Comments on: Sell Used Books: Strange Ways to Make Money

By: Aaron Truez

Aaron Truez — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:39:53 +0000

Also, watch for the used bookstores that will be going out of business in the next year or two. They will be a great source of cheap books, just remember to stock up when you have the opportunity!

By: Rich

Rich — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 21:48:20 +0000

The key is not only cost but time. If you get a whole bunch of books for free but they are worth very little and it takes a ton of time you will make money but you have to ask your self “was it worth it?”

By: athenabyron75

athenabyron75 — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:12:06 +0000

These are great ideas, especially the ones about joining a book club and reselling the books. I did this several times. The big sellers are new cookbooks and self-help/diet books.

By: snshijuptr

snshijuptr — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:42:44 +0000

It is difficult to sell most paperbacks on amazon.com. I have sold most types of books on there and after paying for envelopes and media mail, I made <$1 a book. Most paperbacks are never purchased. The ones that work are textbooks, hard covers, and hobby books (think dungeons and dragons). I rarely sold even very popular paperbacks.

By: Julie Anna

Julie Anna — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:32:13 +0000

HI Jennifer,

Terrific article. Yes, you can make just a little money selling used books or a bunch of money. Another tip is to buy up yard sale left overs and turn the books into your local book selling store for store credit. Then you can peruse their shelves for valuable books. Most brick and mortar sellers have no idea how much some books sell for online. Even if you did have to pay $4 for a book that sells for $40 it’s a great ROI. I’ll trade $4 for $40 all day long. Thanks for the tips!

By: Annie Jones

Annie Jones — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:07:43 +0000

If there a lot of books at a garage sale, you can ask if they will discount their prices if you buy all of them. I did this once; I spent $100 on a lot of about 350 books (all fairly current novels, no more than a few years old). I grouped them into complete sets and series where I could and sold the rest as partial sets or as individual books. I sold them on eBay and half.com for more than $500 ($400+ in profit).

I had kept out just a few that I wanted to read myself, then also sold those when I was finished.

The few that didn’t sell (less than a dozen) were donated to a thrift store.