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nicp
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Spaceflight and Rocketry books
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I have just bought yet another book - "Atlas: The Story of a Missile" by John L. Chapman. Looks like a first edition, dated 1960 and missing its dustcover. It cost me £5 (< 7 USD).
I've yet to look at the book and I believe the text is out there online somewhere anyway...
I have a number of spaceflight/rocketry themed books but I _really_ need to declutter. I've gifted a load of non spaceflight stuff to charity shops, including DVDs, books and vinyl.
But I worry the literature I have - with a more limited readership - might end up in landfill if I gift those. I did once ask in the 'British Heart Foundation' shop (in relation to old science fiction) what happens to books that don't sell and it is landfill
I haven't collated the books I want to dispose of yet, but if anyone can at least suggest what I could do with them I'd appreciate it.
Thanks,
Nic
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05/25/2025 05:51 pm »
How many books roughly? O(10^1) or more?
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Rough guess about 20.
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05/25/2025 07:14 pm »
Sell online. Someone willing to pay for a book will take good care of it. Takes work, books go away slowly, but books go to where they are wanted and appreciated.
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