Editing Bookworm (section)

==Profile==
The classic bibliophile loves to read, admires and collects books,{{efn-ua|Of course, a bookworm is an insect that eats books. The term "bookworm" is often used as a [[metaphor]] to describe a voracious reader, an indiscriminate reader, or a [[bibliophile]]. In its earliest iterations, it had a negative [[connotation]]—that is, it denoted an [[Slacker|idler]] who read rather than worked. Over the years its meaning has drifted in a more positive direction.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/is-the-meaning-of-bookworm-positive-or-negative |title=Is 'bookworm' positive or negative? |publisher=[[Merriam Webster]] |access-date=June 18, 2019}}</ref> Another meaning of the word is "a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.synonym.com/synonyms/bookworm |title=Bookworm |work=synonyms |access-date=June 19, 2019}}</ref>}} and often amasses a large and specialized collection. Bibliophiles usually possess books they love or that hold special value, as well as old editions with unusual bindings, [[autograph]]ed, or illustrated copies. <ref>Holzenberg, Eric. "The Bibliophile as Bibliographer". ''The papers of the Bibliographical Society of America''. 104.4 (2010): 421–431.</ref> "Bibliophile" is an appropriate term for a minority of those who are [[Book collecting|book collectors]].<ref>Carter, John, Nicolas Barker and Simran Thadani. 2016. ''John Carter's ABC for Book Collectors'', p.45. Ninth ed. New Castle Delaware: Oak Knoll Press''.</ref>