Donate Books

Every book has the potential to change someone's perspective, spark a conversation, or become a lifelong favorite. If you have gently used books you'd like to pass along, we'd love to give them a new home at Bent Ear Books.

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Your donated books help us grow our collection, keep books circulating in our community, and support our mission of creating spaces where people can slow down, connect, and discover something new about themselves or the world around them.

 

 

Books We're Looking For

 

We happily accept gently used books that are:

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• Clean and in good condition

• Free of mold, water damage, excessive highlighting, or missing pages

• Adult fiction and nonfiction

• Young adult and middle grade books

• Children's picture books

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We're especially interested in:

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• Local Pacific Northwest Titles

• Local Indie Authors

• Diverse Voices and Perspectives

• Book Club Fiction

• Historical Fiction

• Literary Fiction

• Women's Fiction

• Narrative Nonfiction

• History

• Memoirs

• Science and Nature

• Psychology

• Philosophy

 

Books We Cannot Accept

 

To help us make the best use of our limited space, we generally cannot accept:

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• Moldy, damaged, or heavily worn books

• Encyclopedias

• Magazines

• Reader's Digest condensed books

• VHS tapes, CDs, DVDs, or cassette tapes

• Textbooks more than 10 years old

• Excessive duplicates of the same title

 

 

How to Donate

If you have books you'd like to donate, please send us an email telling us approximately how many books you have, the genres, and where you're located. We'll contact you to arrange a convenient drop-off or pickup if we're able.

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Because we're a small pop-up bookstore with limited book storage space, we may not be able to accept every donation, but we'll do our best to find wonderful books a new home.

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Thank you for helping keep great books in readers' hands. Your generosity helps strengthen our community.