Saw this on another site - What are we doing to teach ourselves to not need [them]?
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I have a plan, get out of the suburb and use my cash to buy a homestead. I have some skills but what if my garden fails? What if my animals die? I also am looking for books. I bought a book on how to butcher most animals which has detailed instructions. I also need a canning book, would be good to memorize the basics.
There probably are books out there on this topic, but my suggestion is find information online and print it - make your own books. Then you can tab the stuff that's important to you and have it if the grid goes down. I do that with binders on nutrition and home remedies (like you can use raw garlic as an antibiotic - I've used it to cure a respiratory infection). Then your info is tailored to your interests, and you can refer to it whenever you need. This is something you can do in the meantime while you're working on getting out of the suburbs - something my husband and I are also working on. Best of luck to you!!
There are endless books. My go to is eBay, used books can be had for $4-10. Ink is Hella expensive, so this can be more cost effective.
I second the binders and notebooks. Especially for growing stuff, since a lot of things are very regional.
Another option is to download the books or info and save it to an SD card. Put the SD card into a phone or tablet. I have several power banks and then solar charges for them.
I find a lot of good how-to books for sale at my public library for $.50
Oh, and yard sales! You can find all kinds of useful things at yard sales. Estate sales are great if you are looking for equipment.