Is there any place who pays for used books (reading books not text books)?

Question

I have tons and tons of books and to be honest, I don't read. Is there any place who will pay for used books? Or anyway to sell them, or give them away?

Answer 1

There are also some great websites that allow you to trade books, CD's, DVD's etc. See my profile for link to titletrader and paperbackswap. This allows you to get rid of an item you no longer want and get something you do want in return. Titletrader is awesome because you can trade books, dvd's, cd's, games and vhs tapes. So if you get rid of a book you may be able to get a dvd in exchange. Paperbackswap is only for books. I have found that doing ebay or amazon is pricey cause you don't really get your money's worth for these items and you have to pay fees etc.

if you want an easy way out though donate them to an organization and get the tax deduction.

Answer 2

Ebay and amazon are the only places i can thing of

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Answer 3

ou can give them to a thrift store (ex: Salvation Army); you can sell them to a consignment store; you could have a yard sale; sometimes malls have a book drive where you can drop off your old books and they will sell them very cheaply for charity or something

Answer 4

Most used books stores will pay you.  They don't pay you a whole lot for them, but it's something.  Or Salvation Army.

If you want to donate books, the best place is to a library.  They'll sell them cheaply, and have money to help get more books in for circulation.  If you know how much the books you donate to them costs, and get a receipt from them, it's a tax write-off.  So, it's a win-win situation.

PLEASE, whatever you decide to do, do not throw any books away!  (Unless they're falling apart and moldy.)