Price quotes will be honored in accordance to the Buyback Terms and Conditions in this document or web page. Shipments must be received within 14 days of the buyback price quote. Books received after 14 days will be priced according to the current prices listed in our database; in such cases the prices may vary from those in your original quote and in some cases books may no longer have value. We do not return books that have no value. For this reason, we strongly encourage you to send your books to us as soon as possible after you receive your quote.
If your book originally included a CD-Rom, DVD, supplemental book or some other accessory, please include this when shipping your book to us. Please note that if you send a book where the book information on your quote indicates that a supplement should be included, you may receive 1/2 or less of the used value of the original quote or no compensation at all, depending on the book. We will not return books that have no value. Please note that any necessary online access codes (e.g., MyMathLab, MyStatLab, MyEconLab, etc) must be valid, unused, and unopened in order to receive payment.
A book that is graded as "new" should be in pristine condition. That is, it should look like it just arrived from the publisher- the way you would typically find a book when bought new at a bookstore. Often, if a book is slightly scuffed, the corners are worn or damaged, or if the cover is slightly bent (this is most likely to happen with paperbacks), these will be graded as "used" because they cannot be sold as new. For this reason, it is very important to pack your books carefully when you are shipping! (Please see shipping instructions on prepaid label provided with your quote). We make every effort to grade books as "new" if possible because we want you to receive the highest price possible so you will continue to use our services. Please note that a book that was never used may not still meet our “new” condition and be graded as “used” if it is not in pristine condition.
We will typically accept these books if they are the current edition. Most of these type books will be college textbooks. If a review copy book is not in our database, you can enter the student edition ISBN and use the following guidelines when sending your books to us: Books With Review/Instructor’s/Free Copy Markings On Outside Cover ONLY: we will pay you approximately 80% of the used value of the student edition listed in our database (it will be the exact amount you would be quoted if you entered the instructor's edition ISBN)
Books With Additional Notes and/or Answers: these are often called “Annotated Instructor’s Editions”; we will NOT purchase these titles unless these are listed as having value in our online database.
Books With Review/Instructor’s/Free Copy Markings On Outside AND Inside Cover: these books will typically have “Free Copy” markings on the title page or the first 10-20 pages of the book. Unless a particular title is listed as having value in our online database, we are not purchasing these titles.
We will accept books with highlighting and writing in them provided that no more than 1/3 of the pages of the book include any markings. The exception to this rule is that study guides, work books and lab manuals sold to us must have NO writing OR highlighting in them for you to receive payment. We also will not accept any books that have extreme damage such as a loose binding, cover or pages partially or entirely torn off, mold damage, stuck pages, water damage of any kind, loose or missing pages, or pages with tape or other foreign materials bound to them. You will not receive payment for any books received by us in unacceptable condition and these will not be returned to you.
We will purchase these titles ONLY if the exact ISBN for the international edition, custom edition, or loose leaf edition is included in our database. The ISBNs for these books are typically printed on the outside of the book itself (not a sticker placed on the book) or the cover pages of the loose leaf version. These books will typically be listed in our database as "International Edition", "(Loose Leaf)" or "Custom Edition." Please note that we will NOT return any international editions or loose leaf versions where a direct match cannot be found in our database.
Only shipments originating in the United States or Canada will be accepted. Also, all shipments of books must be sent to us from the mailing address shown in your account. Shipments of books from addresses outside the Unites States and Canada, or from an address not on file with your account, will be refused.
We will take up to five copies of the same book per customer per month without prior approval. If you have more than that you will need to contact us to receive approval before sending them, otherwise you risk being paid less than the quoted total or in some cases no payment at all. If you have more than 5 copies of a particular title, you can request approval by sending a quote via the "Bulk Quantities" link from the Sell Books page. This will allow you to enter ISBNs and quantities for all of the titles you are interested in selling. Prices offered for bulk quantities may be more or less than what is quoted on our web site depending on our need for a particular title at the time of your request. Typically you will receive a response to your request by e-mail within 2 business days.
We will often buy back old edition books if they are listed as "accepted" on our website. However, typically their value will be significantly less than the current edition. We are now buying back all kinds of books including textbooks and trade books (e.g., cooking, gardening, computers, autobiographies, self help, etc.).
You may have several (or many) books that no longer have any monetary value. We are now accepting many of these for donation through our Books Overseas program. The books we accept for donation through our site are either donated directly to our global literacy partners or sold with the net proceeds going to benefit our regional and global literacy partners. Books that have no value but can be accepted for donation are indicated on the results page of your price quote. Please do not send books that where the the website indicates "Not Accepted."
You will find that the large majority of books you entered into our database will appear in your quote. If the ISBN you entered does not come up in your quote, check that you entered the number correctly. If the book is a current edition review copy (e.g., instructor's copy, complimentary copy, free copy, examination copy, etc) we are likely interested in purchasing it. Please see our guidelines regarding review copies. Our pricing database is extremely reliable and accurate; however, in the very rare case that our database should be in error or for any other reason, TextbookRecycling.com reserves the right to refuse books. In such cases where the error is ours, TextbookRecycling.com will ship such books back at no cost to you.
We assume that transactions where books are sold to us are done in good faith. In other words, we assume and you agree that books you send to us are not contracted for destruction by previous owners and have not been stolen or otherwise illegally acquired. You also agree that books you send to us are not counterfeit or otherwise illegally published and that no violation of any law, rule, agreement or contract has occurred in connection with the purchase or sale of such books. Textbook Recycling reserves the right to refuse shipment or withhold payment for any book shipments where fraud or any illegal activity is suspected until legitimacy of shipment is confirmed. In such cases where fraud or illicit activity is suspected, books may not be returned. They may be returned to their intended owners or otherwise dealt with according to law.
We are very happy to have your business. By receiving a quote for buyback you are under no obligation to send all or any of the books that are listed in your price quote. Likewise, we are under no obligation to pay for books until they are both received by us at our facility and accepted and processed. We reserve the right to refuse and return books for any reason.
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