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Originally Posted by J. Strnad
In my experience, the resale value of a book is about $1 for a hardback and 25 cents for a paperback, if you can get anything for them. I drove to a couple of used book stores with a pickup truck full of books (hardbacks and paperbacks) and they each took three or four books and passed on the rest. We have yard sales and it's the same thing: we sell a few books but carry many more back into the house.
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After Mom passed away we had a whole house sale which turned into a giveaway at the end. I sold a lot of books for very little, gave away a bunch more and ended up carting what was left to Goodwill. While I liked used books back when I could still read paperbacks most people don't seem to place much value on them unless it's something that they're specifically interested in.
I'm 100% on the bandwagon for space saving, no weight ebooks. I've got no interest in books as objects.