortunately, some of my friends | | | | Book-lover is Passionate About |
| automatically assume that this means I will | | | | If you do not share the exact same reading |
| appreciate any book as a gift, as long as it is a | | | | tastes, do not assume that you know what your |
| hardcover. | | | | book-loving friend likes to read, - even if they |
| In order to help you out in your quest for the | | | | have told you what category of literature they |
| best gift for a book-lover (and to help out | | | | most enjoy. Not only do these categories have |
| book-lovers the world over), I have compiled | | | | sub-categories, their sub-categories have |
| these tips to clear up some confusion, and give | | | | sub-categories. |
| you some guidance. | | | | For example, someone who says they love |
| Tip #1 - Make Sure Your Information is Exact | | | | science fiction might easily assume that you know |
| Before you even think of buying him/her a book, | | | | they are talking about books by Robert Heinlein or |
| make sure that you have an actual list, with the | | | | Isaac Asimov. I assure you they will have |
| title of the book and the author as well, that your | | | | difficulty hiding their disappointment when you |
| literary loving friend has said they would | | | | present them with a science fiction book based |
| appreciate. No matter how well you know your | | | | on a futuristic television show. |
| friend, only he/she knows what books they would | | | | Tip #3 - Think Outside the Book Box |
| really be interested in reading. The reason I | | | | Consider something other than a book that would |
| mention both title and author is that there are, | | | | not only be really appreciated, but would show |
| believe it or not, certain books that have the | | | | that you respect their love of books. |
| same titles, or very close facsimiles to books | | | | Could they use an extra bookshelf for those rare |
| written by different authors. You see, while a | | | | hardcover books they would be proud to display, |
| book is considered the intellectual property of the | | | | or just an extra bookcase where they can place |
| author(s), a title cannot in fact be copyrighted. | | | | their ever-growing book collection? |
| Without knowing the name of the author, you | | | | To keep books from falling sideways, perhaps a |
| might buy the wrong book. | | | | nice set of bookends would be appreciated. |