Why Sell my books to Penntext? 1 . We buy more books than most typical on campus bookstores 2. We buy a ton of zero value or old edition books that many on campus bookstores do not buy.   3. We pay higher overall prices for wholesale textbooks that are not being used at your campus anymore.   4. When it comes to selling back your books, the best thing for you to do is to shop for the best overall deal.

What is the difference between Penntext and my campus bookstore?

The Infamous 1/2 Price List

Many campus bookstores will tell you that they buy books back at 50% of what you paid for them, but what they don't tell you is that it is limited to a small number of titles with a fixed quantity per title. This means that they will only buy a few copies of certain books that they know they can resell next semester. Unfortunately many professors do not turn in their book adoptions until weeks after buyback meaning that the bookstore's list of books they need is usually very small.

What is a Retail Book List?
There may be some books that your on campus bookstore will buy back at 50% of the retail price to fill their shelves. These “retail buyback” books are bought in limited quantities and if you want to get top dollar for them, you should attempt to sell your books early. Otherwise, if the bookstore is not buying your book at a retail buyback price, you will benefit from shopping around a bit and checking out our local service. If your professor submits their order for next semester, then it is possible for those books to be bought back at the higher "retail buyback" price. Check around for the best prices.

What do you do with these textbooks?
We are PA based company that buys textbooks at higher prices than our competitors. We then discount these books and sell them at lower prices on PennText.com to students who desperately need the savings provided from USED books.

How are Buyback Prices Calculated?
We use several different factors when calculating prices. Here they are.

1. Is the book being used next semester?
   Books being used the following semester have a higher resale value because stores are more confident that they are able to resell the book. This is where the half price list comes into play.
2. National Demand
   Books that are in high national demand typically have a higher value
   
3. New Edition?
   Often times books that have a new edition either out or coming out will see resale value fall

Coming Soon to PennText.com...Online Buyback!!

We are currently working adding the ability for you to sell your book back through our site. Simply search the ISBN, receive your online quote, print out the shipping label & drop in the the mail, and receive you money within 2 weeks!