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at the best price with a single search! 
We are thrilled to announce that Kristana Lott, a dedicated Psychology major at Siena College, has been awarded the latest BookScouter Quarterly Book Scholarship. Kristana was selected as this quarter’s scholarship recipient from a group of participants who shared their stories through videos. She’s passionate about mental health advocacy and is determined to make a real difference in people’s lives—reflecting the inspiring goals of many other applicants.
In a concerning development for the book industry, the United States Postal Service (USPS) filed a proposal on December 20, 2024, to eliminate Bound Printed Matter (BPM) Flats and Parcels from its services.
If implemented, this change would have far-reaching consequences for publishers, booksellers, and, most importantly, readers across America.
The used book market saw a significant shift this week as SellBackYourBook.com merged with World of Books – Sell Your Books on November 19, following the earlier integration of Ziffit into the World of Books ecosystem. The consolidation brings multiple well-known buyback brands under a single unified platform.
Existing SellBackYourBook.com customers won’t face any service disruption. The platform maintains all user credentials, with open carts and ongoing trades seamlessly transferred to the new system. “We’re still the same great place to sell books – just with a new look and feel,” reads the announcement on the website.
Ever wondered if you’re getting the best deal on that paperback?
Or maybe you’re looking to declutter your shelves and make some extra cash?
BookScouter’s ISBN scanner app is about to become your new best friend!
Book buyback is one good way to prolong the life cycle of a book while getting some of the cash you spent on it back. However, not all books are created equal. Sometimes you get a good buyback offer for a textbook and no offer for a piece of fiction. Why is it so? Let’s take a look at a practical case.
Some students are under the mistaken impression that the ISBN is used only to classify textbooks. However, this number is used in selling all kinds of books. People looking to get a price quote on a book or get more information about it can visit an ISBN database or any other book search website and look up a book by the ISBN – this interaction is known as ISBN search or ISBN lookup. ISBN search sites provide details of a book, including title, author, publisher, etc. If a person is interested in purchasing a book, the ISBN helps to find it.
Remaindered books are copies publishers sell to retailers at a discounted price because demand for the book is well below the number of copies printed. Sometimes a publisher remainders a book to clear out inventory space. Retailers then sell the remaindered books at a discounted price. Remaindered books usually have a black mark so they can’t be returned or sold for the original full price. The mark is a dot or stripe across the top or bottom of the book on the outside of the pages.
We receive a lot of questions from BookScouters about textbook arbitrage outside of the United States. Usually these messages ask about international shipping. While BookScouter.com is accessible anywhere in the world, keep in mind that most of the vendors buying and selling books on our site are based in the United States.
When you buy a cheap textbook online, you do not always know where it is coming from. Occasionally, you may come across a textbook published outside the United States. These are called international edition textbooks. Sometimes these books are referred to as “low price editions.”
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