Thread: Does your will include gifting your ebooks?
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Old 01-11-2015, 06:38 PM   #98
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Originally Posted by BelleZora View Post
Just over a year ago I decided to give away a print library of about 300 books. I finally found a great-niece excited to take them. Several years ago I gave my son an 1853 Shakespeare edited by Thomas Bowdler, first editions of Stanley in Africa and other rarities of similar age, and an 1855 book on the history and care of roses with the spine uncracked, pages crisp, and still containing order forms. I later learned that he took them to Half Price Books and that he was amazed that he received more than a few dollars.
Oh my BelleZora, those books that your son took to Half Price Books, oh my .....

I know that when we give things away we no longer have the emotional or physical right to determine their fate, but oh my ....
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