I have quite a few academic books, mostly about Tertullian, which I know that I will never look at again. I’d like to sell these off and get rid of them — they’re occupying space I require for other purposes — but how?
Suggestions welcome!
Roger Pearse
Thoughts on Antiquity, Patristics, putting things online, information access, and more
Pardon the following obvious comments:
I’ve used Amazon with great success. Of course the problem with Amazon is that you have to shell out $$$ for Amazon’s commission. The value of Amazon, however, is that you’ve got the ‘advertising power’ of folks looking on Amazon and seeing your book.
The other alternative would be to list the books on your blog. Most likely you’d be selling books in which folks who read your blog may have an interest. List them on a page and arrange shipment, etc. by email. This avoids the middle-man’s commission.
Interesting thoughts – thank you! I’ll look into these.
I have used eBay with mixed results. Perhaps I should try listing them on my blog site as Jim recommended.
How did you find it on eBay? I’m nervous that my books are probably too specialised for that area, and that no-one would see them.
Therein lies the problem. The listing line must be descriptive enough to find with a simple search. I had to study listings to know how to get people to find them using the Search function. I also understand the specialized nature of books. eBay is better for popular-level media.
Other possibilities for listing the books are AbeBooks.com and Alibris.com. I do not know how they operate however.
You might start by posting them on your blog first.
I might try doing a book sale here. Nothing to lose, payment by paypal.
When you do, I’ll post a link on my blog. Would love to look at your library.
I also use Amazon and at least in the USA, it works fairly well.
Thanks! I’m off to the patristics conference tomorrow, tho, so it won’t be for a few days.