Getting rid of books
We have moved continents with our treasured books and would balk over any suggestion to get rid of books but I am sure there are a lot of people out there who have a lot more books than us and who may feel the need to get rid of some of them occasionally. New York Times has a good piece on how to get rid of books in a less painful manner.
Used-book stores are another good choice. Fred Bass, who has run the Strand bookstore in Manhattan for the last 45 years, said business was booming. He does not accept donations, but said he had no difficulty finding good books to buy.
For “a good clean trade paperback” he will offer about $1, maybe a little more, but it has to be in brand-new condition.
“A lot of material has lost its timeliness,” Mr. Bass said. A novel that was a best seller 10 years ago probably will not fetch much — if anything — today.
Zen Habits has pointers to book-swapping services and other methods to get rid of those books.
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