Natalie Meyers is a freelance writer and editor with more than 15 years of experience. As an English major and a psychology graduate, she worked as a teacher and a counselor. As a writer, she's covered a diverse range of topics from technology to publishing. She is an avid reader who believes that books help us become more authentic versions of ourselves. At BookScouter, she's a smart writer and an expert in all things books.
In this article, we’ve prepared a complete used book condition guide you can refer to whenever you need to understand how the book condition rating system works and how different platforms rate used books they sell.
We’re positive that if you’ve ever bought a book on Amazon or in an online store at least once, you must have seen one of these descriptions: “As new,” “Very Good,” “Acceptable,” etc. Moreover, you know these terms quite well if you resell books.
If you’re looking for the best places to sell books in NYC, you’ve come to the right place. In this article, we’ve collected the local bookstores that accept old and second-hand books. Apart from a chance to get extra cash for the books you no longer need, you can also enjoy the atmosphere of a brick-and-mortar bookstore with endless rows of books.
If you have books (and textbooks) waiting for their turn to be sold, given away, or donated, we can give you recommendations on the former. So, tune in.
There’re many options, and depending on your location, preference, and profit expectations, you can choose the one that suits you best. In Chicago, there’re plenty of ways to sell your old books and used textbooks.
Copyright law protects the exclusive rights of creators of various works: writers, artists, musicians, etc. You can’t take someone’s painting and display it in a gallery as your own; the same goes for music and books. You can’t copy and sell these works as if they are your own works, either. However, there is a limitation to copyright law: you can buy and resell the works of others—according to the first sale doctrine.
BookScouter is a book price comparison platform where you get the most up-to-date information on where to sell, buy, and rent used books at the best prices. It is also a tool that makes selling and buying processes simple and straightforward by quickly referring you to the best vendor.
In this guide, we’ll closely look at how you can use BookScouter to buy books and textbooks for your studies and search for the vendor with the best offer and the highest rating.
In our earlier article, we’ve covered the topic of book scouting from every angle (you can read it on our blog — The Definitive Guide to Book Scouting), and we also singled out another meaning for the term book sourcing (or book hunting), where we specifically highlighted used book hunting and reselling, as well as making a profit on second-hand books. We also mentioned the tools that book scouts use to find books and resell them most profitably (on Amazon and not only).
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