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question everything

(47,591 posts)
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 02:29 PM Jan 2018

Is there any place that accepts books?

Yes, I know, the library, but we have many. I really wish there was a place, like senior housing, that have libraries that can use books. I have many mysteries, many out of print, that would hate to see just turn into pulp. I once was at the half price books and they were willing to take everything and I think they were going to 'handle" them.

There is the Women in Jail project but, again, I am not sure how many they would like to take.

And I've heard about organizations that ship books overseas, where they do not have access to books in English and, I suppose, not to the Internet.

This is the problem. So many now read eBooks..

I don't need to sell them, or even to take tax deductions. I'd just hate to see them thrown out..

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Is there any place that accepts books? (Original Post) question everything Jan 2018 OP
Don't you have Goodwill and other thrift stores around? RandomAccess Jan 2018 #1
Thanks, I will check. Didn't realize that they take books question everything Jan 2018 #2
Give them to a senior apartment facility. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2018 #3
This is what I have in mind. Am not sure where to start question everything Jan 2018 #5
I got rid of all I didn't want by putting them on freecycle.com shraby Jan 2018 #4
Great. Never heard of them but will (nt) question everything Jan 2018 #6
Amazon will buy certain books from you. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2018 #7
Google it. Then narrow it down to your area. shraby Jan 2018 #9
Veteran and senior homes sarisataka Jan 2018 #8
Little Free libraries? MrsMatt Jan 2018 #10
I son't see many of them - live in the suburb question everything Jan 2018 #11
You can get rid of them at any church or temple, too. geardaddy Jan 2018 #12
Thanks. Will ask around (nt) question everything Jan 2018 #13

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,985 posts)
3. Give them to a senior apartment facility.
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 02:39 PM
Jan 2018

The one my dad lived in had a library, and when he died we gave them most of his books and they were pleased to have them. If your town has Little Free Libraries you can just stick some of them in one of those.

shraby

(21,946 posts)
4. I got rid of all I didn't want by putting them on freecycle.com
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 03:13 PM
Jan 2018

Most were gone within a couple of days. I put them in categories and offered each one, plus they come and get them, don't have to haul them anyplace.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
7. Amazon will buy certain books from you.
Mon Jan 8, 2018, 03:50 PM
Jan 2018

Esp. the hard to find, out of print ones. They will pay postage plus book price they set. Someone here was talking about that just the other day.
I know for a fact they are looking for a book I have, will pay 15.00.... at the time.... for it.

You might want to check any of your known out of print books with the site.

I have same problem you do, but live in a very remote area so Freecycle and etc. are not gonna work for me. Most of my books are non-fiction, most people down here read fiction. My only option is to give them to the library for their annual sale, but the library has tons of books in storage already.

question everything

(47,591 posts)
11. I son't see many of them - live in the suburb
Tue Jan 9, 2018, 05:18 PM
Jan 2018

and I really cannot see myself stuffing it with books.

I may start with the library - having a book sale in two weeks. I can start with a Minnesota favorite - Joanne Fluke.

geardaddy

(24,933 posts)
12. You can get rid of them at any church or temple, too.
Thu Jan 11, 2018, 07:19 PM
Jan 2018

Lots of places of worship take books for their libraries or give them to people who are in their pastoral care programs.

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