| Wholesale book sellers purchase large lots of both | | | | Thousands of titles are carried through wholesale |
| new and used books in bulk for redistribution, and sell | | | | booksellers, and they list their titles by category. |
| them to other businesses as well as to individuals. | | | | Some of these popular book categories include: |
| Books are held in and shipped from warehouses | | | | Children’s Books, Comics/ Graphic Novels, Crime/ |
| when shipments are ordered, and they are sent | | | | Thriller/ Mystery, Horror, Fiction, Biography and more. |
| directly to that company, other wholesaler, or | | | | You can also find rare, antique and collectible books, |
| individual’s address. Large lots are broken down | | | | audio cassettes and CDs, art, photography and |
| into smaller lots to be sold to other wholesalers, and | | | | architecture categories as well. If you’re |
| new and used books are redistributed without | | | | searching for specific titles, authors or ISBN numbers, |
| altering their contents to sell through their own | | | | you can type in the information you are looking for |
| stores. This process saves companies thousands of | | | | and click search to find your book or author. This is |
| dollars compared to the purchase of books directly | | | | an excellent way for college students to find specific |
| from the publisher. Many wholesalers have websites | | | | editions of textbooks and books required for |
| with long lists of titles and authors of both popular | | | | dissertation research, as these kinds of searches |
| books and rare books in both new and used | | | | require a large database of books to choose from. |
| condition. | | | | The cost of the books works well with college |
| When books are purchased through wholesale book | | | | student budgets. Many wholesale book sellers have |
| sellers, they can redistribute them at discounted | | | | satisfaction guarantees to cover any damaged |
| prices. Individual customers purchasing publications | | | | products. They have their own policies on returns and |
| from wholesale book sellers benefit by saving | | | | exchanges, and you can find customer service is just |
| hundreds of dollars on what they buy in comparison | | | | a click away. |
| to the purchase of books through average book | | | | Shipping costs vary and include taxes and handling |
| sellers. These savings are also passed on to | | | | charges. Most wholesale booksellers will give you the |
| businesses and other wholesalers! When books are | | | | option for priority shipping or overnight for additional |
| purchased in large quantities directly from publishers, | | | | charges. Choose a wholesale bookseller for your next |
| they are usually not discounted and do not have bulk | | | | book buy and test them out, customer service is |
| prices for the average book seller. Average book | | | | very important and they will do their best to ensure |
| sellers must purchase books at cost, and need to | | | | that you are satisfied with your purchase. It is also |
| mark up the price of their books to make a sufficient | | | | possible to add promotional codes or customer codes |
| profit; an unfortunate situation for the customer. | | | | to certain purchases for additional discounts. Keep |
| Companies and businesses can save thousands of | | | | your eyes peeled for specials and sales around the |
| dollars purchasing smaller lots from wholesalers | | | | holidays. |
| instead of directly through the publishers. | | | | |