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Used Textbooks

Buy and Sell Used College Textbooks

Why use CollegeSwapShop.com to buy and sell my used textbooks?

You want to save money on your college textbooks.  If you didn't, you wouldn't be here.  Bookstores buy books from students at very low prices, then turn around and sell them at a 200-300% markup.  We are here to save you money, so we simply provide a service online where students can buy and sell their textbooks directly with other college students.  Here's how this saves you money:

  • You sell textbooks for much more than bookstore buyback
  • You buy textbooks at much cheaper prices than the used textbook price at bookstores
  • You don't pay shipping, because you buy textbooks from other students within your college or university

Doesn't every online textbook service provide the same thing?

No.  Other online textbook services look to turn a profit the same way that a traditional bookstore would.  They buy textbooks from students, mark them up, then resell them to make money.  Granted, these books will be cheaper than at a traditional bookstore, because these companies do not have the overhead associated with a physical location.  However, if you really want to save money on your college textbooks, you skip the middle man.

I'm in a rush to get my textbooks.  How long will this take?

CollegeSwapShop.com is faster than any other online textbook service, because you find your books locally.  Also, you will immediately receive the contact information of the seller.  Most sellers are even notified via text message when their textbook sells.  You could purchase your textbook, meet the seller, and have it in your possession within 15 minutes!  You're lucky to get out of the local bookstore in an hour.  We'll let you decide which is more convenient.

Buy Used Textbooks

You can either browse textbooks or search for textbooks.  If you have the ISBN available, it may be faster to search.  You can also search textbooks by title, authors, or course.  If you can't find your textbooks within you school, you can also try looking nationwide.

Sell Used Textbooks

Selling your used textbooks is more convenient than ever.  We attempt to pre-fill your textbook information using the ISBN.  Also, we will tell you what it is selling for at other online bookstores so that you can easily set a price.  You can post 10 textbooks 5 minutes or less! 

Compare Used Textbook Prices

If CollegeSwapShop.com does not have the most competitive textbook price, we want you to know it.  Using the link below, you can compare the prices of all of our competitors with one simple click.