The book selection at generic charity shops is generally extremely poor, and not by accident. Charity shops are too limited in space to stock every book that ge

The book selection at generic charity shops is generally extremely poor, and not by accident. Charity shops are too limited in space to stock every book that gets donated, so any book that isn't deemed likely to sell is dumped in the trash. This leaves them with exclusively lowest-common-denominator books. Source: volunteered in a charity shop briefly. Saw them throw away a copy of Le Morte d'Arthur, while anything by Danielle Steel automatically went on the shelf even if there were three copies of it already. Don't donate your books to charity shops, folks!