Have you ever tried to make extra money with your used books ? How to do that ?

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If i read this topic 5 years ago i think it would bring me more money for selling uesd books. I never thinking of making secondhand books at bookstore or website,actually people maybe cost money to buy your books if they are worth reading. But i was a fool girl,i sold the books as weight .........

My wife has just recently sold Lonely Planet book as she will be needing it anymore. She has said to me that she intends to turn something that we're no longer using to money so we can either save it or spend on something necessary, for example buying groceries. By the way this thread has reminded me of the old books that my friend has given to me when he finished his master degree, he told me to sell them and to keep the money but until now I haven't sell them yet but I am hoping I will be able to sell them in near future.

I sold most of my books at university bookstore. But later I learned that I could make better profit by posting them on Amazon. It turned out to be true. I once bought a business law book from Ebay. I paid 3 bucks for it. Then after the end of the semester I sold it at Amazon for 20 bucks. But the only thing I hate is paying for shipping. The bigger the size of the book and longer the distace, the more goes in shipping. Also Amazon has a policy according to which you have to ship within two days of it is sold. That can be sometimes annoying especially during a bad weather.

I have a lot of books, including academic ones. Some books I was planning on opening my own site and selling them because some outdated books are worth lots of money. I still use the academic books for my writing and research although many of them are outdated, there's still good information in them. And I agree, they are very heavy and I hate moving them but I must.

In my country, it can be sold to second hand bookstands. These stands can be found in the university belt area. Those students whou would like to minimize cost would buy second hand books instead of a new one to save money.

I sold my old books on Half.com. You just put the isbn of each book in and the condition and write a little about the book. Then it helps you select a price, although the price you list the book for is ultimately YOUR decision. Even though it's an eBay company, you don't have to pay fees until the book as sold (and the fees come out of the purchase prices so you never owe anything.) One thing I recommend is putting confirmation on EVERYTHING you sell on the internet. I used to sell things on eBay and I would get a few complaints here and there about "item not received" when I'd really sent the item. Must have got lost in the mail, right? Well I started putting confirmation on everything I sold and guess what! Not one thing I sold after that got lost in the mail. Strange, huh? It costs something like 20 or 30 cents for confirmation but then things never get "lost" in the mail. You can use this as a selling point in the description: Free confirmation! When you mail the item, just email the user the confirmation number and for some reason, you'll notice "your bonus" confirmation offer sells you more books. Also, media mail is how most books are shipped, but it's faster and cheaper to mail things first class. If the book is light enough (I think the max is 13 or 14 oz) mail it first class. Customers like this too, so if it's a light book say: "Free upgrade to 1st class mail & FREE confirmation! WOW!" It's really a bonus to the buyer and it saves you money and a headache.