I’m all for free books, but this picture strikes me as wrong. Want to know why he is walking all over the books? It’s a sort of book treasure hunt in Brislington, Bristol. (That’s in the UK, folks.) An Amazon supplier has abandoned his warehouse because the lease ran out; all contents are being given away for free.

Full article here.

One scavenger says:’It’s an unbelievable site when you walk in here. Lots of the bookcases have been knocked over and the books are everywhere. It doesn’t feel right having to walk over all these wonderful books to find what you want. But given the cost of new books these days, who’s going to refuse this?’

I admit, I flinched when I saw people walking over piles and piles of books. It would have been more sensible to give the books to libraries or charity.

But I guess nothing beats a free book.