I keep them too - I always re-read and also lend out to family and friends. I have STACKS of books, I work in a bookshop and spend more than I earm most of the time . We have so many books in the house - DH hates it because he says bookshelves look 'messy'.
If you don't want to keep them, I love the idea of donating to nursing homes etc. Otherwise you can always do the 'pay it forward' thing - leave a book on a park bench or train seat with a little note saying "Hope you enjoy this as much as I did!"
I donate the ones I don't want to keep to the public library - they happily accept donations. I've also left books in waiting rooms if I happen to be one when I finish it.
Most of the time I keep them, as I will usually read them again one day.. and often find I get something different out of it the next time around.
If I really didnt like it, I will pass it on. I also used to have a book cafe down the road from where I lived that would pay for second hand books, albiet it wasn't a lot but it was often enough to cover one of their fantastic lazy Sunday breakfasts and coffee!!
I think I read somewhere about a book swap website... I have never checked it out though.
. We have so many books in the house - DH hates it because he says bookshelves look 'messy'.
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