WHat do you do with your old books when you have read them?

Lilium · Dec 27, 2007

Some I keep, some I give to charity, some I sell on ebay.

WarEagle · Dec 27, 2007

We either trade ours or donate them.

notanordinarygirl · Dec 28, 2007

I keep them to read another time, though I also sometimes lend them to friends and family, when they're interested.

The-Doctor · Dec 28, 2007

Mickey1953 said:
I had to chuckle when I found this thread... I do keep them, I even dig them out of trash cans. The job I use to work at; our local school would sometimes toss books, it cost so much to send them to another school, so I would take them home. Also many years ago, we had a bishop that lived in our small village and when he died many of his old books were thrown away. A neighbor, friend, teacher I worked with for many years - we both got half way in the dumpster and pulled out books from the 1800's. What a site that must have been!
I have finally started to give books away...
But, my Agatha Christie, I will re-read. When I am finally through, I have the option of the university I work at to donate them to the library...

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Multi-Elis · Dec 28, 2007

I keep them, whether I like them or not. If I like them, it's to reread. If I don't, it's to spare someone else. (Seriously, there is one health nut book that was in my opinion leading people astray, and so I refused to sell it, so that no one else would be wrongly influenced by it.)

But usually I just borrow books from the library.

buttercup2000 · Dec 29, 2007

Some I keep, but I also trade books and give them away.

indigo tree · Jan 5, 2008

I could never part with a book that I have read or enjoyed so I keep them.

Adammi · Jan 5, 2008

I just took a box of about 75 books to a Buy, Sell, Trade Bookstore today. They only bought two of them. That was quite devastating.
I don't know what I am going to do with the rest.

daydream11 · Jan 6, 2008

I keep them! I have a library now, filled with books I have had since the 3rd grade, and as it gets larger and larger I can't help but feel such pride about it. Sadly, the filled shelves represent a very small population of the books that I have read (which always saddens me; I feel like my collection doesn't give my reading love justice).

saki · Jan 10, 2008

I keep them and re-read it again!

wiggsfly · Jan 14, 2008

There are a few I keep, but for the most part I give them to friends and family.

Barnabas71 · Jan 14, 2008

most I keep, as I often like to re-read them if they have been an enjoyable read.

Jeriel · Jan 15, 2008

Depends on if I liked the book If I didn't like it I stick it in our annual garage sale, otherwise I keep it for re-reading. There's nothing I love more than seeing a shelf full of good books

faithchic05 · Jan 18, 2008

Most books I read I get from the library but if I buy a book I keep it.

ptsofathrty · Jan 20, 2008

I'm acquiring a library. Someday my children will inherit a nice big library.

It also depends on if it's any good. If not, I'll get rid of it.

nstinson2004 · Feb 1, 2008

I lend a lot out... but a lot stay in my home library

tqpix · Feb 2, 2008

I don't like the idea of parting away with my books unless they are worn down.

ItalianAngel · Feb 3, 2008

I voted for "keep them to re read another time" however I sometimes give some of my books to charity.

Antigone · Feb 3, 2008

Keep 'em, although I lend them out all the time. Sometimes I don't notice several are missing until I get them back.

Tragic Paradox · Feb 3, 2008

Usually keep them...although I'm normally happy to let someone borrow one. There's probably some books I'd part with if any one asked...but no one does

WHat do you do with your old books when you have read them?

What do you do with your books once you have read them?

Keep them to re read another time

Give them to charity

Give them to someone else to read

Throw them away

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