I have loads of paper back and hardback books I want to sell. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

Ebay, Amazon and Barnes and Noble

barnes and nobkes and amazon - they have used books for sale on their website so you should be able to sell them!

and ebay of course, ur guaranteed some money there

hope i helped!

Answer 2

Hopefully the books you have are worth some money. You can find that out by checking them on a site like Amazon.com (go under Sell Your Stuff, type in the ISBN and a condition for the book just to see what they're going for). It is labor intensive, but you want to make sure you aren't selling a big dollar book for small change. And yes, if you do end up listing, the book sites are going to take percentages - on Amazon, if you aren't a pro merchant, it's 15% + 99 cents per sale (but no listing fees); on eBay there are listing fees, but the percentage depends on final values; on half.com there are no listing fees, but they take a percentage as well.

Half Price Books is a chain, and there are a few in my area, too. I know I've listened when they've offered $ for books, and the prices are pretty low - I've NEVER heard them offer more than $11. When they first opened, they needed books and paid a higher price, but now, at least the ones here, they're sitting pretty and are more picky about books.

You might try craigslist or even your local paper. Perhaps selling them as a group will be better. Many of today's paperbacks (and even a good number of hardbacks) are pretty low on-line. And just because a book is old doesn't mean it's valuable. If there were tons of copies produced, it's likely to be going for a penny on Amazon.

Condition is important, too, and like I said, if you do sell on-line, you have to prepare them for mailing as well (and that's supplies and trips to the post office.) The new rates for mailing are kicking most of our butts. Books can be mailed media which is cheaper than parcel, but it went up almost 50 cents on 5/14.

You could give them away if they end up not being worth too much to a local thrift store for a tax deduction. I've also heard of paperbackswap.com (if you want to exchange) and there's a site about getting books to soldiers, too.

If there are used bookstores in your area, you could try them and get either store credit or some dollars. I've sold quite a few in a flea market, but my prices were dirt cheap. I had so many books that needed homes (and still do!) Good luck!

P.S. If you have some obscure titles, those may be worth more than most. I have some beautiful mass market paperbacks (look brand new) but because there are 100s available on the web, their going rate is 1 cent. Ouch.

I apologize for writing a book (or at least a couple of chapters). Probably too much info, but wanted to give you the options.

Answer 3

Make a post in the "books" section of craigslist. You can probably make a bit more $$ off of selling them individually, however, you will find that this is much more difficult. It takes time, patience, and finding the right buyers to sell individual used books.

A better, faster, and more rewarding way to unload your books is to group them together and sell the lot of them for one price. You can break them into categories, i.e., "hardback textbooks," "softcover fiction," "softcover biography," etc. and sell them in a few groupings. Best of luck to you! :)

Answer 4

If they are in very good conditions then try ebay or google for used bookstores and contact them if they want to buy your books.

If they are not in good condition and/or you do not like the idea of selling stuff online then hold a garage sell. You might not make too much profit though. But its better than just letting them sit there and not using them.

Answer 5

Amazon Marketplace

Answer 6

In Texas there is a chain of stores called Half Price Books. They buy/sell/trade. Maybe there is something similar near you?

You could always donate to your local library or Goodwill/Salvation Army, too.

Answer 7

half.com. In 1 year I made over $1500 off old books I did not want and books I found at garage sales, library give aways.

Best place I know of to sell easy.

Answer 8

i think its nice to pass books on for free, share the love so to speak.....even better, write your email address in the front cover with a note to say you would like to hear from wherever your books end up in the world and see how far they travel, what people think of them, etc.....follow their journey ;-)

Answer 9

You can be an Amazon seller:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/

or Abebook
http://www.abebook.com/

and the ones you cannot sell, you can give away to BookMooch:
http://www.bookmooch.com/

Answer 10

Take 'em to a used bookshop, they should buy them from you. Or try selling them on ebay.