Looking to make a little extra cash and clear out your bookshelves all at once? Cash4Books.net, an online book buyer out of Beaverton, Oregon, is offering an additional 15% payout on your buyback total when you use the code SecretStash at checkout. I really like this program and especially love not having to lug my books to Powell’s Books (and pay for the gas to get there) and or host a garage sale.
Here’s how it works:
:: Go to Cash4Books.net, enter the ISBN number of your books, including recent textbooks, and click “price my books.”
I entered the info for my copy of Dave Ramsey’s The Total Money Makeover
The next screen will tell you if Cash4Books.net is buying that particular book and how much they will pay you for it. I was offered $2.08 for my Dave Ramsey book, which I think is a decent price for minimal work on my part. Note that most of the books they purchase have a publication date of 2007 and newer and their needs change, so a book that is rejected today may be accepted in a couple of weeks or months.
:: At checkout, use the code SecretStash and you’ll get an additional 15% added to your total.
:: Print the pre-paid mailing label, put it on your envelope and mail the books. Shipping is free!
:: Get paid! After your books are received, inspected and processed, you will get paid by check or PayPal within three business days.
Please note that Cash4Books.net is a bit picky about which books they will accept. They are looking for newer and popular publications. Your dusty books sitting around since college (no matter how old you are 
) will probably not be accepted.
If something is not accepted, you can always post it on PaperBackSwap.com to see if you can trade it for a book you want. My daughter loves to post her read chapter books on PaperBackSwap.com. Once she gets a credit, she gets to select another book!
This promotion is valid until June 8, 2012.
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I appreciate the tip as I had a few textbooks to sell. I input my info on their site and felt that their quote for me seemed pretty low so I did some website comparisons. I found http://www.sellyourbookback.com and they quoted me about double what this website did, and it was just as painless of a process. It may pay to shop around when looking for this kind of service. Just a thought.
I wish it was a little later in the month, I am not done with school until June 20th. I won’t be able to sell my books until then:(
Sandra
I agree with the previous comment, I like to compare prices to find. I use cash4books as well as some other sites such as http://www.bookjingle.com.
This is a fantastic resource – thank you so much! I’ve tried selling books on half.com and don’t find there is much of a regular buying audience (for what I have, anyway). I’ve also tried the Amazon buyback program, but haven’t received decent offers. I have tons of books – some older and some newer – so I’m looking forward to checking this out. Every penny counts!
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