| Due to the rocketing prices registered in today's new | | | | book on an auction site and then make a classified ad |
| college textbook market, lots of students have | | | | to get more exposure and the book sells twice, you |
| turned away from the campus bookstore and other | | | | are in trouble, because you only have one book. You |
| similar resources, hoping to close better deals inside | | | | will get bad feedback and probably not be able to sell |
| used bookstores or on the Internet. At present | | | | anything else. |
| there are thousands of online bookstores and other | | | | On my site MoneyInCollege.com, are examples of |
| specialized online resources that offer students a | | | | quotes for books that I sold recently. See the "used |
| helping hand in finding their required textbooks for | | | | from"? That is the minimum going price. I listed my |
| reasonable prices, so many different categories of | | | | books for $1.00 less and they sold the next day for |
| college students have recently decided to strictly | | | | ten dollars more because of the condition (and time |
| shop online when they need to add several new | | | | of year). I repeated the process with many of my |
| names among their college book collection. Most | | | | old text-books and achieved similar results. I made |
| college textbook-offering online resources are very | | | | far more than what the school would have offered |
| well structured, easy to use and grant students the | | | | me for sure. |
| opportunity to purchase their required college | | | | I sold three books: one for $64.00, another for |
| textbooks (both used and new) for only a fraction | | | | $56.00 and the last for $2.00 |
| of their offline cost. With elaborate online textbook | | | | You are probably wondering why one of the books |
| market research and a little luck, students can enter | | | | sold for so little (and why I would advertise the fact). |
| in possession of their desired textbooks for less than | | | | The answer is that I was attached to the book for |
| 40 percent of the original price!! | | | | about three semesters, though I had the class for |
| This is where you come in. You can sell your books | | | | only one semester. By time I wanted to get rid of it, |
| to these companies and receive almost immediate | | | | a new edition had been released, my edition was not |
| payment or sell them online yourself. There will | | | | in use any longer and the value had plummeted. The |
| always be students out there somewhere looking for | | | | moral to this story is that unless you are deeply, |
| your book. | | | | emotionally attached to your textbooks or plan to |
| HOW DOES IT WORK? | | | | use them again, get rid of them as soon as you are |
| There are a few ways to go about selling your old | | | | finished with them or you could suffer the |
| unused books online. I will inform you of the few | | | | consequences like I did. |
| good options and you can make up your own mind | | | | As you can see, auctioning your books is the way to |
| of what works best for you. Time vs. profit is the | | | | go. Because of the condition that my books were in |
| deciding factor when selling. Keep that in mind as you | | | | (and the time of year), I made more than the lowest |
| read on. | | | | going price. I was quite pleased. You can do the |
| Online Auctions: Online Auctions are a great way to | | | | same. |
| get rid of old/unused books. You can usually make | | | | There are a few ways to go about selling your |
| the best profit from the books that you are selling | | | | books. |
| by auctioning them because the highest bidder | | | | Online auctions are the way to go if you want to |
| always wins an auction. The problem with auctions is | | | | make the biggest profit on your books. You will have |
| that they do not guarantee instant money for your | | | | to sign up with a company that features auctions. I |
| books. Sometimes books do not sell in the time | | | | recommend Amazon, because the specialize in books. |
| allotted for the auction and you have to relist them. | | | | After that, you must list your books and wait. Once |
| Even though it may take some time, I recommend | | | | in a while the books will not sell and you will have to |
| auctioning. | | | | relist them, but when they do sell, you definitely |
| Sell To Distributors: There are many companies out | | | | make the most money possible. The best time to |
| there that specialize in selling textbooks. They do not | | | | auction books is at the beginning and ends of a |
| let you sell them to their audience of course, but will | | | | semester. |
| buy them from you right away. Obviously this | | | | Selling to distributors. Once again; selling to distributors |
| company is going to turn around and sell your books | | | | is your sure bet for quick cash. It's simple. You log in |
| for more than the purchase price. It may take them | | | | and after some typing, they give you a price. After |
| some time, but that's their problem. These companies | | | | that, you ship the books, they get the books and |
| will always buy your books right away and will send | | | | then send you a check. Remember that this option |
| you a check as soon as they receive the books. This | | | | will not always bring you the biggest profit and if you |
| is the quick cash option. | | | | do sell your books in this manner, you should check |
| Classified Ads: These are a classic. Many people still | | | | out all of the companies to see who will pay you the |
| sell books in their local town via classified ads. I say, | | | | most. |
| sell via classifieds if you want, but do it online. You | | | | On my site I will show you the best places to do this. |
| can usually get more for your books online because | | | | NOW FOR THE BEST PART! You can make a mint |
| you are advertising it to a much larger audience. | | | | while selling other peoples books and you can do it in |
| There are people out there looking for exactly the | | | | ten simple steps. |
| books that you have and will pay more than those | | | | You can make money by selling your used |
| who just happen upon them while reading the | | | | textbooks, but did you know you can make money |
| Sunday paper. Most places will let you list your books | | | | by selling other peoples used books? You are |
| for free. You can even upload pictures. Listing a | | | | probably thinking "why not" and "how". Think about it. |
| classified online makes more sense than listing offline | | | | You know the book buyback program? When your |
| in so many ways. | | | | school or outside an company sets up a program to |
| Advantage | | | | buy your used text-books at the end of the year? |
| There are always students in need of text-books. | | | | Everyone always complains, "I spent one hundred |
| Many are in need of a book that you may have lying | | | | and fifty dollars to get this book and they are going |
| around. No matter how you choose to sell your | | | | to give me only fifteen bucks for it"! Here is how to |
| book, it will sell and you will make money. If you sell | | | | make a mint while helping these poor saps get more |
| your books in the way that I am recommending, you | | | | bang for their buck in ten easy steps: |
| will always make more than what the college | | | | Tell your friend(s) that what the school is offering is |
| bookstore is offering! | | | | simply unacceptable. |
| Disadvantage | | | | Say, "I may take some of those classes next |
| There are pretty big differences in the amount of | | | | semester. Maybe I will buy your books". |
| money that you can make depending on how you | | | | As a friend, they will probably sell it to you for the |
| choose to sell. Just remember, if you take the time | | | | same price, (or just offer a few bucks more). |
| to sell them yourself, you will make more money | | | | Gather all of the ISBN numbers from your friends' |
| than if you were to sell them just to "get quick | | | | unwanted books. (Make a different list for each |
| cash". | | | | friend). |
| Facts & Advice | | | | Submit each list to the companies provided. (I have |
| Never sell your books back to the college bookstore. | | | | listed the best companies there are). |
| They take advantage of broke students. | | | | Make a cash offer to each of your friends for slightly |
| The best times to sell books are at the beginning and | | | | more than what the buy-back program will offer |
| end of semesters. If you want money asap, sell | | | | them. |
| them to distributors. They will buy almost any | | | | (If you can't get the cash up front, I'll show you |
| textbook and pay you as soon as they receive | | | | many ways to get it, or present your "business plan" |
| them. | | | | to a relative). |
| If you are willing to spend the extra time and effort | | | | Package the books and ship them off to the |
| to auction your books, or sell them yourself, you will | | | | company offering the highest buying price for the |
| always make more money. | | | | book(s). |
| Your book(s) for sale or auction will not always sell | | | | They get the books, immediately send you a check |
| right away and sometimes you will have to list them | | | | or deposit the money into your bank account. |
| more than once. | | | | You keep for yourself the difference. The more |
| NEVER, EVER list one book for sale more than once | | | | books you sell, the more money you make. |
| or in two separate places! If you were to list an | | | | |