With the increasing popularity of the concept of “minimalism”, many people began to get rid of things and began to think that it was unnecessary to keep everything around. Because it’s useless to keep things around that you won’t touch again, it will only take up the space in your home. It is better to give it a second life and increase its value.
Is there any way to make books have a second life?
Give it to friends
When you read a very interesting book with high-quality content, will you have the desire to recommend it to everyone? Sending books is the best way, especially when the contents of books are very suitable for friends, and friends also have the habit of reading.
Donate to organizations and libraries.
Many organizations in Malaysia hold book donation activities, and one organization, Friends to Mankind, is a non-profit organization focusing on children’s reading. They will set up a small box everywhere and write “Donate Your Books Here”. By October last year, 6000 books had been collected in a year, and libraries had been set up in orphanages or primary schools in various places to benefit vulnerable children in Malaysia. Until July 17th, the 11th library has been established! If you have books suitable for children, you might as well go to the Facebook page of [Friends to Mankind] and send them a private letter!
Sell secondhand.
In fact, many people in Malaysia have been trading second-hand books. As long as you search for second-hand books in FB, there are actually many groups to join. Moreover, there are many groups and many active users. It is easy to find treasures or sell books in groups!
Recycle
If your book is really too old, and it is difficult to find the next home for it, and it has no collection significance for yourself, then recycle it! But say thank you to the book before recycling! Whether it is the knowledge it brings to you or finding yourself unsuitable for a certain type of book, it is a process of getting to know yourself better.
Having said the above methods, are you going to start to check your bookcase or collection?
It can give the house more room to breathe, at the same time, it can give the book a second life and increase its value, which is better than stuffing a pile of books in the house to generate dust!
