C(2,3)+C( 1,3)+ 1=3+3+ 1=7
Or use the exhaustive method: let three books be A, B and C, and take two books at a time. Then the possible methods are as follows:
There are six kinds of AA, BB, CC, AB, AC, BC and * * *. If there is another kind, it will definitely be repeated with one of the previous six kinds, so there must be something in common among seven people.