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Originally Posted by issybird
As for the second, there are too many instances of people passing along the valueless to a charity so the charity has the problem of disposing it. In this particular case, it’s important to remove the “sacred” aspect to the notion of these books and view them for what they are, a commodity. Then evaluate them closely for ones with intrinsic value, i.e., it would be worth it to another to buy/sell/keep it. And then the rest, which realistically will be most of them as used books have very little value in general, really are trash and should be viewed as such and recycled as possible (covers on hardcovers are not recyclable) and the remainder dumped.
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Certainly valid, but it's also true that one's man trash is another man's treasure. Beyond the obviously damaged, it's not unreasonable to give a charity right of refusal if they are interested (as opposed to just leaving heavy boxes on their doorstep unsolicited). Though admittedly, it might be hard to find an interested charity.
I recently carted a box of books that were worthless to me to a nearby comic store, and he was happy to rummage through it and pay for what he wanted...and he let me use his dumpster for the rest, so that worked out well for me.
And of course, it is winter here, and,
as Nickel Creek pointed out, books burn warm in the fireplace....