[geeks] Conflicted - old books

[Lionel Peterson]

So, after 2 moves I have a number of boxes that are full of random bits from
30 years of tinkering w/ electronics. I need to go thru and pare it down to
something more manageable.

To that end, I'm trying to go thru 2 boxes/week, and in the process, I came
across two very old Linux books - old enough to have Red Hat 4.2 and 5.0 on a
CD in the books.

It was fun to go thru and remember how crappy Linux setup was almost 25 years
ago, but I know, I mean I really know, I'll never, ever grab that book off the
shelf if I decide to put it on a shelf.

The easy answer is pull the CDs out and recycle the book, but can I do that?
It used to be that you couldn't recycle books (binding an issue, I presume),
is that still discouraged?

I know the book has no technical or curiosity value, but I feel the desire to
keep it as a Zoom/Webex background...

I have a ton of similar books - I mean maybe, literally, an actual ton -
what's the best way to dispose of them?

Looking for suggestions,