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Personally my solution to this is either giving the books to a thrift store or donating it to the library. Then it at least has a chance of finding a new owner,

• Tomte 7y ago
  Another solution is trying companies buying old media. I finally got rid of Lisp in Small Pieces, which I would never have worked through anyway and some other comparable book I cannot remember for double-digit Euros! It's hit-and-miss, though. I see no rhyme and reason in which books they're interested in, and the prices. Just the day before yesterday I took some cooking books in pristine condition to the library. They used to have a book-swapping box outside. It was gone. I went in (not too thrilled with the prospect of lugging it all back home) and asked about it. No, they don't have it anymore. I can put my books in the "free section" inside. I did that, the librarian walked by to take a look and snatched the books away. "They are good, I'll see whether we can use them for the library. Usually we only get books we throw away immediately."
  • daly 7y ago
    Lisp in Small PIeces is one of the best books I've ever read. Besides being a deep reach into programming decisions it is one of the best examples of a literate program. By "getting ride of it" I assume you put it into a glass case on your office wall. I admit it does deserve such a place of pride.
• checkyoursudo 7y ago
  I just donated 200+ books. They were ecstatic to receive them. It's a reasonably good way to go. Plus, what they don't want or won't sell, then they can decide what to do with so that I'm not a book murderer. My book conscience is clean.