I've got all these books on my bookshelf that I want to clear out. I'm not sure what to do with them. Throw them out?
2007-12-30 05:18:39 · 21 answers · asked by Gracie 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Here's what you can do:
1: Donate them to the Library
2: Sell them to a used book store for cash or store credit
3: Sell Them on Ebay
4: Give them to Goodwill or another thrift sore
5: Give them to a homeless shelter or Prison
6: Have a yard sale
7: See if freecycle: http://www.freecycle.org/ has a group in your area and join (it's free) and put them up there.
2007-12-30 05:49:15 · answer #1 · answered by Vega 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
See if your local library wants them. If not see the Salvation Army or local thrift store. You could also put on a yard sale with stuff your family/friends don't want anymore, and see if you can sell the books. If some don't sell then take them to the library or thrift store.
2007-12-30 05:54:24 · answer #2 · answered by javthrower18 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Charity shop, Salvation Army, used book store, senior centre (or youth centre or ??? depending on the type), prisons, homeless/low-income drop-ins, women's shelters, collections for 3rd world countries, etc. Any place that has more people than funds.
A local church has an giant annual book sale for two weeks every autumn to raise money for Christian Aid. Is there anything like that around you?
And then there are the on-line options like book swaps (you list your books and anyone who's interested in one or more contacts you via the site.
Who would you like to be helped by your books?
2007-12-30 05:45:11 · answer #3 · answered by The angels have the phone box. 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Once a year our local library has a used book sale and ask for donations. If you don't have such a thing donate them to the Salvation Army
2007-12-30 07:04:54 · answer #4 · answered by Classy Granny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO! Don't throw them out. You can donate them to a library, the salvation army, or you can take them to your local bookstore and they will sometimes give you money or you can get a few books in exchange of them. lol I love books, they're my friends. lol :D Happy New Year
2007-12-30 05:25:22 · answer #5 · answered by Nita 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Give them to the library, take them to an old folks home, donate to a second hand store, put them on ebay make a little money
2007-12-30 05:23:15 · answer #6 · answered by MiMi Sugar 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Give them to a Library, Used Bookstore, or a friend you know wants them. No reason to throw them away when someone else can enjoy them.
2007-12-30 05:25:50 · answer #7 · answered by Akuma 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In most places there is a used bookstore about. Take your books there. They will give you store credit to get a few books that you want to read now.
2007-12-30 09:34:22 · answer #8 · answered by jackson 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Donate them to a library or if they are childrens books to a school.
2007-12-30 05:22:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't throw them, donate them to a local library. or you can sell them to a half price book store
2007-12-30 05:21:21 · answer #10 · answered by Jim Jo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋