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

[Lilium]

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

 

[WarEagle]

We either trade ours or donate them.

 

[notanordinarygirl]

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

 

[The-Doctor]

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...

Merry Christmas

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[Multi-Elis]

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]

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

 

[indigo tree]

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

 

[Adammi]

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]

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]

I keep them and re-read it again!

 

[wiggsfly]

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

 

[Barnabas71]

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

 

[Jeriel]

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]

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

 

[ptsofathrty]

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]

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

 

[tqpix]

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

 

[ItalianAngel]

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

 

[Antigone]

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]

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