Originally Posted by KathrynInCanada

Someone mentioned to not bother packing books. My tip is to buy books from a book sale at home for 25 - 50 cents each, take them with you and jettison them as you read them or need the space for items you've bought along the way.

I always leave books in a public place, hoping someone else will pick it up and enjoy it. There is a book-freeing website set up for this called http://www.bookcrossing.com