Anyone ever done this before?

Right now I've got dozens of unread skill books in a chest in Breezehome. It's weird to see a bunch of unused skills just sitting at their starting levels. I'm not sure when I should read them all, probably much later when I've just about tapped out my used skills.

You have a follower pick them up then trade? I've never done that before just wondering how to pick em up without reading them. I do stockpile 1 of each book in general though. I build a library in a hearthfire house and then display em on shelves.

I assume that's the only way, at least on console.

Yeah, I have my follower pick them up. I don't know of any other way of doing so, outside of mods (which I haven't researched).

If you are on PC, as you sig indicates you should grab this mod: http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/mods/9960

Awesomeness

Awesomeness, indeed. Thanks!