What can I delete to free up more disk space?

I have backed up on my time machine and have deleted all video and some books? but I still didn't free up very much room. when I check Get Info I have a capacity of 79.55 GB and have used 78.7 GB and have available 844.6 MB. I don't know what else I can safely delete?

How much space did the videos/books take up that you deleted? It's possible that the system hasn't recognized that the space they occupied is now free. A reset or complete shutdown will usually fix that.
If you are truly left with only 844 MB after deleting everything that you absolutely have to have on the drive then it might be time for a drive upgrade, but lets see if we can figure something else out first.
I see you said you deleted videos and books, so my next question is what files do you have that are taking up so much space?
Many files can be kep on an external drive for access when necessary, even iTunes music files (which for people like myself can take up a ridiculous amount of space.)
Let us know what sort of files/programs you're working with and we can go from there.

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