[lug] Anybody want back issues of Linux Journal?

[Bear Giles]

Why would a library want them? They aren't going to want them for their
collections since it's so specific and so outdated - they'll just toss them
in a pulp pile. You could try ebay but the odds of anyone wanting them is
still pretty low, esp. when you consider shipping costs.

(Why so harsh? I took someone's comments about how many people just give
their trash to charities and feel good about themselves but really all they
do is made someone else toss it out. Someone who's volunteered their time.
Don't donate it if you wouldn't be willing to buy it yourself, at least
when you were a starving college student or recent grad. So with library
donations - would you be willing to buy the book or magazine at a library
book sale? If not don't donate it.)

Bear


On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 5:51 PM, Davide Del Vento <
davide.del.vento at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks for the offer! Unfortunately I don't have space to take it, but
> wouldn't a library accept them as donation? If nobody wants them, it's
> worth asking before sending them to the shredder.
>
> On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 3:59 PM, Paul Ohm <ohm at breadboard.com> wrote:
> > I have approximately one hundred back issues of Linux Journal that I no
> longer can store. Unless somebody on the list wants them, I'm sending them
> to the recycling bin.
> >
> > My collection seems to date back to 1995, so there is bound to be lots
> of good content of historical interest here. They seem to date all the way
> up to 2008, when I cut off my subscription. I'm sure this is not a complete
> run. There are bound to be lots of holes in the collection.
> >
> > Unless I hear from somebody by this weekend, I'll send this off to be
> recycled.
> >
> > Paul Ohm
> >
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