I accept Isaac Asimov donations anywhere in the Albuquerque metro with free pickup — the whole collection: the Foundation and Robot/Empire novels, the Lucky Starr juveniles, the Black Widowers mysteries, and Asimov's enormous nonfiction output across science, history, and literature. You don't sort or price anything. Bring it all: I check every book by hand, and readable copies go back to readers.
Published June 2026 · By Josh Eldred, New Mexico Literacy Project
Asimov wrote something like five hundred books, so an Asimov collector's shelf is often a wall — science fiction, science popularizations, mysteries, histories, essay collections, all mixed together. When that library gets cleared, most people just want it gone. That's exactly what I'm for: I take the whole thing, free, and I check what's in it.
What I take: all of it
The science fiction
The Foundation series (the original trilogy and the later sequels and prequels), the Robot stories and novels (I, Robot; The Caves of Steel; The Naked Sun; The Robots of Dawn), the Galactic Empire novels (Pebble in the Sky, The Stars Like Dust, The Currents of Space), the Lucky Starr juveniles (originally as "Paul French"), and the short-story collections and anthologies.
The mysteries & the rest of the fiction
The Black Widowers mystery collections, The Death Dealers / A Whiff of Death, and the later standalone novels (The Gods Themselves, Nemesis, The End of Eternity).
The nonfiction empire
The science guides (Asimov's Guide to Science, the Understanding Physics volumes), Asimov's Guide to Shakespeare and Guide to the Bible, the history books, the F&SF essay collections, the joke and limerick books, and the autobiographies. If his name is on it, I want it.
Why bring the whole shelf
Donating takes one call or text: no research, no pricing, no listings, no shipping. Free pickup in the Albuquerque metro, or the covered 24/7 drop box outside the gate at 5445 Edith Blvd NE, any hour. I check every book by hand, readable copies go back to readers, and no readable book goes to the landfill. Here's where donated books go.
How free pickup works
Call or text 505-250-3804 (or schedule online), tell me roughly how much there is and where you are, and I add you to the next route through your area. I come to you and load it all — even a whole wall of it. I cover Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Corrales, the East Mountains, and the surrounding metro, and I handle whole-house and estate cleanouts regularly.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I donate Isaac Asimov books in Albuquerque?
Right here — free pickup anywhere in the metro for the whole collection: Foundation, Robot, the mysteries, and all the nonfiction. Call or text 505-250-3804.
Can I drop Isaac Asimov books off instead of waiting for a pickup?
Yes. The covered 24/7 drop box outside the gate at 5445 Edith Blvd NE takes them any hour, and someone is at the warehouse from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. to help unload a bigger load.
The nonfiction too?
Yes — the science guides, the Shakespeare and Bible guides, the essays and histories, plus worn paperbacks and book-club editions. Just don't throw any of it out first.
Cite This Guide
Eldred, J. (June 2026). Donate Isaac Asimov Books in Albuquerque — Free Pickup. New Mexico Literacy Project.
https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/donate-isaac-asimov-books-albuquerque
Licensed under CC BY 4.0.