I am an avid reader, which means that I have lots of books (many different topics) around the house. How would I judge what to price them at if I was to sell them?
2007-03-15 03:55:55 · 11 answers · asked by chicoandbaby 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
You sure have a lot of different advice so far. I didn't know about that last one, booksforsoldiers. I may have to check that out.
I sell on-line through Amazon and eBay at this point. I price my books as I'm listing; on Amazon, you can compare your copy with the ones available and decide if you want to price lower, the same or if it's in better condition, higher. Pricing every book lower just because doesn't win you any points. Price it with the lowest unless you believe your book is in worse shape than what's stated.
If you are not a Pro Merchant on Amazon (and even if you are, it's still painful), know this: Amazon takes a pretty good chunk of the funds. If you list a book for a penny and it sells, the buyer pays $3.50 for the book, shipping and handling (media mail). Amazon keeps at least $1.23 of this, so out of the rest, you pay for shipping supplies and postage. If you are NOT a Pro Merchant, there's an additional 99 cent per transaction charge. It adds up. And yes, a penny is dirt cheap, but there are so many titles listed and so many copies that Amazon has a large number of penny books (even new hardbacks for certain titles.)
eBay has you pay some up front, unless you go Half.com, and that's much like Amazon.
When you list, use the ISBN - sometimes there are tons of editions of the same title, and you don't want to list the wrong one.
Selling them at a bookstore is an option. When I've been at Half Price Books, I haven't heard them go over $11 for a good size box of books. I haven't sold any there myself. Mostly, if I haven't listed them, I have donated them.
You might also try a yard sale (seriously) and list you have tons of books. You won't get top prices, but if they're taking up space and you want them out, try it.
There is a lot to think about.
The link below is Amazon's Sell Your Stuff. On eBay, you hit the Sell tab.
Other sites for book pricing are www.fetchbook.info and www.addall.com. Sometimes you'll come across a book that either isn't on Amazon or is currently not available. You need to research to make sure you have a fair price for yourself.
If you decide to look into this more, you might check out the second site, which is run by a man that started selling on-line and was so successful he does it full-time (plus he wrote and sold a book about the whole thing.)
2007-03-15 05:53:20 · answer #1 · answered by Isthisnametaken2 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm in the same boat, as a matter of fact. I was thinking about going to a used bookstore and selling them for $20 a box. They're all paperbacks, some are better than others, but I just want to get rid of them so I can make room for more books. Depending on what you have, I'll take them if the price is right :)
2007-03-15 03:58:22 · answer #2 · answered by Veruca Salt 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Instead of selling them - why not consider sending them to Books for Soldiers. There are a lot of readers in Iraq who would LOVE to have them. You can make some great friends along the way too. Go to Books for Soldiers.com and you can surf for guys and girls looking for a particular genre and often specific books. Sending a couple books to someone serving their country is the least we can do. Then later on, some of them even write back to discuss the books with you. Do you really need the 20 bucks for that box of paperbacks? Think of the smiles you can put on some soldiers' faces with them. C.
2007-03-15 04:15:11 · answer #3 · answered by Persiphone_Hellecat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I were you, I'll just price each book 8% from the original price that I bought it. Why? Firstly, for second hand books you'll easily sell them out because they are affordable, hence you give good opportunity to those who cannot afford to buy books like those you are about to get rid of. Secondly, you make many people feel happy because they too will be able to enjoy reading. Thirdly, your house will be cleared and more space will be available for new books.
2007-03-15 04:15:09 · answer #4 · answered by Binnus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What you do is sell them on Amazon. com. There is pricing information there. My tip is to price YOUR book a little less than the lowest priced book of the same title on that site. I've sold dozens of books there that way. Here is a link. I hope that all made sense.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/seller/sell-your-stuff.html/ref=sv_gw_5/002-5265981-9684848
2007-03-15 04:00:52 · answer #5 · answered by Sleek 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can check ebay and see what other people are getting for the same book or amazon.com some books go way down in price but others become collectables and you can almost get what you paid for them.
2007-03-15 03:58:39 · answer #6 · answered by Autumn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends upon the value of the book.Commonly you can sell it for 50-60% of original cost.
2007-03-15 04:00:06 · answer #7 · answered by Siva 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hard covers I would say $4-8, and for soft covers I would say $2-4
2007-03-15 03:58:29 · answer #8 · answered by thesatsui 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Amazon/Ebay
2016-03-28 23:53:23 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i love to read to but it is such a hassle to sell them so I joined paperback swap it is an awsome sight. you list ur books and people request them you pay postage to send but then you get to request books from others and they pay postage. they have a box o books option too www.paperbackswap.com
2007-03-15 04:00:02 · answer #10 · answered by dinkylynn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋