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What do you do with your old books?
I put most of mine on readitswapit.co.uk. Only usually paperbacks as hardbacks cost too much to post, so those I give to charity.One day I plan to have enough money that I can have a big house with a library so I will not have to get rid of any books - however until then I must get rid of them:(
At least with Read It Swap It I get a book back for the cost of postage :)
Me too, Angie, I want a room lined in matching bookshelves floor to ceiling with a comfy chair and a wonderful lamp and all my easily accessible - if I ever win to lottery that will be #3 on my list :)
I just keep them in a box in my closet - in case kids in the future want to read them, or I have friends who're looking for it. I like to keep my books :) no matter how much space or how torn they are
I donate my books to my local library. There are a few series that I have kept, but the majority are given away.
I give them to my grandma and she gives them to the Goodwill or ships them to the poor childen in my home country, Jamaica.
I donate my books to charity.
If its a book I re-read, or really liked I keep it on my shelves I keep building all over my room, other than that its to paperbackswap.com
what do I do with my old books? Nothing really- they're all stored on my computer- ebooks
I only keep a book if it carries some significance to me or effected me in some way. All the others get passed on to friends or given to the library. I use an ereader now so I just keep all my books on it that ive read.
I keep most of my books because I find it nice to have a collection and am constantly lending them to my friends. What do I do with old books? I donate them to goodwill or our school library. Lots of younger-aged books I give to my friend's sibilings.
I use bookcrossing. But only for books that I didn't really like, the ones I like I keep and read again (or just look at on my shelf). There have been two times in my life when I have had to completely give up my book collection so now I am pretty protective of it.
What's bookcrossing? I'm sorry to hear about you losing your collection :(
Lauren according to Wikipedia, "BookCrossing (also: BC, BCing or BXing) is defined as "the practice of leaving a book in a public place to be picked up and read by others, who then do likewise." The term is derived from bookcrossing.com, a free online book club which began in order to encourage the practice, aiming to "make the whole world a library."
Here is a link that talks about them on their web site bookcrossing:
http://www.bookcrossing.com/about
I donate the books to the Salvation Army. I only keeps books that I liked or if a buddy of mine had it on their wish list and I haven't had a chance to ship it out to them yet, but other than that, if I've read a book and it wasn't a keeper for me, it gets donated.
Lisarenee wrote: "Lauren according to Wikipedia, "BookCrossing (also: BC, BCing or BXing) is defined as "the practice of leaving a book in a public place to be picked up and read by others, who then do likewise."..."
That's really cool! Haven't seen it ever before though :(
Arch wrote: "I donate the books to the Salvation Army. I only keeps books that I liked or if a buddy of mine had it on their wish list and I haven't had a chance to ship it out to them yet, but other than that,..."Sounds a little like me. Pass it around the group of friends.
if i know that i will never read them again, i leave them in the lobby of my apartment building...someone always takes them :) and if i love them, i keep them, much to my husbands dismay!
Beth wrote, "and if i love them, i keep them, much to my husbands dismay!"My hubby once asked if he should be worried by all the books that were stacked up around our room. I told him as long as they don't start stacking up on his side of the bed he's got nothing to worry about. LOL
Lisarenee wrote: "Beth wrote, "and if i love them, i keep them, much to my husbands dismay!"My hubby once asked if he should be worried by all the books that were stacked up around our room. I told him as long as ..."
lol
Beth wrote: "if i know that i will never read them again, i leave them in the lobby of my apartment building...someone always takes them :) and if i love them, i keep them, much to my husbands dismay!"Beth I think it's cool that you leave your unwanted books in the lobby. I bet your neighbors love you very much.
Yea, I'd love to have you as a neighbor!
I collect them. Put them on a shelf and wait until I forget the plot or I just have that crave to read it a again.
Cool :) Do you have a large collection of books?
Alyssa wrote: "I just keep them in a box in my closet - in case kids in the future want to read them, or I have friends who're looking for it. I like to keep my books :) no matter how much space or how torn they are"This is what I do! I cannot throw a book away, I went to an art exibition and they had sculptures made of torn books and I was distraught, how could you tear a book?! (and i'm a huge fan of art)
What do I do with books I've read? I return them to the library! I have low vision and therefore require books in large print or audio. I envy people that can read paperbacks, but am thankful that my local library is in a system with a bunch of other libraries and I can usually order up what I want in lp or audio.
Pre-nook - I would reread my favorites and keep at least the last book in a series so I could refresh when the next book was being released. But really only purging when I needed more room for new books. Since I got my nook I keep them all cause I'll never run out of room. Love e-books.
paperbackswap.combookmooch.com
bookcrossing.com
swaptree.com
titletrader.com
half.com
I take them to this used bookstore that will give you money for them. I gave away like 100 books last month and got 30 dollars and then spent that 30 dollars at the same store buying new books xD so that store loves me. they get books and money off of me ;)
It depends on if I like them or not...If they are good and I enjoyed them I keep them for my son who is 3 to read when he is older...something me and his father decided to do.If I dont like them I try to sell them at work and if they dont sell I donate them to the thrift store in town.
@Mary I do like you plus I have a specific swap group for erotica, since its more expensive to by erotic romance. It is also harder to find erotica on PBS and other swap sites.
Sizzlin Miss Kenjii wrote: "@Mary I do like you plus I have a specific swap group for erotica, since its more expensive to by erotic romance. It is also harder to find erotica on PBS and other swap sites."If u find a good site for these books let me know. I have a long wait list of books I want to read.
I haven't, but I would really like to start soon
Ya I have sent and received books. Just no one is listing erotica anywhere.
I usually can't find books I'm looking for on the goodreads swap no matter what I'm looking for.
I guess good reads has a long way to go when it comes to book swapping.
stephanie wrote: "Sizzlin Miss Kenjii wrote: "@Mary I do like you plus I have a specific swap group for erotica, since its more expensive to by erotic romance. It is also harder to find erotica on PBS and other swap..."I'll add u as a friend and invite u to my private swap group on GR =D.
I just it u an invite let me know if you have any questions by PM =D
Okie dokie. I will join as soon as my son gets off the computer. I can only do so much on my phone.
I'm a re-reader. I keep all my books :)
Well if it is a book that I like I keep, especialy hard cover books that I realy like. Books that I know that I would not read them again I will send them through the bookcrossing site, the bookmoouch site and there is a new one born free books site.Enjoy your reading
Avigail
Avigail wrote: "Well if it is a book that I like I keep, especialy hard cover books that I realy like. Books that I know that I would not read them again I will send them through the bookcrossing site, the bookmo..."What was the new one?
Bri wrote: "I take them to this used bookstore that will give you money for them. I gave away like 100 books last month and got 30 dollars and then spent that 30 dollars at the same store buying new books xD s..."Bri, that's exactly what I do. I'm a weekly visitor to my local Half Price Books. Of course, I don't get rid of many books (hence the need to continually build new bookcases) since I love so many of them. But when I do, I sell them there then use the money at the same shop to buy more. I wouldn't want those empty spaces on my shelf to get too lonely.
Lisarenee wrote: "I usually can't find books I'm looking for on the goodreads swap no matter what I'm looking for."Same here, Lisa. It's a little disappointing but I figure it's a sign that I need to hie myself to Half Price to check their inventory again. I really do love that store, especially since they're constantly getting "new" books and restocking the shelves. I've found out of print, hard to find books in great condition for a few dollars. Bliss.
Anything that just isn't moving anywhere, I donate to the thrift store but not usually until I have to move.