# What the Hell Kind of Person Throws Out Books?!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-kind-of-person-throws-out-books/257270>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [July 28, 2004, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-kind-of-person-throws-out-books/257270 "2004-07-28T13:33:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2004, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-kind-of-person-throws-out-books/257270/101 "2004-08-06T01:17:55Z")

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I don’t see what the big deal is with throwing books away. I can understanding being upset when rare books are thrown away but most books aren’t rare. We’ve reached the age of mass production so it isn’t as if each book is a unique treasure lovingly penned by a monk. I enjoy reading but I don’t have any qualms about throwing a book in the trash.

Marc

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