Get Money For Your Books

There are many organizations that are always looking for books, or you can drop off a book in a local Little Free Library. Or, donate your books to prisons. If none of these is an option, we have a few ideas for how to repurpose your used books.

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Similarly, the more convenient it is to sell your books, typically the less you'll get paid for them. The harder you've got to hustle to get the best price the more you can, in theory, profit. But you have to know if it is worth your time.

Typing in one of these codes isn't much of a hassle, but if you've got LOTS of books to sell it may become so. If you've got a lot of books to sell I suggest using one of the places below which has an app which is designed to scan the books bar codse. This will help you when you've got lots of books, just to save time and sanity, at least when possible.

In fact, when you type in the ISBN of your book it compare prices from over 35 book-buying websites making it easy for you to find the site which is paying the most for your books. This price comparison will save you a lot of time.

There are two ways to sell books on Amazon. The first is to sell your books as a third party seller (The second way is for textbooks, and is mentioned lower on the page).The link I've provided is to Amazon itself and explains in greater detail the process, but basically you need to set up a sellers account and then list your books for sale.

They pay the most for more recent publications and those that are in high demand, but will buy all your books, not making you haul some of them away that don't meet their standards. But the ones that they decide not to sell won't of course, give you much if any cash and they'll donate them or recycle them. But you don't have to deal with disposal for any not worth anything!

Textbooks quickly get out of date, so be prepared to only sell relatively new ones, typically within the last 3-5 years. If your textbooks are very old then it is highly unlikely you'll find a willing buyer amongst this list because a new edition will most likely have come out making your textbooks obsolete.

If you're lucky enough to have a book or books though that these companies want, they'll pay you pretty well for them. I suggest putting the ISBN number for your books into several of these sites below to see which one will give you the best price. Since it just takes a couple keystrokes to get quotes it's worth the time investment.

ECampus.com. ECampus.com claims to pay top dollar for your used textbooks. Enter your ISBN number, receive a quote and get a free shipping label to mail your books in. You can receive your payment in a direct deposit, check or store credit.

Cash4books.net buys mainly textbooks, although they also buy a few other books as well. The website is also available as an app, and it allows you to put in the ISBN of a book and will tell you what they will pay for that title.

As part of the trade-in program you can search on Amazon.com by title, keyword or ISBN (displayed near the barcode) for your book but they will only accept certain titles. If your book is listed, you will get a free shipping label and Amazon will pay in the form of an Amazon gift card for books that they accept.

In addition, if you decide it is just too much work to sell your books while you're decluttering, you can also check out my article on the top 13 places to donate used books so they still get out of your home and to someone who can appreciate and use them.

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Have questions about selling books online? Can't find the ISBN? Will your book be accepted in its current condition? Is your book counterfeit? We have many tips available whether this is your first timeselling books, or if you have your own book buying business.

With one simple search we connect you to various companies buying used textbooks online. By comparing textbook buyback prices, we ensure you receive the best prices for your textbooks. Shipping is free and you're often paid the same day your book is received.

After you've searched your ISBN, we display a list of companies with offers for your book. BookScouter users can rate and review each vendor with our feedback system. We display this rating next to each vendor so you can sell your books with confidence.

Sell books by entering the ISBN with or without the dashes, and don't leave off the leading zeros. Sometimes an ISBN can end with an X. CASH4BOOKS will accept either the 10-digit or the 13-digit ISBN.

Following the three step process on our homepage, you start by simply entering the ISBNs of the books you want to sell into the form. Ship your books to us for FREE, and then collect your money via PayPal or check.

On average, it takes 13 days from the time you click "sell my books" to when payment is issued. It can be shorter or longer depending on what shipping method is used, and your proximity to our location. After your books are received, inspected and marked as 'processed', payment will be made. Payment is sent within one business day of 'processed' status.

Most of the books we purchase have a publication date within the past three years. What we buy can change day by day or week by week depending on resale values, our current inventory, demand, and other factors.

Further instructions on FedEx or the US Post Office are provided after you submit your books to be sold. Also, if you need to know where to get a box to mail your books, please read our frequently asked questions.

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