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The strangest year in higher education in 100 years is coming to an end, classes are ending, and it’s time to sell your used textbooks<\/a> again. While things might have looked a lot different on your campus this year (if you were even on campus!), the basics of buying and selling textbooks (also known as \u201ctextbook buyback\u201d since the campus bookstores buy back your used book) haven\u2019t changed much.<\/p>\n

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Some things never change<\/strong><\/p>\n

Although the pandemic disrupted virtually every aspect of everyone\u2019s life over the last year, the basic laws of economics and supply and demand remain the same. The most important rule of thumb when selling your used textbooks is that you want to sell when everyone is buying (and buy when everyone is selling!)<\/strong>. For us that means if you sell your textbook in May when everyone else is doing the same, and not many people are buying, then you will get less money for your books. If you can wait a couple months until July or August to sell when everyone is buying, then you will get substantially more for your books. Obviously this doesn\u2019t work if you lose or damage your books, so if you don\u2019t trust yourself to keep those expensive textbooks safe and sound then it\u2019s probably better to sell in May and go away.<\/p>\n

Buyback Basics<\/strong><\/p>\n

The ground rules<\/a> for selling books that we posted in 2017 remain the same.
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\nAvoid the Campus Bookstore: <\/strong>they have a local monopoly, and will always offer you the least money for your books.<\/p>\n

Shop Around<\/strong>: Use the Campusbooks.com sell tool to compare prices and get the most money for your used books.
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\nBe Honest:<\/strong> Don\u2019t try to oversell the condition of your used textbook. It will just create more headaches for you. If Fido ate chapter 7, then let them know. Better to get something than nothing.<\/p>\n

Cash or Credit?<\/strong> Make sure you know if the merchant you sell to is offering you cash or store credit. Merchants usually will offer more in credit than they will in cash.<\/p>\n

CampusBooks.com Tools<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Textbook Buyback Part 2, we explored the CampusBooks.com tools<\/a> that help you save money on textbooks. The CampusBooks Buy Vs Rent Superbot has only gotten smarter over the years and gives you one of the most powerful tools around to compare your total cost of ownership, and whether it makes sense to buy vs rent your textbooks. You can use the tool to see what the expected selling price of your book would be in the future based on historical trends. Used in conjunction with the CampusBooks.com buyback price comparison, and you have the best tools at your disposal to make sure you get the most money for your used textbooks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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