Many have found that during college, one of their largest expenditures is their testbooks.
You will find that some textbooks, even uses ones, can cost you $100.00 or more. Yet when you take that same book back to the bookstore they will offer you a small amount for it, or even tell you that they are not buying that particular book back due to new editions coming out.
So what do you do with your old textbooks when you are done? Well you can put them up on the shelf, you can donate them, or you can sell them online and make some cash. When you donate or sell your books, you are also helping the environment by keeping these books out of the landfills as well as helping to prevent new trees being cut to produce more books. A ton of paper takes up about 3.3 cubic yards of space in a landfill, and it is estimated that 24 trees are needed to produce one ton of virgin printing paper. Buying used textbooks and selling the ones you have not only saves
and makes you money but cuts down on the greenhouse gases
caused by the manufacturing of new textbooks.
Well, where do I sell them? There are many places online to sell your old textbooks and other books that you may have and not use anymore.
- Amazon – You can buy and sell textbooks as well as any other books you have in the Amazon Marketplace. There is no cost to get started but you do have to pay a small fee whenever you sell something.
- EBay – This is another great place for buying and selling unwanted books. It’s free to setup an account, but you do have a small listing fee plus a small percentage upon selling the books.
- Cash4Books.net - This site, like others, is setup strictly for selling your old textbooks. You simply enter in the books ISBN number, they pay for shipping, and you get paid.
- Valorebooks.com – On this site you can both buy and sell old or unwanted books. Once again you simply enter in the books ISBN number, they pay for shipping, and you get paid.
- eCampus.com – This site offers more than just textbooks, they offer supplies, movies, apparel, etc. For selling textbooks as with the other sites, you simply enter in the books ISBN number, they pay for shipping, and you get paid.
As you can see there is a wide range of places where you can buy and sell you unwanted textbooks as well as any other books you may have laying around. You will want to check several of these sites to make sure you are getting the best price before you buy and the most money before you sell.
Selling your textbooks online is not only easy, it environmentally friendly, it the smart thing to do, but most of all it puts CASH in your pocket. 