Indeed, college textbooks go up faster than inflation, rising by 1,000% since the 1970s. According to Education Data Initiative, the average price goes up by 12% for each new textbook edition.
Your college campus bookstore may be the most convenient place to sell your books. Still, it is not necessarily the best way to sell your used textbooks as they are more motivated to sell the new editions, so they may only accept the latest publications.
You can sell your textbooks directly to future students taking your professors. Let other students know you are likely selling the book as soon as your semester ends through social media and in person.
Abebooks partners with TextbookRush, an online campus bookstore, to provide a convenient buyback service. You’ll need to insert the book’s ISBN into their website to receive an estimated price based on condition, and edition.
Amazon a prominent place to sell your textbooks. If you have an Amazon account you participate in its textbook buyback program. Amazon will help you send your books to them for free with a shipping label.