(This is easily going to take a full week.)
Where to start?
I have to start with my emotional attachment to my books. The otherwise helpful Organise Now! makes no mention of this. After 'Gather all your books from all over the house' the author blithely says 'Sort into three piles. Throw. Sell or donate. Keep.' But this is where I need help! How do I choose?
So back to the internet - which is what has changed the world of books forever - and I found a site with suggestions and comments from book lovers doing this very task -
www.ask.metafilter.com/32451/advice-for-clearing-literary-clutter