How-To's

Flipping Books From Goodwill

Have you heard about these sites on line that are offering money for used books and textbooks? I ran across this one the other day – sell textbooks for cash – and decided I had to give it a try. The whole set-up was so simple, all I had to do was type in the bar code off of my last terms psych class book and in just a minute it was telling me how to much I could get back for it, and where.

Better yet is the app for the site. Once I saw that I could carry this type of technology on my cell, I immediately thought of the Goodwill store in town, and the hundreds of books they have for sale.

10 Most Expensive Textbooks

If you’re not savvy with your college textbook shopping, you can end up spending upwards of a thousand bucks a semester. But did you realize that some of your college pals are paying over a thousand just for ONE BOOK! That’s right, and if you find that unbelievable just check out this list from 2010 of the most expensive textbooks you’ll find in American colleges. We’ll start from the bottom up to build up the suspense:

10) Ethics in Business and Economics: $550 This is part one of a two part series known as the International Library of..

Flipping Textbooks From Garage Sales

You probably look at garage sale hopping as a quick way to part with your cash in exchange for some one else’s used junk. That’s only half the story. What if it were possible to turn around and sell that stuff and not just get that cash back, but earn some more. One of the easiest ways to do this is with books.

Used books are a staple of any garage sale. Here you are going to find anything from kid’s books, to novels and even college textbooks. Usually haphazardly arranged by type or genre, garage sale books will range in price from a quarter to maybe two dollars. Now here’s the tricks that are going to help..

How To Ship Books

Selling back your used textbooks, or any books you might have picked up at a garage sale, is a simple process if you use a site like sell textbooks for cash. They run the barcode for you through a massive database to find online buyers who will pay the most for your used books.

For some, the fear is in getting the book to the buyer, but this is unfounded. Most are going to offer to pay the shipping costs all you need to do is find a box to put them in.

Of course you can just go to a local moving store and pick up a few boxes there, but why pay money when your local stores..