Anything Goes on Saturday - Getting Rid of Books

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My topic for this week is ...what to do with older books.

Last week Literary Feline at Musing of a Bookish Kitty discussed getting rid of books from our TBRs. I'm going to be doing that soon, too, if I can motivate myself :)

Anyway, I have a huge amount of books - literally over 10,000. Now that I have an ereader, I only want to read on my Nook so I want to get rid of all my old books and get my guest room back (the guest room is currently housing the 10,000+ books). My dilemma is what do I do with my old books?

I do have a used bookstore near me, but they don't take old romances (which most of mine are) and, besides, I don't want anything in return. The same with Bookmooch or Paperback Swap...if I put books there, I'd get something back and that would defeat the purpose. I just want to get rid of everything. It would take forever to sell them on EBay and a pain in the neck to package and send out.

So, what do I do? I can take some to the library, but are there other places that accept books? Old romances, as well as other genres. Any suggestions? I'd kind of like to spread the wealth :)

My husband thinks they should just be thrown out, but it's against my religion to do that :)

Have you ever donated books? Where do you donate them to? Inquiring minds want to know :)

The Friday 56

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*Grab a book, any book.
*Turn to page 56.
*Find any sentence that grabs you.
*Post it.
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Booking through Thursday - Periodically

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This week's question...

Even I read things other than books from time to time … like, Magazines! What magazines/journals do you read?

My answer...

I read very few magazines. I read Romantic Times. For those who don't know, this is a monthly magazine that lists all the romance books coming out in a month. It's how I make my shopping list :) They also have a couple of pages for science fiction and mysteries, but mainly it's romance and romantic suspense.



The other magazine I subscribe to is Weight Watchers, but I never seem to have time to read it. Whenever I get reading time, I prefer to read a book.

Cat Thursday - January 20th

Welcome to the weekly meme that celebrates the wonders and sometime hilarity of cats! Join us by posting a favorite LOL cat pic you may have come across, famous cat art or even share with us pics of your own beloved cat(s). It's all for the love of cats! Enjoy! This fun meme is hosted by The True Book Addict. Go over to her site to join in the fun.