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University can be one of the best times of your life, but it’s easy to find yourself short on cash. Here are some ideas to make money as a student.
Student Discount:
get paid more when you sell with us
Student Discount:
get paid more when you sell with us
Verified students get a payout bonus on every sale with WeBuyBooks.
That’s extra on books, textbooks, DVDs, CDs and games. Verify through Totum (NUS), Student Beans or UNiDAYS and the bonus is yours, term after term.
Got textbooks you don’t need anymore? Turn them into cash.
Every summer, thousands of perfectly good textbooks end up gathering dust on shelves, packed away into storage or worse, tossed in the bin once the course is over, which isn't great for your wallet or for the planet. Textbooks are pricey, student loans only stretch so far, and those books piled up in your room? They're basically cash in disguise!
Send us your old books, we’ll pay you cash (an extra bonus because you're a student), and we’ll pass them on to the next reader who needs them. You get a bit of spending money, we keep books out of landfill, and someone else gets the pleasure of moaning about the same textbook next term. So everyone wins! If you’re feeling generous and kind-hearted, you can also donate 100% of the money to one of the charities listed on our website.
Got textbooks you don’t need anymore? Turn them into cash.
How to claim your student bonus
We've teamed up with the big student discount platforms. Verify with Totum (NUS) or StudentBeans to unlock your extra bonus.
Totum | The NUS one · over 1 million UK students use it
Ready to sell your textbooks with WeBuyBooks?
Once you've got your code, head over to our selling page, scan your barcodes / ISBNs for an instant valuation, post your books for free, and get paid the day after we receive them.
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Why students use WeBuyBooks
Why students use WeBuyBooks
We keep things simple:
You send us your books → we pay you fast → they go to a new reader.
- Get extra cash (plus an extra bonus)
- Free up space instantly
- Keep books in circulation
We focus on making selling quick, fair, and worth your time.
Frequently asked questions
View all FAQsYes, we offer a payout bonus to any verified student, which you can claim through either Totum (NUS), UNiDAYS above or StudentBeans above. Verify once on whichever platform you're already on, and the bonus is yours.
After you verify, you'll get a code from your student platform. Use it when you sell on WeBuyBooks and we'll add the extra bonus to your payout automatically, no extra steps required.
Yes, the bonus applies to your whole order, whether that's textbooks, fiction, non-fiction, DVDs, CDs or games.
Yes. The extra bonus applies every term, every sale, for as long as your Totum, UNiDAYS or StudentBeans verification is active.
Anyone eligible for a Totum, Totum Pro or StudentBeans account. So that’s UK university and college students, apprentices, and recent graduates with a valid account.
Light highlighting and annotations are fine. We get it, you were revising. Torn covers, missing pages and water damage are a no-go. Full condition rules →
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