Best place to sell books?

@Alderica (100)
Germany
January 22, 2010 4:16pm CST
I'm planning to move to another country this coming summer, and am trying to sell off stuff such as books (of which I have any number) to make space and earn some money towards the move. I haven't had much luck on Ebay or Amazon, though. Anyone got any ideas about where else I could try and get rid of them? I'm in Germany but would be willing to sell overseas. Thanks! :-)
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SandrainSpain
@Sandra1952 (6047)
• Spain
23 Jan 10
Hello, and welcome to MyLot. Why not put a notice in your window, 'Books for Sale,' and have your books together in one place so people can come and browse? In England, I always sold my books at car boot sales. I don't know whether you have them in Germany, but if so, books sell really well.
Alderica
@Alderica (100)
• Germany
23 Jan 10
It's a nice idea, but the trouble is that I live in the top floor apartment of a house in a small German village, and my books are almost all in English, so the appeal will be minimal. Thanks for your suggestion, anyway :-)
Aurone
@Aurone (4755)
• United States
23 Jan 10
If you like to read one thing you could try is trading them on bookmooch and then saving your credits and getting new books when you get to where you are going. If you lived in the US I would suggest craigslist, I don't know if there is anything like craigslist other places. Good luck selling you books, too bad you have to part with them.
Alderica
@Alderica (100)
• Germany
23 Jan 10
Ah, I like this idea, I will definitely look into that! Thanks for the suggestion!
ra1787
@ra1787 (501)
• Italy
23 Jan 10
I don't know where you live, but in my area (italy) there are many little shops who buy used books, often whole stocks of them. The price paid is usually low, but it is better than nothing and is a way to avoid throwing them away. (i consider throwing a book something very wrong... ) To sell books online i don't know other places besides amazon and ebay.. so i am afraid i can't help you with that..
Alderica
@Alderica (100)
• Germany
23 Jan 10
I agree with you there, I absolutely hate the idea of throwing the books away. Certainly your idea is worth a try, although I'm not sure how much demand there is for English books in Germany. Thank you very much!