Ultimate Guide to Selling Used Textbooks Online

If you're one of the millions of college students across the country looking to sell back your used textbooks for a decent price, you're in luck.

Listed below are five online bookstores that will help you get the most out of your old textbooks.

Amazon.com - http://www.amazon.com

Amazon is the premiere website for selling back your new or used textbooks. It has an incredibly wide selection of books and academic materials, so you will have little trouble finding listings for your textbook-even for the strangest and most obscure texts on the planet, and even if they aren't in English. The site has the highest volume of marketplace buyers around, so your book will have a good chance of selling, and selling quickly. Money is distributed directly into your bank account after a few business days, and the buyer pays all shipping costs.

The only drawback with Amazon is that it offers marketplace only-no instant buyback, but the price that you will receive for your textbook via the marketplace will more than make up for it.

Unless you need instant money back for your textbooks, Amazon is the place to start.

Valore Books - http://www.valorebooks.com/

Valore is one of the lesser-known online bookstores, but it is comparable to some of the major online retailers. It features instant buyback for selected textbooks, and provides instant quotes for the books you sell. They guarantee to send your payment within 48 hours, and even cover shipping costs. And with over 500,000 sellable textbooks, you have a good chance a decent shot at getting a quote for your book. If not, you can give the site's marketplace a try.

If you can't find another retailer to accept your book, Valore Books is definitely worth a look.

BookByte - http://www.bookbyte.com/Default.aspx

Book Byte offers many of the options found with other online booksellers-instant quotes, free shipping, rush payment-but with an added dimension.

If you're one of the millions of college students across the country looking to sell back your used textbooks for a decent price, you're in luck.

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