I am an avid reader and have many books. Any idea how to get rid of them and get back a nominal amount?

Answer 1

Unless your books are in incredible condition, and are classics, you won't get much no matter where you sell them.

You'd think a good book, used or not, would sell for a decent amount, especially considering how expensive it is to print a book, but they really aren't worth much.

Here are your options:

1 - Auctions like Ebay. Sometimes you can get lucky and have a bidder who really really wants the book and is willing to pay. But, for a more realistic, larger sum, best to auction all books as a lot.

2 - Used Book Stores. Those stores buy books from people like you, they are the pawn shop of the literary world. The don't pay that much.

3 - Donate the books to your favourite charity. No money but you'll feel really good about it :)

Answer 2

I am reading Jodi Picoult at the moment. She has heaps of books, I've just finished Plain Truth and before that I read Nineteen Minutes, My Sister's Keeper and The Pact. Am currently reading Salem Falls. They are all brilliant and make you think. They are mostly about the law, so murders, rapes, terminal illnesses. The characters are so raw and real, they make for fabulous reading. By the way....what's wrong with Jackie W? Haha, I used to love her books when I was younger. Lol. I am a teenager now though and into more mature stuff. Jodi Picoult's books are aimed at teens and adults so you should enjoy them. I have also read a few Cathy Kelly books but they are more real life than fantasy, sorry. I have read Twilight and you said you have too, so I can't recommend them...oo, The City of Bones series (not sure what its called but the city of bones is the first book). That was ok until I found out the two people who were like the main romance were actually siblings...ew! lol. Hope this helps

Answer 3

I am an avid reader too, and I used to have the same problem. My recommendation is to weed through your books and see which ones you will still read over and over again. Get rid of any that are starting to get a little old, or that don't interest you as often. And when you do want to read them again, get them from a library.
When buying books, make sure that either you have read them before or you have read other books in the series. For the unread ones, write down any titles (with the author name) that sound interesting, and then order them from the library. For the ones that you have read, go through your "weeding list" that you used to thin your collection down.

In order to get money for your books, I would recommend used book stores, like Half-Price Books. They should at least give you partial monetary gain as well as an in-store discount, depending where you go. If they won't give you as much as you hoped for, go to Amazon.com or Ebay.

Answer 4

I"m in Madison, WI and take all my used books to Frugal Muse (which may be local) or to Half Price Books where I can get cash for them or get a larger than cash store credit to replenish my stock of books and cd's. By the way, they also do the same thing with cd's as they do with books. Frugal Muse does not want hardcovers. I think Half Price Books , will take them but, am not sure. If you have either store in your area, I have found them a great resourse for getting rid of my books or cd's that I no longer want. Best of luck.

Answer 5

You can sell them to the 2nd hand book stores for a nominal gain. Likely $2-$10 depending on the conditions of the books.

I used to buy old story books from these bookstores at $10-15 and resell it back to them at their buyback rate after reading them.

Answer 6

I moved from Australia to the UK and had to get rid of about 500 books. I gave them all to charity shops.

If they are appropriate, you could donate them to a local library or academic library.

If you have that many it's probably not worth ebaying them.

Answer 7

a believe they are good books so why you don't donate theme to a youth center or some program where can be use full for some other people check in your community I'm 100% sure that you are gonna find something or you can ask in a public library they know

Answer 8

You can always sell them on ebay or sell them at a fleamarket or have a garage sale. You could also, instead of selling them since you like to read, take them to a trade bookstore where you can trade them in for other books rather than keep paying high amounts for them.

Answer 9

At the southbank there is a huge book stall (just outside NFT). I recently offloaded some of my collection there. Or you could donate them to oxfam or your local library.

Answer 10

You can auction them at places like ebay. You can set a minimum bid--that way you control how much you sell them for.
You can also just sell them at sites like Amazon, Books A Million, etc.