Where to donate encyclopedias?

tempus vernum · 12-29-2008, 02:55 PM

I have an old set of encyclopedias I'd like to donate. We NEVER use them and truth be told, they can use the internet or the library set if we need it.

Goodwill and thrift shops don't take them

Marielle · 12-29-2008, 02:58 PM

try selling them on etsy. Tons of scrapbookers and people who revamp books into journals and/or use text plus other components would buy them. Cardmakers too.

tempus vernum · 12-29-2008, 02:59 PM

Do I have to have an etsy store?

Maybe I could do craigs list

I sold our train table in less than 24 hours on craig's list

Marielle · 12-29-2008, 03:01 PM

oops sorry yes it's likely. You could post them on craigslist or freecycle for free or maybe even try ebay if you'd like to test the water and market it towards the book reconstruction crowd.

Katigre · 12-29-2008, 04:12 PM

How old are they? You might be better off recycling them instead.

malakoa · 12-29-2008, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Katigre

How old are they? You might be better off recycling them instead.

that's what we did.

tempus vernum · 12-29-2008, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by malakoa

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Originally Posted by Katigre

How old are they? You might be better off recycling them instead.

that's what we did.

You mean putting them in the recycling bin

or taking them somewhere to recycle??

Oh, my,they ARE ANCIENT

I had no clue

They are from 1988

Katigre · 12-29-2008, 06:12 PM

1988 - definitely recycle them. Sometimes books outlive their life and need to be disposed of properly instead of kept in the chain of 'stuff'. I would call your local library and ask how you would recycle hardbound books - they should be able to point you to somewhere in your community where you could drop them off.

12-29-2008, 02:55 PM	#1
tempus vernum Rose Garden I am the mountain. I am not the storm and the storm is not me. -Ian Cron Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 28,913	Where to donate encyclopedias? I have an old set of encyclopedias I'd like to donate. We NEVER use them and truth be told, they can use the internet or the library set if we need it. Goodwill and thrift shops don't take them __________________ ~Spring always comes after winter~ 2 Corinthians 4:16 “ Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. ”

12-29-2008, 02:58 PM	#2
Marielle Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 7,321	Re: Where to donate encyclopedias? try selling them on etsy. Tons of scrapbookers and people who revamp books into journals and/or use text plus other components would buy them. Cardmakers too. __________________ Marielle esFP (yup, they're visually proportional) dyt type 3 and my type 3 smilies cook, sew, knit, crochet, repeat - my blog http://www.maricucu.blogspot.com Married to T for 13 years and watching over the herd: I 10.5 yo R 8.25 yo N 5.5 yo M 3.75 yo “Never put off till tomorrow what may be done day after tomorrow just as well.” -Mark Twain

12-29-2008, 02:59 PM	#3
tempus vernum Rose Garden I am the mountain. I am not the storm and the storm is not me. -Ian Cron Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 28,913	Re: Where to donate encyclopedias? Do I have to have an etsy store? Maybe I could do craigs list I sold our train table in less than 24 hours on craig's list __________________ ~Spring always comes after winter~ 2 Corinthians 4:16 “ Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. ”

12-29-2008, 03:01 PM	#4
Marielle Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 7,321	Re: Where to donate encyclopedias? oops sorry yes it's likely. You could post them on craigslist or freecycle for free or maybe even try ebay if you'd like to test the water and market it towards the book reconstruction crowd. __________________ Marielle esFP (yup, they're visually proportional) dyt type 3 and my type 3 smilies cook, sew, knit, crochet, repeat - my blog http://www.maricucu.blogspot.com Married to T for 13 years and watching over the herd: I 10.5 yo R 8.25 yo N 5.5 yo M 3.75 yo “Never put off till tomorrow what may be done day after tomorrow just as well.” -Mark Twain

12-29-2008, 04:12 PM	#5
Katigre Rose Garden Why thank you, it is naturally blue... Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,278	Re: Where to donate encyclopedias? How old are they? You might be better off recycling them instead.

12-29-2008, 06:12 PM	#8
Katigre Rose Garden Why thank you, it is naturally blue... Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,278	Re: Where to donate encyclopedias? 1988 - definitely recycle them. Sometimes books outlive their life and need to be disposed of properly instead of kept in the chain of 'stuff'. I would call your local library and ask how you would recycle hardbound books - they should be able to point you to somewhere in your community where you could drop them off.

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