Databooks: keep or toss?

Moisture is a problem only if it's really high (mold predominantly, although sizing can soften and stick pages together). The big problem with many paperbacks is the so-called "high acid" paper with appreciable quantities of lignin in it - the lignin changes into acid and causes the paper to self-destruct. Think yellowing, crumbling paperbacks... I'm not sure what the paper of choice for databooks is, generally if a book uses sized bond paper it's not at highest risk, but for the most part wood paper made before the '80s will have some degree of risk (and more modern papers that are not acid-free archival grade). LOC (Library of Congress) has a fairly large group devoted to this problem, and a process fior neutralization that works pretty well (although if you do it wrong or make a mistake stuff bursts into flame). They point out that it is "not recommended for those who are not professionals".