If you’re not the kind of person who becomes emotionally attached to the books you read and cannot care less for the heaps of books collecting dust on your shelf, you might be interested in this article published on MotherNatureNetwork.com on 9 novel ways to reuse a novel. It gives a bunch of creative ideas on how you can give more meaning to the life of those bundles of pages lying ignored on your shelf, such as turning a book into a secret stash box, a cactus planter, an electronic charging station and much more.
Source: http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/recycling/stories/9-novel-ways-to-reuse-a-novel-or-any-other-book