I am a fairly new quilter....2 years...and I find that I don't need books. This board and the internet are really all I need....which is a shame, because I am the librarian for my quilting guild. I bring home 5 books a month to review, but I have yet to use any of them for my quilting. I must not be alone, because many of the books I review have not been checked out for 5 or ten years. Our library has probably 500 books, and maybe ten get checked out each month, not counting the five I check out and review. New books are added all the time, and they just sit. Sad, really....
...but it is so easy to find what I want on my computer, quicker too.