Where to Find Used Books

Here is some information on where to find used books. Whether you are looking for fiction, non-fiction, text, or other books, used books provide a great way to save money.

Amazon

Amazon is useful website for looking for a variety of books. Sellers listing their books on Amazon are a good source for finding cheap used books as well as cheap books that are new or barely used that can be used for gift giving. Amazon has a section dedicated to textbooks. For more information visit www.amazon.com.

EBay

Ebay and its subsidiary Half.com are both useful sources of used books. Ebay is particularly good for book collectors and others interested in finding out of print and difficult to find books at a low price. Both eBay and Half.com sell textbooks. For more information visit

Alibris

Alibris is a book seller similar to Amazon, but Alibris focuses more on books than Amazon (who also sells a wide variety of other products). Alibris is a good location for finding rare and out of print books for sale. For more information visit www.alibris.com.

Thrift Stores

Thrift stores generally have large amounts of books for sale. The quality of thrift store books will vary widely as will prices, buying at thrift stores often helps to support a worthy cause.

Campus Book Stores

Campus book stores are the most popular place to buy textbooks (and typically the most expensive!), however campus book stores are also a source of inexpensive editions of new and used fiction and non-fiction books that are used for college classes.

Used Book Stores

Local used book stores typically have higher prices than many other sources of used books, but can provide more services. Used book store owners often will help customers to locate books, can recommend books, and will sometimes buy or trade for books from customers.

Yard / Garage / Rummage Sales

The selection of used books will vary greatly at these types of sales, but the prices will generally be very low. Sellers with large amounts of books for sale will likely provide an even large discount for buyers willing to buy all or a significant amount of the books. Buyers should search listings for these sales, those who note books in their listings are likely to have a large number of books for sale.www.ebay.com and www.half.com.