Does anyone want this old and lightly dusty 20 volume set of books? They have been with my family since probably that date, but nobody wants them anymore.

I like to horde cool stuff and encyclopedias have always felt like a big wealth of random knowledge. But I am cleaning things out and don't want to have responsibility for these being destroyed in a flood or something.

I will ship them all for free to anywhere up to $100 in shipping cost. I pay for shipping. I just want them gone but safe.

Would really want somebody who is actually interested in taking care of or handling these books well.

My other option is of course my library, but it feels more personal to give a Lemmy user first dibs.

Please share so I can find a new owner quickly. Thanks.

Edit: will ship anywhere in the world up to $100

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[–] 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You could consider a physical donation to the Internet Archive too, which is potentially more useful than a normal library because, as they say and I quote, they "try to digitize materials and make them available publicly as funding allows".

More info here: https://help.archive.org/help/how-do-i-make-a-physical-donation-to-the-internet-archive/

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Right 💀 what a coincidental date

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I don't believe in coincidences

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    In what region of the world are you located (it may help, as abroad shipping will most probably be over 100$). Beside that My first suggestion would have been to contact your local library but it's already covered so ;)

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    In the US you should be able to ship them 'media mail' which is extremely cheap.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I appreciate that you’re offering. I can’t home them because I’m already in trouble with [extremely long list of things my SO does not give two shits about]. But I love that you’re making the effort. Good on ya.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    Are there any community centers, or rehabs in your area? Places like those can use books. An entire set like yours would be cool to see.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    I already have 3 encyclopedias, stop temping me.

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