Ask HN: What do you do with old textbooks?

rahimnathwani 2021-08-19 00:30:55 +0000 UTC [ - ]

Don't burn them please. Better to donate them to Oxfam (UK), Goodwill (USA) or a charity of your choice at Community Thrift (San Francisco).

rolph 2021-08-18 04:57:54 +0000 UTC [ - ]

i have scanned and stored my textbooks in digital form, the hard copies of most recent editions remain on shelf.

i donate to homeschoolers that have interest and flair for technical subjects

rahimnathwani 2021-08-19 00:31:52 +0000 UTC [ - ]

Did you build a book scanning station, or cut the spines and use a sheet feeder, or just spend ages doing it?

tsjq 2021-08-18 04:58:18 +0000 UTC [ - ]

> Should I just dump them at a local library?

yes.

many libraries esp the ones at univ/colleges have shelves / bins for donation books. I found some very helpful books from a library 12 yrs ago.

slater 2021-08-18 03:59:46 +0000 UTC [ - ]

Donate.

2021-08-18 04:07:36 +0000 UTC [ - ]