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I do the same thing! If there's a book I want to keep, I scan it with my DIY bookscanner and toss the book away.

I, too, used to dream of having a big home library. Now I dream of a home with almost nothing in it. (If it weren't for music scores, which I use at the piano, there wouldn't be any books in the house other than what I'm currently reading and hasn't been scanned yet.)

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I felt sick hearing that a book has been tossed away.

Agreed; your local library happily accepts donations (assuming you haven't cut the spine off).

The local library doesn't really like donations. Most get tossed. A separate charity takes them, tosses most, and conducts sales to raise money for the library with what's left.

But the fact is, if I'm retaining a copy of the book (with my scan), I can't give the book away. I still have it. That would be stealing. It is really disheartening to see people here on Hacker News who believe that intellectual property should be stolen and/or has no value. That's disturbing.

Me too, I can't do it!

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