Any use for old IT books?

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#110050 2-Oct-2012 11:40

Doing a big clean out at home and have a heap of old IT books that I have no need for and they take up a lot of space. They are around the Windows 98, NT, 2000, XP days, also a few on CheckPoint, Exchange 2000 etc.

I have them on TradeMe for $1 starting otherwise they will get dumped.
I'd prefer not to dump them but don't know who would want or 'collect' old books.

What do you do with yours?

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#694742 2-Oct-2012 11:42

Hah, last winter everything pre 2008 went into the fireplace. Even taking depreciation into account it still must have been an expensive fire :P

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#694764 2-Oct-2012 12:05

Sally army got some of mine not too long ago. No doubt it goes to the recycler if it does not sell.

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#694774 2-Oct-2012 12:22

We just filled a skip bin with old IT books and cabling.I tried selling brand new (never used, still in original packaging) MCSE books for $1, no interest at all. So binned them.

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#694858 2-Oct-2012 14:18

Hollow one of 'em out to make a cover for your iPad?

Sometimes I just sit and think. Other times I just sit.

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#694864 2-Oct-2012 14:23

Monitor stands.

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#694869 2-Oct-2012 14:29

Door stops, anchors, bricks, weapons, the use is endless ;)

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#694871 2-Oct-2012 14:32

Turn one into a switch which when pulled from the shelf causes your bookcase to swing out revealing a secret laboratory.

I've always wanted a secret laboratory.

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#694924 2-Oct-2012 15:56

I once had a secret lobotomy.

Sometimes I just sit and think. Other times I just sit.

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#694926 2-Oct-2012 16:02

I was thinking the same thing, I have a rather heavy box full of 2003 MCSE books that I'd rather see go to a good home than the recycling bin.

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#695170 2-Oct-2012 21:32

Hang onto them for a long, long time then have a read through when you need a few good laughs in your life.

Seriously, I don't think they have any use once they are really outdated (apart from the comedy value). Mine end up in recycling.

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#695294 3-Oct-2012 08:23

Just thought of one idea, we have an annual 24 hour book sale on here, will donate the books to them, then they can deal with getting rid of them.

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#695303 3-Oct-2012 08:33

Simple they get binned. Whats the point in keeping outdated manuals or trying to palm them off on someone else.