observations

[anotheranon]

I'm still purging my shelves of old books to feed Half.com. I find that computer books depreciate rapidly - a web server book bought for $40 in 1998 with an unopened CDRom now goes for about $6 - not shocking considering the rate of software obsolescence, but disappointing nonetheless. Anyone know of someone who will take old books like "Flash 3 Web Animation" or "Photoshop 4 Studio Secrets"? $ would be nice but getting rid of them would be fine.

Sorted old magazine clips while watching "So Graham Norton" with Dirk Benedict. DB has not aged since the "A-Team", and even with the marvels of plastic surgery I still find this disturbing. He must be into the same stuff as Casey Kasem!

Many new folks added to my friends list in the past week or so - welcome to my world! Hope you don't find it a snooze-fest; my life is actually pretty quiet!

Should probably clear out my sewing area; I've volunteered to do some fencing jacket repair for my coach. It's easy $ and it's something I can do to help out.

Comments

[geekchick]

You could try a used bookstore; they may not give you anything for it either, but it's a possibility. If the bookstore won't accept it, there's always Goodwill or Salvation Army.

[kysmetkitty.livejournal.com]

You're probably not going to get much more than that anywhere. I was just at a book fair/clearance place that had some computer books. All were previous versions of software to what is out now and they were marked down about 80% off of the original price. *shrug*

[jlsjlsjls.livejournal.com]

If you're resigned to not getting $ for your books, you should consider contacting the library of your local high school; most schools have little or no budget for the library and are desperate for anything they can get. Some of them give tax receipts so you can get your $ (or at least pay fewer of them) next year.

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

Thank you all for the suggestions!

I may try contacting the local schools. I've considered giving to the public library, but I remember trying this a few years back and it ends up being a more roundabout way to the garbage can because they can't use them either!

Books for schools

[jlsjlsjls.livejournal.com]

Public libraries generally have money, especially in these days of regional library systems, and thus can afford to be picky about donations.

On the other hand, I know of quite a few local schools that haven't had budget money for new materials for several years (or for library staff) and they will hungrily and gratefully take anything that's even marginally suitable. Plus their computers and software tend to be a little out of date (same financial reasons) and so your books may be a perfect match for them. Even if they can't use the books, they generally have connections that will get them to some educational institutions where they can be used, if only as English texts.

[flummoxicated.livejournal.com]

Dirk Benedict - I thought he was so dreamy when I was in the fifth grade!