Buy more bookshelves vs book donation

So if you are not on the ebook train yet do you buy more bookshelves and hoard your books do you make room on your shelf via donations?

I've got a one bedroom apartment and I have been donating books to make space as well as giving others the chance to read books that would otherwise be collecting dust.

Just bought a new shelf last weekend...

i sold almost all my books not counting things i could not stand to part with and first editions.

then i used the money to add to my ebook collection.

that shit has been an albatross around my neck for decades.

every time i moved or whatever i had to deal with literally thousands of pounds of books.

i may never buy another paper book again.

Depends on how much you like the books you have, and if you can afford the shelves. I generally would not donate most of my books, I get sentimental attachments to my things, but there are some school books I have that the bookstore either wouldn't take back or wouldn't give me much money for that are taking up a lot of space in my closet that I would like to donate.

@Riverwolf007: @whipassmt:

Oh yeah there are definitely some editions of books that I won't be parting with. I mean that's why you put the extra bucks towards special editions after all.

My stuff collects in heaps. Need another shelf

I'm a hoarder for books and video games. So far I would buy another shelf.

One bedroom apartment? For one person or two?

If two, get rid of some books. I made the mistake of thinking I could collect books after moving into an apartment 220 sq ft smaller than my previous one... and now most of my books are in tubs in the basement storage locker.