How do you sell books on Chegg.com?
By wigima5
@wigima5 (904)
United States
March 14, 2010 9:03pm CST
Okay, so this one magazine they said that you can sell novels and textbooks on Chegg.com. It says you can get $40 for textbooks n $10 for novels. But I went online and every time i entered in the ISB code from my novels, it said that they were not eligable for sale. :( I even entered in one of my textbooks just to check and it said the same thing too! On the buttons on the website it says "Sell Textbooks" and "Rent Textbooks", etc. But TEXTBOOKS. It doesnt say any books, or novels. So, what's wrong? Did the magazine lie? Can you ONLY sell textbooks? Or, am I doing something wrong? I don't have an account, so maybe do you need to make an account first in order to sell anything? If anyone's used this site n knows how, please tell me!
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@thyst07 (2079)
• United States
15 Mar 10
Selling textbooks is always tricky. Most school buybacks and most buyback websites won't buy a book from you if they already have a full stock of that book, or if a new edition of the book has come out. With new editions coming out on a regular basis for most textbooks, this can make it really difficult to sell your books directly to a bookstore or book website. You might have more luck with a site like Amazon or Half.com where you sell your books directly to other site users. I personally recommend Amazon, because while Half.com has good policies to protect buyers, they do not do so well at protecting sellers.
I always understood that Chegg.com rented out textbooks rather than selling them, so it seems a little strange to me that they would buy used textbooks. It's possible you got faulty information.
@wigima5 (904)
• United States
15 Mar 10
NO but I was talking more about NOVELS. Because I have a ton of novels that I could sell, but I don't have any textbooks, seeing as I am still in highschool and textbooks are rented during the schoolyear and then returned. so it belongs to the school and I can't sell 'em. but okay. thx. id try Amazon. ooh, n wat do you mean by Half.com having bad policies for sellers? what could happen?
@thyst07 (2079)
• United States
15 Mar 10
Basically, if the person who bought your item complains that they didn't recieve it, was damaged, etc., Half.com will pretty much automatically make you refund them even if they're lying. The site doesn't bother to check up on things to make sure that sellers aren't getting cheated.
The fact that you're still in high school explains why when you tried entering one of your textbooks, it said it was ineligible. I'm pretty sure they only deal in college level textbooks.
As for novels, there is no way that any site is going to pay you $10 for a novel when the list price for most novels is less than that. Most sites sell used copies of novels for anywhere from $.01 to $5.00, and hardcovers might get a little bit more. So don't expect your stack of novels to be a cash crop, unless you've got some nice collectible editions.
@WriterFactor (24)
• United States
15 Mar 10
No I personally have not. I know some friends who have though. I've heard they have decent deals but you have to make sure it's the product you want. Decent website. I think i'll check it out later
