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Sell your old textbooks for cash

Get a price for your old uni books in seconds!

For faster selling, download our handy app!

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How It Works

Step 1
Enter the barcode or ISBN
Step 2
Get an instant valuation
Step 3
Package & post for free
Step 4
Sit back, relax & get paid

The best place to sell textbooks online

Textbooks are expensive and usually only used for a term, making them a great item to sell on. If you have a bunch of old school books gathering dust on your shelf, why not sell them and make some money back? You’ll enjoy a nice boost to your bank balance, declutter and recycle your books simultaneously!

  • We offer the highest payouts online
  • You’ll get a free postage label
  • Choose to drop off or we’ll come and collect your books
  • See the money land in your bank the very next day

Sell textbooks using our app

If you want a fast, secure way to sell your textbooks, the best thing to do is to download the We Buy Books app. All you need to do is go to your app store, download the app, open it up and use our handy barcode scanner to get an instant cash price. We’re available on Android and Apple.

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So far this year, our customers have made an average of £23.62* by selling their items toWeBuyBooks The Book Specialist

Frequently asked questions

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We’ll pay you for your books via a payment method of your choice. Our options include bank transfer, PayPal or cheque. You’ll see the money land in your bank the day after we receive and check your books!

We can only accept books that meet our condition guidelines.To avoid disappointment, make sure your books are free from the following damage:

  • No tears to the cover
  • No missing, loose or torn pages
  • No damage to the binding

We will accept textbooks with underlining, highlighting and annotations, providing it’s not excessive or inappropriate. If in doubt, check out our item condition guidelines checklist.

Once you’ve accepted our offer, you can print your free postage label at home, or we can send you one. All you need to do is label your boxes and send them via Evri. You can drop them at your local Evri parcel shop or arrange a free home collection.

Unfortunately, if your books don’t meet our condition guidelines then we won’t be able to accept them. We pledge to recycle your books, so you can still feel positive that your books won’t end up in landfill. And if you don’t want us to recycle your books, we’ll return them to you (postage not included).

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