How to Sell College Textbooks
Classes are over and you don't need the textbooks you spent hundreds of dollars on. Sell your books for bucks to have fun with!
Instructions
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After completing a class, you will want to try and sell your textbook as quickly as possible. New editions of college books come out frequently and it is much harder to sell old editions unless they are rare and collectible. So when the term ends take steps to sell the textbooks you no longer need.
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Thumb through each book to make sure you don't leave any personal papers, bookmarks or other items in the pages. If the book came with a workbook,CD or DVD put it with the book. Textbooks without the resources they came with are more difficult to sell. Highlighting, underlining, and margin notes are acceptable.
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An easy way to sell your books is at book buy back day at a college or University bookstore. Generally, you do not have to be a student or have purchased the book at the school. Call the bookstore and ask when book buy back day is. These are specific times and days at the end of the semester.
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Another easy way to sell books back is ecampus.com. Click sell textbooks anywhere on the site. Type in the ISBN (Where to find the ISBN is explained at the site.)and they will give you a price for your book. They will also pay for shipping. Ecampus.com also has an application you can add to your Facebook profile to sell your books.
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You can also list your textbooks on Amazon.com and Half.com, Ebay's partner site (http://www.half.ebay.com/). On Amazon click on the title of your textbook and the "Sell Yours Here" button. Compare the condition of your book to others listed and price accordingly. Be sure to factor in Amazon and Half.com fees which are listed in their seller information section.
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You are very unlikely to get anywhere near what you paid for your book. But recycling a book you no longer need helps our environment, puts dollars in your pocket and helps other students who will be able to buy a used copy.
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Tips & Warnings
Even if the bookstore will not buy the book back because it is an older edition, try selling it on Amazon or Half.com. There are no fees unless it sells and sometimes people are looking for books on that topic and will take an older edition.
If you are selling an older edition on Amazon, take a look at the average sales rank. This is listed under product details. If the book doesn't seem to sell often, consider dropping it to the lowest price point so it will likely be the first to sell if someone buys a copy.
Do not misrepresent your book. Make sure you list the edition correctly and if it has the workbook, CD etc that it came with if applicable.
If you are shipping the book yourself and it was pricey, consider purchasing delivery confirmation. Then you can be sure it arrived safely.
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Comments
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HowDragon
Nov 13, 2008
Good advice to put it on Amazon. Thanks!
