Many of us love books and find them incredibly hard to part with. But if you've made up your mind to declutter your shelves, these top tips will enable you to release your treasures to new homes without an ounce of guilt or trash!

When you consider that only 24 books are produced for every tree felled, it makes sense to spread the love by passing our books on to other people


7.ReadItSwapIt. Do as the name suggests, and ReadItSwapIt. You'll meet a virtual community of people who want to read your book and swap their own. PaperBackSwap offers a swap site for U.S. readers.