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Making the Green: Buying and Selling Textbooks Online

Making the Green: Buying and Selling semesters. If the book list for a class
Textbooks Online is already available, buy textbooks in
One pass through a bookstore shows May and June, when there are more sellers
college textbooks aren't cheap. Even used and fewer buyers.
copies can run over $100 per book. On • Tip 4: Get international editions.
average, a student spends $900 a semester The same textbook sold in Canada or
on textbooks. Returning books at the end Britain is significantly cheaper than its
of the semester doesn't recoup that. American counterpart, even though the
Often, a $100 used textbook at the content is the same.
beginning of the semester is only worth • Tip 5: Check ISBNs and edition
$20 at the end - and the campus bookstore numbers to get the right text.
resells it again. Many students don't Get a Good Return: Tips on Selling
realize that they're not required to buy Selling textbooks online is more
their books on campus - but there are profitable even than buying online.
other options. Textbooks sell online in a couple of
Students are transitioning from on-campus weeks for a lot more money than returning
bookstores to online stores - because books to a campus bookstore. About a
buying and selling textbooks online saves quarter of online textbook stores offer
money. Almost 10% of all college immediate buy-backs at a predetermined
textbooks are bought online. Online amount, similar to returning it to campus
textbook sites offer more choices on bookstores, so even cautious sellers get
where and when to buy or sell books and more money.
control over what students pay. Look for a reputable site to sell
Make a Deal: Tips for Buying textbooks. The site should have
Online bookstores are cheaper even for reasonable commission rates, and it
new texts, and as much as 95% lower for should always be free to list your
used textbooks. Textbooks from sellers in textbooks. Look for safe payment options
other states don't have a sales tax, through a site like PayPal or direct
saving almost 10% on the cost of books. payment to a credit card.
There's more time to browse for deals With tools to get better prices by
since books can be bought anytime, not reaching more buyers and by letting you
just in the couple of days leading up to decide when the time is to sell, selling
the semester. The major drawback to textbooks online is easy. Just remember
buying online is the cost of shipping three things:
back a return, plus delays getting the • Tip 1: Price it right. Check what
refund and replacement. But that can be other sellers are charging, and price
offset by finding the right books on the accordingly. Comparison shopping sites
right site. show what the same book is selling for at
Find sites which focus exclusively on multiple locations.
textbooks. These have bigger selections • Tip 2: Keep textbooks in good
and better prices. Comparison shopping condition. Keep CDs that come with the
sites compile lists of all available textbook. Keep it looking nice, with no
online sellers, which makes finding a creased pages, heavy marks, or cover
deal easier. Some provide bulk-buying damage.
options to find the best total price for • Tip 3: Wait to sell at peak times,
a complete book list. A site must offer a from late July to September and January.
good return policy (30-day, full money Closing the Deal
back), secure payment methods, and good Campus bookstores are convenient - but
shipping options and rates. they don't offer the best deal to college
• Tip 1: Shop around. Use comparison students. Online textbook sites have
shopping sites to find the best deal. sprung up as independent alternatives to
Definitely go to sites specializing in make textbooks more affordable, with
textbooks. better choices on prices and selection,
• Tip 2: Get only the required reading. more money back when the school year
Not all of the books on the professor's ends, and features like bulk-buying,
list are required for the class, and it comparison pricing, and instant buybacks
saves money not buying recommended books. to make buying and selling textbooks
• Tip 3: Buy off-season. Textbooks are easier and more profitable.
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