Where is the best place to sell textbooks online? The textbooks are for upper division courses, so I don't think a lot of them are books many students would need. I'm thinking Ebay might not work as well as I'd like, but maybe it would? What about selling on Half.com or Amazon.com? Thanks and God bless.
On the other hand, try using a search engine based web site like http://www.bigwords.com!!! They are the greatest thing I have ever used. Really easy to search for your textbooks with them, and they find you the cheapest possible prices too. The reason I think they're the best is that they compare many items at once, and calculate the best combination of stores to buy at, including coupons and shipping. They also let you include or exclude international editions, and even renting is an option through them. They let you choose the ship time and then calculate the lowest price using the right shipping type at every store. Its an amazing search engine for textbooks for sure!
By the way, ebay really works well because its a large market out there for textbooks. chances are some schools use different textbooks for the same courses, but there will be others that need the same book you have. craigslist might be an option also.
especially for upper division when books can be $300 a pop, the first place people look is craigslist or ebay.
another thing many people do, not online, is put up a flier on your campus pin-boards around school. or just one outside the bookstore. or the first week of classes, go to the class that will need that book and ask the professor if its ok for you to put your phone number and name on the board for anyone who still needs the book. they will almost never say no to you, and this is one sure way to sell it quickly and get more out of it.
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