If you have a sibling, then chances are you know the struggle of giving them an old textbook for a class, only to realize that the class has a new teacher using a different textbook.
You are now faced with a decision as to what to do with your textbook.
Do you burn it, to symbolize your maturation from years past?
Do you unceremoniously dump it in the trash?
Or do you, like a good citizen, donate your book to the local library or Goodwill for someone else to use?
There are numerous websites dedicated to buying back textbooks, such as americanbookdrive.com, which resells old textbooks for money to donate to breast cancer research.
Other options for donation are Freecycle, whose purpose is to keep old items out of landfills by giving them to others, and africanlibraryproject.org, which donates books to poor African countries.
However, it is important to keep in mind that many sites only accept books on certain topics like math and science, so it is important to do research before donating.
If donating online isn’t really your thing though, libraries generally accept textbooks that are a few editions old, as long as they aren’t ancient.
You could also donate them to your local Goodwill or another nearby thrift shop for people less fortunate than you to have a chance to buy textbooks for cheap.