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What do you do with your books

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Following on from the thread about what book are you reading now, I wonder what people do with books they have read?

Do you keep them to reread?

Do you pass on to friends?

Do you sell on?

Do you charity shop them?

For me it depends on the author as some authors I have all they have written, for others I may just read one or two and then usually charity shop them or try and find someone who will appreciate them.

Trying to decide to what to do with my James Patterson collection as not sure will ever go back to them

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By *SAchickWoman
over a year ago

Hillside desolate

We've got a book swap thing at work, you hand in books you've read and take away one or two you haven't. I've donated loads to that.

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By *erry bull1Man
over a year ago

doncaster

Cancer UK charity shop

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By *tingly ByronMan
over a year ago

In a town Fab forgot

Some I keep as they're specific to my hobbies.

Some I keep to read again, or they're part of an authors collection.

Books I buy from charity shops for resale.

Sometimes I write a comment in the flyleaf and leave it laying around for someone else to pick up and read.

I prefer books to a kindle, books have a feel, a smell......

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By *tingly ByronMan
over a year ago

In a town Fab forgot


"Some I keep as they're specific to my hobbies.

Some I keep to read again, or they're part of an authors collection.

Books I buy from charity shops I give back for resale.

Sometimes I write a comment in the flyleaf and leave it laying around for someone else to pick up and read.

I prefer books to a kindle, books have a feel, a smell......"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I keep some and donate some. They go to eden Valley hospice bookshop.

Some I pass on to my mum or daughter. They get donated after they've done the rounds.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Some I keep as they're specific to my hobbies.

Some I keep to read again, or they're part of an authors collection.

Books I buy from charity shops for resale.

Sometimes I write a comment in the flyleaf and leave it laying around for someone else to pick up and read.

I prefer books to a kindle, books have a feel, a smell......"

Dont have sense of smell but do often prefer book to kindle, again depending on the author. Seem to use kindle for reading old classics that never read before

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By *obin_and_marionMan
over a year ago

Beaconsfield

Keep them forever... It is just not right to get rid of books...

(BTW we have a library ha ha)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I got rid of 99.9% of my paper books to a local charity shop. I still have about 200 left. However i have thousands on my Kindle. Much easier to store, amoung many other good reasons to use a Kindle

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Keep them forever... It is just not right to get rid of books...

(BTW we have a library ha ha) "

How many lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I give them to a charity shop. I'm really bad for clearing stuff out, whatever the opposite of a hoarder is, that's me!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I take them to the charity shop. But I keep my ladybird books for grown ups coz they are funny xxx

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By *tingly ByronMan
over a year ago

In a town Fab forgot


"I got rid of 99.9% of my paper books to a local charity shop. I still have about 200 left. However i have thousands on my Kindle. Much easier to store, amoung many other good reasons to use a Kindle "

Kindles aren't as good for swatting flies though.....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Most go to Oxfam books in Cardiff (where I can leave with just as many as I took in).

Some go to friends, I got three friends one who gets all my music bios, onecall the rugby/cricket books I read, and another the history books.

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By *ifty grades of shadyCouple
over a year ago

Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight

Charity shop them, did a load yesterday funnily enough.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I got rid of 99.9% of my paper books to a local charity shop. I still have about 200 left. However i have thousands on my Kindle. Much easier to store, amoung many other good reasons to use a Kindle

Kindles aren't as good for swatting flies though..... "

My cats catch the any flies that are around

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

I've only read 1 book since I left school

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Charity shops.

And sometimes I leave them on a train or cafe.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Im framing the last one i read.

Used to be a great hobby of mine but not lately

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By *iamondCougarWoman
over a year ago

Norfuck! / Lincolnshire

I leave mine in coffee shops or on hols for others to read after me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A lot of the villages round here have converted there phone boxes into libraries. If I've finished a book, I stick it in the car, when I pass a phone box library I leave my book for someone else and have a look to see if there's anything I fancy.

I collect books illustrated by certain artists, they are treasured items, along with my vinal collection.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

As a rule now, most of the actual books I buy now are cocktail books which for obvious reasons I keep, stuff I read for myself is all digital in a Kindle

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We have a bookcase

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By *illy_the_tvTV/TS
over a year ago

hoorn, Netherlands

Audible, the only way to have books nowadays. I can listen to world class narrators reading the books I don't have time to sit down and read whenever I want

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Try and remember to drop them back into the library before my fine builds up. Others charity shop. If I love them I have to keep them.

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ


"We have a bookcase"

So do I, but I'm gonna chuck it as it only sits there gathering dust

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I only ever read factual books (it's work related) and I keep them all, a kinda knowledge resource centre all of my own!!..then one day they will be passed onto my son, but not any day soon I hope...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Keep them forever... It is just not right to get rid of books... "

...here here...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Keep them forever... It is just not right to get rid of books...

...here here... "

Yes same here. Plus there are highlighted passages all over my book, all the quotes, sentences, references I liked so no way I could get rid of them.

They are sort of personalised to what is relevant to me.

I always start a book with a highlighter.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Keep them forever... It is just not right to get rid of books...

...here here...

Yes same here. Plus there are highlighted passages all over my book, all the quotes, sentences, references I liked so no way I could get rid of them.

They are sort of personalised to what is relevant to me.

I always start a book with a highlighter. "

Pretty much the same for me. I'm a fan of personal 'marginalia'!!...Saves reading twice as well. If I need to go back to a book for info I just go to the relevant chapter and 'quick scan' my highlights and pencilled thoughts. What I need will be in there somewhere

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By *appy squirrelWoman
over a year ago

Norwich

charity shop although half of mine are not English so I have to sneak them in...

i only allow myself to buy a book when I am flying to my family now- I just had too many and they are a pain to move with... mostly listen to audiobooks now

most outrageous thing I have ever seen was a guy on a train who ripped the book apart they he was reading at the time dumping the read pages in the bin and left with half a book!!!

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By *inkyLondonpairCouple
over a year ago

London

Keep em. I have over 4000..

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By *ookingforlustMan
over a year ago

northants

Charity shops or holiday hotels

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lucy has a book-folding business...

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By *bsolutebeginnersCouple
over a year ago

Planet Ork

Charity shop, there’s a book exchange at one of our local train stations and I also like to leave one on a train or in a hospital waiting room or somewhere similar as a pleasant surprise hopefully for someone

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By *he Queen of TartsWoman
Forum Mod
over a year ago

My Own Little World

I keep all the books I like. Those I will never read again or gave up on go to my local library or charity shop, most of my friends aren't readers or I would pass them over.

Still have about 300 paper books and untold thousands on my Kindle and waiting to be downloaded.

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By *hedevilwearspradaWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere nearby

I keep the books by my favourite authors, or ones that I’ve really enjoyed. I swop with my mum, donate to charity shops and when I go on holiday I leave the books behind.

I usually take a couple with me if I am away for work as well as there’s a couple of hotels I stay in have bookshelves for book swipes.

I’ve left the odd one on a train as well for someone to pick up and take away. I love reading so am delighted if I get a free book. I’ve no interest in reading them on Kindles or the like and I don’t mind an audio book now and again I prefer just to read them

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By *hedevilwearspradaWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere nearby

That would be swops not swipes

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