One of the biggest expenditures when you go to college is probably one that you haven’t given a great deal of thought to, and that is the textbooks. You can go to a store and buy a book for, say, $150. You take exceptional care of it then go back to the store to sell it back and they offer you a paltry $25.

This is a money game that the stores always win. Your book will probably go into the used section with a price tag of $120. One way you can get the better of the stores is to sell your books online where there are no restrictions and you should get a much better return. Put a reserve price on it so that if it sells you are getting back what you want.

The two best sites to list your book on is Amazon and eBay. The latter charges a small fee depending on the selling price.

There is also something called a listing fee. Amazon don’t charge an initial fee, they set theirs depending on what you list your book for. You only pay the fee, however, if your book sells.

Another good thing is that they run on a no sale no fee basis, so you only pay if your book sells.

Public forums are well known as places where people try to sell things as they want to avoid fee but there are two major drawbacks; there is a much smaller audience and there are so many scams around that a lot of people are reluctant to part with money when they have no comeback.

The best thing about Amazon and eBay is their members ratings so you know you are buying from a reputable seller, most of the forums don’t have these.

The easiest, and safest way, to receive the money for your book is through PayPal. Once it’s in your account you can either use the money to shop online or transfer it into your bank account. A standard fee of approx 3% applies for the transaction.

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