You have four realistic options for selling used college textbooks. Which one is best depends on how much time you want to spend and how fast you need the money.
The fastest option: you can walk out with cash in minutes. It is usually the lowest offer, though, and the store only buys books it needs for next term.
Amazon, eBay or Facebook Marketplace can bring the highest price for a book that is in demand. In exchange, you create the listing, wait for a buyer, ship the book, answer questions, handle returns and pay the selling fees.
Sites such as BookScouter let you enter an ISBN and see what dozens of buyback companies will pay, then sell to the highest offer. Empire Text is one of the buyers listed there.
One instant quote, a free prepaid shipping label, and payment by PayPal or Venmo once your books are checked. No listing, no waiting for a buyer, no selling fees.
We don’t buy novels, magazines, journals, periodicals, international editions or custom editions, or books with missing pages, mold, water or smoke damage. See our Condition Guidelines.
Empire Text is a family-run textbook company in Central New York. We have been buying and selling college textbooks since 2013 and work with students, faculty, wholesalers and bookstores across the country. See how selling works or read our FAQ.
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