Selling text books
I just finished grad school and would like to sell some of my text books. I searched the ISBN and it says "not available"? Why can I not sell this book?
Selling text books
I just finished grad school and would like to sell some of my text books. I searched the ISBN and it says "not available"? Why can I not sell this book?
3 replies
Seller_rGcQW1yb6ZWbC
Many textbooks need to have permission from the publisher in order to list it here. If you do get approval (and for some publishers it is not easy), you may find that selling them is not worth the hassle. Textbook buyer's have the highest return rate of all buyers of books.
You may be better off selling them back to the bookstore. Yes, the initial price offered may not seem as appetizing as trying to sell them on Amazon, but trust me, you'll be better off in the long run. If you are looking for quick turnover by selling a few textbook, then you may want to consider Craig's list or if your school has a similar platform for selling to other students. Or even eBay.
If you plan on selling other items/books, then you may want to read up on what it means to be a business selling on Amazon. And yes, you are considered a business since you are planning on making money at what you do.
Amazon is not the place to turn over a few books right away and make a quick buck.
Seller_nRFmxiQg4EGrw
First of all, congratulations on completing Grad School!
But to address your question, there are a lot of counterfeit textbooks out there; to counter this, many publishers restrict their sale on Amazon.
I've been selling books here for 8 years; I still am not allowed to sell most books from Pearson, McGraw Hill, or a couple of other textbook publishers.
However, I've had very good luck with those same books on eBay, so if you want to spend the time, that will get your more money than selling back to the bookstore; but as a recent grad, I suspect that you really have other things to spend your time on, and would recommend going the quick and easy route of selling back.
Cooper_Amazon
Good Morning @Seller_TLJX1yEvcAMte, thanks for writing to us on the Seller Forums and congrats on finishing grad school! 🎓 I can see some of our seasoned sellers helped answer your question around textbooks.
If any of their replies helped you, feel free to mark it as “Most Helpful reply” using the 3 dots in the corner of their post. This helps other sellers find the answer to your question at the top of the post just in case they find themselves in a similar situation.
I also wanted to provide some additional information about products and categories that require approval to sell.
To determine whether you are qualified to sell a product, you can check the individual listing information through your Seller Central account by following these steps:
- In Seller Central, click the Inventory drop-down menu and select Add a Product.
- Search for the product you want to sell.
- In the search results, click the link Listing limitations apply to the right of the product.
- If the Request Approval button appears, click the button to begin the application process. If the Request Approval button does not appear, we are not accepting applications to sell this product at this time.
Lastly, here is the Seller Central help page around selling text books.
Please let us know if you have any questions regarding the information we have provided above or you may reach out to Selling Partner Support with inquiries at anytime. Have a wonderful weekend and take care! Sincerely, Cooper_Amazon
