Here's a few ideas...just a few because I've not really come up with more...
If you want to turn your books into 'cash':
I've used this service 3 or 4 times in the past year and have liked it :) Recently I've been purging items from my house (slooooowly trying to declutter) and books make up a large portion of that. Many of the books previously were not qualified for the book buyback from Amazon. Not sure why...too old, not in demand, no buyer on the other end? But much to my surprise this last time I checked, I was able to sell back 7 books that I was otherwise going to give to who ever would take them (free of course, or they pay shipping cause I didn't have the means to send them...anyway..that's a reason I checked Amazon in the first place). I'm happy with the $25+ that Amazon will give me in exchange for the books that I'm no longer using. *One down side to Amazon is that you only get an Amazon Gift Card balance with this- no real cash.
This is just as easy as Amazon. The selection of books that are being taken are less than Amazon (at least when it comes to my collection) but with this you get swagbucks that you can turn into cash. I generally use my swagbucks for Amazon gift cards ;)
With both of those you simply put in the ISBN of the book you are wanting to sell back and if it is a book they want, you will see the dollar amount (@Amazon) or the swagbucks amount (@swagbucks) that they will give you for them. In both cases, they give you the shipping label- free shipping! It's a win-win...in my opinion.
If you just want/need to get rid of them:
There are so many homeschoolers now that we all have at least one thing some one else wants ...maybe. The annual curriculum clean outs are a nice way to give books and such away- as well as get more traffic to your blog, if you're interested in that. Generally, when you post an item that you are giving away you pay postage to send it to the winner. Sometimes I have read that people ask the winner to pay for postage...but not often. (And not on the one that I've linked!)
Local Used Book Stores
Often they will buy your books from you, but generally you shouldn't expect much. I give mine away to the local library for their 3 times a year book sale.
Paperbackswap
If your books are in demand, then you will get rid of them fast this way...otherwise they still sit on your shelf. Good thing about this one is that you get credits for each book sent -enabling you to find another book to replace the one you just got rid of (perhaps counter productive?? well, it depends on the book ;)
Paperbackswap
If your books are in demand, then you will get rid of them fast this way...otherwise they still sit on your shelf. Good thing about this one is that you get credits for each book sent -enabling you to find another book to replace the one you just got rid of (perhaps counter productive?? well, it depends on the book ;)
That's all I got! All of these suggestions, I think, are great for getting rid of books but in a way that benefits all. Some times you get cash or gift cards in exchange (or another book)- other times the simple fact of more space on a shelf (or in a room if you give away all the books and the shelf!). Tomorrow I think it'll be time to go through ds' bookshelves ;)
Paper Back Swap is awesome. I listed 50+ books when I first started with them. I was shocked when 27 were claimed within the first 2 days. I nearly choked when I had to come up with the postage! Since then I removed my books from there because I don't always have the postage money. However I still have about 10 credits to use up.
ReplyDeleteI have never heard of Amazon buy back, that sounds great. I'll go look into it. Thanks for sharing.
Same here! I love PBS but cannot always ship the items so I put myself on vacation quite often ;)
ReplyDeleteI have 7 credits and sometimes I actually find a book or two that I want.