What did you do with your engineering textbooks?

I sold most of my theoretical subject books to the juniors during my diploma days. 😐
The ones I still have are about programming that I need to refer once in a while.
In my Degree course, I never bought any books - I borrowed them from libraries or friends 10 days before the exam and that was it.

I have most of them. Really dog eared. I also use them almost daily in my work. Occasionally, to reply to some posts in CE!
My children's bio tech books also get used.

I have preserved my Masters eng textbooks and nhand written notes. i just dont feel like giving them away. I am not sure where my eng textbooks are though. They have be in my parental house.

GTU's textbooks usually have partial information, so i always used reference books; in which I have worked very hard by marking & sticking notes, so I am not going to give to anyone !!

I have all my engineering textbooks and hand-written notes safe. 😁
Just can't give it off... 😛 I have them safely wrapped in plastic sheets 😛

The question is - what makes you so possessive about your textbooks.

The_Big_KThe question is - what makes you so possessive about your textbooks.

I am emotionally atatched to them. They are hardbound cover books and I could have easily left them behind when I travelled back . I paid extra courier charges for those books and notes.
It just reminds me of all the hardwork what i put in , the learnings I had for 2 yrs. For few subjects like network architecture, i refer back to them.

EDIT: on top of the I loved the professors esp 3 of them. 😁

AbraKaDabraI sold most of my theoretical subject books to the juniors during my diploma days. 😐
The ones I still have are about programming that I need to refer once in a while.
In my Degree course, I never bought any books - I borrowed them from libraries or friends 10 days before the exam and that was it.

the same case with me..
i buy only question banks which i sell after the exams and i borrow books from library at the start of semester..
but since last 2 semesters i am keeping my notes because i think that they will help me during my campus..

I have few books which I casually refer sometimes , I initially used it for teaching my juniors then for GATE exam then just reading them not to forget what I have learn so passionately!

I am such a bad reader, despite I highly hate to sell my books. I just like to preserve them because you don't know when you'll need them. From the time I got control of self (otherwise it comes under home ministry a.k.a the great Mom) i.e. since 10th std, I am preserving the books.

I rarely even read them even in free time, but well, I just like to keep them for future sake..😁

i retain most of the books except some of lesser value as some local authored ones reference books are going to decorate my show case till they are proved nought