Old computer books

[purplepolarbear]

I've got quite a lot of old computer books (e.g. teach yourself Visual Basic 6). I'm never going to read these again but I don't like throwing books out.

Is there anything I can do with these other than recycle them (e.g. donate them to a charity or university or something that can make use of them)?

[Man-At-Arms]

you can have my understanding Access97 book too,
published by QUE i think, cost about £50, and weighs the same as a house

[annodomini2]

freecycle

[condor]

Oxfam takes books, don't know if the local library does...you could always ask.

I've also got a load of ( not just computer) books that I need to be rid of.

[ShadownINja]

annodomini2 said:

freecycle

Or Freegle.

The problem is that the info can be out of date so most libraries would also be chucking out these books. A charity shop won't have a clue, though, if they're in good condition.

[NiceCupOfTea]

I've got a copy of 68000 Internals somewhere Didn't understand it when I was 15, probably makes even less sense now!

[ShadownINja]

NiceCupOfTea said:

I've got a copy of 68000 Internals somewhere Didn't understand it when I was 15, probably makes even less sense now!

I bought a book on Assembly Language with the idea that I'd learn it. That plan went well, then.

[grumbledoak]

Ancient history. Don't saddle the charity shops with them (though do donate more suitable books).

Just bin them.

[NiceCupOfTea]

As I kid I thought it was going to be a step by step tutorial - it wasn't, it was a reference guide and I didn't have an assembler!

Did eventually learn it, but on RISC OS instead using a half baked Dabs Press guide and a PRM for the wrong version of the OS. Ah, my wasted youth