Get More for your Books at Bookscouter.com
As the year is coming to a close and we are about to enjoy the holiday season, there is one group probably more excited for the holiday break than most, college students. After a stressful semester wouldn’t it be nice for a little extra cash? Selling back your textbooks can be very unrewarding since the money you get back from them doesn’t come close to what you paid. This can apply to all types of books.
Don’t limit yourself, get buyback prices from multiple sources. Bookscouter.com is a Web site that searches for the best buyback pricing from multiple sources. Their live search will scour more than 30 sites at once, so you don’t have to. Here’s how it works, get your book’s ISBN number, enter it into the top of the Bookscouter.com home page, click on the “Sell” button and wait for the results.
My sample search provided 17 vendors willing to buy my book. Usually prices are displayed starting with the highest price then descending to the lowest, but not always. Bookscouter will sometimes list a vendor with a lower price offer based on a superior buyback rating. My research reveals it is important to look closely at the ratings of the top paying vendors before simply jumping at the highest price. Amazon gets very low ratings and a quick read will reveal you might want to consider a better partner to deal with.
Each vendor has a rating and reviews from other book sellers so you can compare or steer clear. Some of these companies are better than others in communication, payment speed and of course, how much they are willing to pay. There are enough ratings to get an idea of the top vendors, but as usual, your experiences may vary.
One huge drawback to selling your used books online is when a vendor rejects your book after you take the time to package and ship it to them. These online book-buying companies will usually pay for the shipping and send you’re a shipping label. However, you will need to make sure your book is in new or like new condition, but even then, many reviewers note instances where they send in a book in pristine condition only to have it rejected. In some cases the vendor will pay return shipping if they reject your book, but in most cases they will charge you return shipping if you want it back.
A big advantage to using Bookscouter.com to search for the highest paying company is that you can complete your selling order through their site. After locating the vendor you wish to sell to, click on the “Sell” button in the same line as the vendor info. This will take you to a form you complete right on the site. The vendor usually will send you a shipping label to use and pay for the shipping as well. It is really quite simple.
If you have any books to sell, give Bookscouter.com a try. Just one sample and you will see there is quite a big difference in what some companies are willing to pay. Even if you find a company that pays higher for one book, that won’t be the case each time since the purchasing price a vendor is willing to pay is often a result of their inventory. As always we are interested to know your experience, so let us know how much extra you earned dealing with Bookscouter.com.
