I often do, I started when a Tutu game crashed and it would have meant a total restart. It's a bit cheesy I guess, just laziness 'cos I can't be bothered with another BG1 run through.
I think Fable's wrong though, the tomes weren't used in BG2 because they were already available in BG1, nothing to do with munchkin-ness, Ruad, now that's 100% Gorgonzola!
