scorpioxy
Hello folks,
So I am moving and want to get rid of most of my small library. My reading over the past 5 years has mostly been in ebook form using a tablet so no sense in lugging around huge tomes. So my question is; how do you guys get rid of older books? Do you know of any place that accepts book donations?
I basically have a mix of university books(computer science, business and CS used by AUB). Also a bunch of technical books that are not outdated but that I'd probably never touch again(java, php...). A few more types but I can't classify them. They might be old but I take care of them so they're in good shape. Also, I am not interested in selling just finding them a new home. Seems like a shame to throw them away but I am always disappointed by the interest in books by other Lebanese people.
bermudapineapple
I'm sure there are charities that would accept your books with open arms.
scorpioxy
Great. Know of any?
bermudapineapple
No, but I will ask and get back to you.
m-sabra
If it's just finding a new home i might be interested in some of the cs books.
rolf
Might be interested in some of the computer books, if they cover a broad subject (such as algorithms).
I have some books myself maybe we can exchange too.
It will have to wait until at least mid-December, though - for, er, logistical reasons :)
bermudapineapple
03797000
Number of an organization called MMKN. They're a charity that helps out in various ways, one of which is by hiring freelance teachers and educating children. They could put those books to better use.
scorpioxy
Thanks! Someone will also put me in touch with people at the national library who said they would be interested in my donation. I will gather my options and decide on the best route.
LeonAdventure
@Scorpioxy Can you post back your final findings/advices on the forum? I've got lots of books (academic and literature) that I would like to donate.
Thanks for the help.
scorpioxy
I'm afraid that wouldn't be very useful. Turns out there was more talk than action. So I ended up getting rid of obsolete technical books(frameworks, Oracle...) and kept the rest stashed away pending some other solution. The ones I got rid of were put next to obsolete electronics of mine near my old place so probably ended up in the garbage. Sad and a waste of hard-earned money but I didn't have many options.
rolf
Well obsolete technical book don't have that much value, that's kind of normal. For example my father has books such as "mastering Adobe Photoshop 4.0" or "MS-Dos 5.0 manual" somewhere in his library. I don't think these have much value, except maybe historical and sentimental. Otherwise some other books such as books about the Linux kernel should still have some value, especially those dealing with topics that are not attached to a specific technology (such as algorithms) and slow changing technology (such as the Linux kernel core) would still have value.
scorpioxy
These were not the kind of books I was referring to. I got rid of books about php and mysql and writing ecomercse sites and one about plsql. These were obsolete to me because I work with different things now - to keep it brief. The other topics that you've described I kept until I get a chance to deal with them. I have the TCP/IP books by Stevens for example, those are classics.