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November 1, 2009
Getting Rid of TONS of Books
I have something like 50 boxes filled with books that, frankly, most people would not want (e.g., political nonfiction). They are all in my basement and I want to get rid of them. I can't even carry the boxes up, let alone deal with a stoop sale. The home run would be finding a bookworm who was willing to come take them all. Short of that, I would pay someone to carry them up, load them up, and dispose of them (far too much for recycling). Any thoughts on how to get this done?
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Do you drive? If so, I would recommend taking them to the Strand and selling them. Make a few bucks and buy yourself a nice lunch :-)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 1, 2009 9:39 AM
Oh, wait...you don't want to carry them up from your basement. Maybe hire a neighborhood teen to bring them up to a car/truck for $10-15 and then take them to the Strand for sale?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 1, 2009 9:42 AM
The American Library Association maintains this page re: book donation programs: http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/library/libraryfactsheet/alalibraryfactsheet12.cfm
The NYC Dept. of Sanitation also maintains a page for reusable items, covering books and much more, called "New Homes for Old Stuff": http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycwasteless/html/new_homes/new_homes.shtml
Strand may not take your books. Be sure to call before driving over.
Posted by: vinca at November 1, 2009 10:05 AM
The strand will send someone out with a van to buy them from you and carry them up from the basement.
Posted by: SJ at November 1, 2009 10:14 AM
Post on Craigslist, say free books, must take them all, and you will probably catch the eye of a fellow who did this for us and also a friend. He is a book dealer. He's doing you a favor because most of the books are probably worthless. (My husband is a book dealer also.)
Posted by: mopar at November 1, 2009 12:15 PM
Man with van + have the delivered to Housing Works = tax deduction. You are still out of pocket the cost of the man with van, though.
Posted by: phbalanced at November 1, 2009 3:44 PM
I'm a bookworm, I'll take them all. denton at speakeasy.net
I'll pick them up. If you have anything worthwhile, I can work something out.
Posted by: denton at November 1, 2009 6:56 PM
Check with the Tamiment Library at NYU: "A center for scholarly research on labor history and radical political movements." http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/research/tam/
They might be interested, depending on what you've got.
Posted by: Silvermax at November 2, 2009 12:10 AM
I believe Housing Works will pick up.
Posted by: grand army at November 2, 2009 6:01 PM
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