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Originally Posted by issybird
I think the reality is that nearly all of those books accumulated by parents in their lifetimes end up in the dumpster at death, and those are the few that survived moves and general pruning over time. In short, this is a sentimental take on physical books that doesn't reflect the reality. Books are heavy, bulky and deteriorate and as anyone's who's tried knows, no place wants them when you want to get rid of them. And seriously, what percentage of anyone's library consists of absolute gems compared to the dross of everyday reading?
It's like baseball cards; they're only valuable because Mom threw most of them out when the kid went off to college.
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My son definitely will not want my books. I am in the process of donating my physical books. I have already gotten rid of the hardbacks. The paper books are going in a few weeks.
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