Comments on: Making Money Selling Books

By: Maria

Maria — Mon, 16 May 2011 01:54:53 +0000

I love this site and a few others, especially the ones that compare you book amongst other companies that do the same. I sold my graduate program books to them plus older undergrad books. There is also a site that is great to work with to sell cds, movies and other like media. They give way more than stores like Half Priced Books.

By: Diane

Diane — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:26:29 +0000

If you want to buy books. i would advise you to go online and search the prices for these books using services like http://www.thecollegetextbooks.net. It is better than going for standalone stores. As you can save on lot of money using them.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:36:00 +0000

FYI- the comment about Half Price Books donating unwanted/unsold books to non profits is not true. My husband used to work there years ago, and they threw away books that they did not want or did not sell. They would sometimes throw away hundreds of books per day, but NEVER donated a thing to anyone.

By: David

David — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:19:17 +0000

Another alternative to cash4books is http://www.MyBookBuyer.com

They do free shipping too, but they let you choose whether you want to use UPS or the post office, which I think is pretty cool

Overall, a great experience with them.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:27:18 +0000

There is also swaptree.com

By: mommysnacks

mommysnacks — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:32:57 +0000

Thanks everyone so much!! I’m getting some great ideas here!

By: Carrie S

Carrie S — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:05:43 +0000

I also LOVE paperbackswap.com and was so excited to tell anyone else about it. I’m surprised that the few who commented before me didn’t say anything, so I will, but if you list me (by e-mail csteffen@live.com) as the one who told you about it, I also get credit for a free book. And, just for listing your first 10 books that you’re willing to send to others, you get one free credit. Terri’s comment (above) explains the program well. I’ve only been a member for about a year and I’ve already received over 30 books and saved $100′s of dollars and cleared out my shelves!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:26:10 +0000

I’m a paperback swapper (paperbackswap.com) too. I love the program! I’ve gotten a ton of books on my to-read list and in the process gotten rid of books I don’t want anymore!

By: mommysnacks

mommysnacks — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:10:43 +0000

Kandi – good suggestion! I will be going to Half Price books, then!!! At least they can donate them for me.

By: Jen

Jen — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:27:03 +0000

I believe that cash4books.net will price match other online book buyback sites. I being using cash4books.net for several years and they have always price matched a textbook that I found higher at another web site. All you have to do is email them the price and web site and then they will email you back to let you know whether they will or won’t price match. I really enjoy using cash4books.net and textbooks.com to buy and sell textbooks. I also think both of these web sites give you a returning customer bonus when you sell back your textbooks.

By: Kandi

Kandi — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:50:00 +0000

Thanks Andrea! We have a pile of college books I need to get rid of. I also LOVE half price books. I take old novels, kids books they’ve outgrown, etc..to the store. They go through them and then give you a price per book. If there are books you don’t want anymore and sometimes even the library won’t take, half price will. They donate their overstock books and outdated books to non-profits all over the world.

By: Terri

Terri — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:56:25 +0000

I recently started using paperbackswap.com. You list the books you would like to get rid of and they put them in the database. When someone requests one, you receive an email and confirm that you still have the book and can ship it within 2 days. They make it very easy to send. You can print out a wrapper to wrap the book, and they estimate postage from you. For a small fee, you can pay for postage online and avoid a trip to the post office for heavier books. Every time you ship a book, you receive a credit that you can use to request a book. There is no charge to receive a book–only shipping when you mail one of your own.

By: Amy @ Amy Loves It!

Amy @ Amy Loves It! — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:49:14 +0000

Andrea, what a great idea! Thanks… I still have TONS of college books on Special Education (I’m sure they are out of date now, though!), and I will see what I can get from ‘em.