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Selling Your Textbooks

Why Sell my books to Penntext?


1 . We buy more books than most typical on- campus bookstores.

 

2. We buy a ton of zero value or old edition books that many on-campus bookstores do not buy.

 

3. We pay higher overall prices for wholesale textbooks that are not being used at your campus anymore.

 

4. When it comes to selling back your books, the best thing for you to do is to shop for the best overall deal.

 

What is the difference between Penntext and my campus bookstore?

Penntext.com:
  1. Highest wholesale prices paid
  2. No ID required
  3. Cash on the spot
  4. We buy some books without CDs/supplements
  5. No limit on books (titles or quantity)
  6. We buy and recycle tons of old editions
 Many campus bookstores:
  1. Often times have long lines
  2. Usually require a school ID
  3. Do NOT buy books without CDs
    (or other supplements)
  4. Only do buyback during finals time


The Infamous Half Price List

Many campus bookstores will tell you that they buy books back at 50% of what you paid for them, but what they don't tell you is that it is limited to a small number of titles with a fixed quantity per title. This means that they will only buy a few copies of certain books that they know they will be selling next semester. Unfortunately many professors do not turn in the list of books they'll be using until weeks after buyback, meaning that the bookstore's list of books they need is usually very limited.

What is a Retail Book List?

There may be some books that your on-campus bookstore will buy back at 50% of the retail price to fill their shelves. These "retail buyback" books are bought in limited quantities and if you want to get top dollar for them, you have to sell your books early. Otherwise, if the bookstore is not buying your book at a retail buyback price, you will benefit from shopping around a bit and checking out our local service. Always check around for the best prices.

What do you do with these textbooks?

We are Pennsylvania-based company that buys textbooks at higher prices than our competitors. We then discount these books and sell them at lower prices on Penntext.com to students who desperately need the savings provided by USED books.

How are Buyback Prices Calculated?

We use several different factors when calculating prices:

  1. Is the book being used next semester?
    Books being used the following semesterhave a higher buyback value because stores are more confident that they are able to resell the book. This is where the half price list comes into play.
  2. National Demand
    Books that are in high national demand typically have a higher cash value.
  3. New Edition?
    Often times books that have a new edition either out or coming out will see resale value fall dramatically.

Coming Soon to Penntext.com...Online Buyback!!

We are currently working on adding the ability for you to sell your books back through our website. Simply search the ISBN, receive your online quote, print out the shipping label, drop in the the mail, and receive you money within 2 weeks!