What do people do with books when they’ve finished reading them? Do you keep them? Sell them? Or give to somebody else?
What do people do with books when they’ve finished reading them? Do you keep them? Sell them? Or give to somebody else?
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Kept for years then when I got Kindle emptied all my bookshelves and gave to charity shop.
Give them away!?
Sell some for my animal charities.give to friends . Some i keep. Like my signed copys and proof read ones
Keep them all. Bookcases are overflowing!!! Lol
I keep the ones I’d read again, the ones with autographs and the ones if my favourite authors (collections). Others I sell online and purchase new ones from the money.
I usually give to my sister if I think she would enjoy we share a similar taste in books, but if not I give to the Cat Protection but if I really loved will keep and reread at a later date before giving it to the CP
Keep the ones I think I will read again, give the others to charity shop
Keep the ones that are brought for me and usually pass the others on…
Keep some and give the rest to friends or charity shops
I keep them can’t bare to part with them my loft is pretty full ?
I usually share with friends ☺️
Keep and read it again… Can’t give them away… Never could… Younger, my mom tried to register me at the local library… I made them buy the books as soon as I finished them… ???
I pass all unsigned books on to family or friends, don’t see the point in keeping them because I won’t read them again
I keep them if I like them otherwise they go to the charity shop. I used to do a lot of bookcrossing but not so much these days.
I used to keep them all, still have loads of yellowed 70s paperbacks, but I can’t afford to rent an aircraft hangar so now there are occasional culls in aid of charity shops.
If they are not a keeper – and have had to learn to be more ruthless about that – pass them to a charity shop.
Favourite ones I keep. Others I either give to family or charity shops
Keep most of them take a lot to Barter Books.
Keep or lend to friends Always keep signed ones
Keep my favourites and hand the rest to the charity shop.
Keep them unless someone would like to read the book, then I am happy to pass on.
I used to keep everything but ran out of space! I now have a lot in my kindle library. Books I usually buy from charity shops just go back when I am finished.
Brother gets them if they’re his taste, otherwise, and after he’s finished, unless they’re special, they go to the cat charity shop!
Charity shop
Some I keep, but mainly pass on to a couple of friends then they take them to a charity shop.
Charity shop always
A mixture I keep ones to reread we sell some as part of the hubsters business and some I give away or put in the school library
Keep them until I run out of space, then donate some to the library.
Take them back to the library
Charity mainly or to friends family.
Give to friends if they’d like them, give the rest to charity shop
I keep mine, re-read my favourites
Take them back to the library….
I used to keep them but they started to crowd me out of the house so now I take them to the charity shop. ?
Post them on http://paperbackswap.com/ or drop them off at the local private ambulance company for the medics and emts.
I keep the ones I really, really love after I’ve passed them round my bookclub, then I give the rest to the charity shop.
My neighbour reads them then I either keep them or take them to the charity shops.
Unless they’re reference works, or novels I know that I’ll re-read, I pass them on to relatives or charity shops.
It depends. Usually if it’s crime and mystery I pass to friends or give to the charity shop. Some other books I keep. This is also why I like the kindle as I just remove it from the device and keep in the cloud.
If they are recent editions I give them to the local library.
Why don’t we start a book club? Have time? X
Car boots, friends and charity shops.
Pass on to family / friends then to the charity shop!
Hoard them (yes, I admit it!!)
We have a village market which I give my books to but I keep some classics or the books which I have specially enjoyed and which my grandchildren may like. I do keep my Christmas books, they’re not going anywhere!
We have a 2nd hand bookshop that gives you credit for books that you then use to buy other 2nd hand books from them
Keep them
I’m in a 3 way swap
I read them on Kindle so I either own them or return them if I got them with Kindle unlimited
Some I keep, some I give to others then they either pass them on or give to the charity shop and some I give straight to a charity shop. My kindle ones I just delete off the kindle.
A mixture ! I often pass them on to family/friends or charity shops. If the book has completely captured my heart I will keep it ! ? x
What is this ‘giving away’ I do not know this! ???
Pass them on to family or friends or charity shops.
Keep the signed ones, read others on kindle and recycle others
Keep hardbacks. Paperbacks I either keep or pass on.
I do lend them out but find it hard to part with good books – if I pass them on not wanting them back it means they didn’t really float my boat
All of the above. Give them away if I know someone wants them or to charity shops; have sold at carboot sales and still have a shed-load in boxes and on my shelves.
I keep favourite authors and series I’m going to continue with, often take to charity shop when restocking the tbr pile. I’ve also been getting my Mum hooked on Belinda Bauer novels and take some books in for two ladies at work.
@Daniel yes had Rebus for years but rereading and passing on as with Bob Skinner at the moment DCI Jim Daley and Denzil Meryick are ok as is James Oswald’s Tony McLean. Even some of Stuart Bride’s are for the high jump.
Pass them onto my daughter, she says I’m her new library ?
We donate them to our local library
@Liz I didn’t know you could do that ! That’s great
My local library accepts used books. Some they keep & some they’ll sell
I give them to friends when I can. When I can’t, or they suck, I donate then to a local thrift shop
The ones that I really like make it to the bookcase. The rest end up in carrier bags and are given to hospice shops.
I usually pass to my bestie
Pass them on to Friends or Charity shops.
Hoard them.
I give them to friends or anyone who wants them
Charity shops or book group.
Some I keep. Others go to various book-swapping locations (train stations, local Arts centre, coffee shops) or to charity shops.
Pass them on to family and friends then eventually the charity shop unless it is a “definitely to be read again” one.
Keep them. They are my babies.
I keep reference books but give novels to charity. Except for a few that I’m emotionally attached to!
Give them to Oxfam. Let someone else enjoy them.
I donate them to charity.
I keep them I would never get rid of any I buy