Mashable sammelt unter dem Titel «Too many used books? Want to help literacy efforts? Here’s what to do.» Ideen, wie gebrauchte Bücher sinnvoll weitergegeben werden können. Der Artikel bezieht sich auf amerikanische Verhältnisse, gewisse Vorschläge sind aber auch bei uns gut umsetzbar (via Stephen’s Lighthouse):
«Like the age-old environmental motto says, don’t forget the option to reuse any books you can’t donate or recycle. Ness says to look into creative ways to reuse the books on your shelves, from art and crafting projects to decor. Individuals or organizations might also accept piles of old books for non-educational purposes. «There are super cool people on sites like Etsy that take books and repurpose them into art or things like that. If you have that Nancy Drew book that you love, and you just can’t bring yourself to toss, there are artists who can use them,» she suggested.»