Selling Books To Textbook Solutions

When selling books to Textbook Solutions, you have three options for getting the books to us:

Option 1. Select a store and bring your books into that store (store-specific quotes are only valid in-store).

Option 2. Select "Sell Books" and ship your books to Textbook Solutions.

Option 3. Alternatively, you can drop-off books that you would like to sell at our contact-less drop-off at the appropriate location.

Option 1: In-Store

• Select the store that is closest to you.
• {Optional} Check your book prices online and print a quote (valid for 2 business days).
• Bring your books to the store you selected to sell.
• After we check conditions of the books, we will make you an offer for them and pay you via PayPal, Venmo, or check!

Option 2: Ship

If you do not live near one of our store locations or are unable to come to the physical store, you can sell your textbooks to us online and ship them!

• Select "Sell Books" on our website.
• Enter the ISBNs of the book(s) you wish to sell (see information below if you are unsure what an ISBN is or where to find it).
• Click "Get Book Prices" and select a store location - if you are not located near one of our stores, select "Not located near a store".
• Under the return method, select "mail in my books". Fill out the customer information and what method you would like to get paid.
• Print your packing slip and shipping label. Package your book(s) and affix the shipping label to the top.
• Drop it off at your local UPS and wait for confirmation and payment!

Option 3: Local Drop-Off

We have a local drop-off option available when you sell your books to us online. You can use this option by following the same steps as Option 2:

• Select "Sell Books" on our website.
• Enter the ISBNs of the book(s) you wish to sell.
• Click "Get Book Prices" and select a store location. For local drop-off, you must select our College Station location.
• Under the return method, select "store drop-off". Fill out the customer information and what method you would like to get paid.
• Print your packing slip and include this with your books inside of a package. Drop off at your local Textbook Solutions, and wait for your confirmation and payment!

What We Buy

• We buy all different types of textbooks and novels!
• Books need to have a visible ISBN in order for us to purchase them
• ISBNs can be found either on the back of the book near the barcode or on the copyright page of the book. This ISBN should be either 10 or 13 digits, and frequently start with “978”
• Without the ISBN, we are not able to determine an accurate price for the book and will not be able to purchase the book.
• All books that we purchase must meet our condition requirements:
• Must be resalable, with minor to no signs of use.
• Highlighting/writing is permitted, as long as it is not excessive and the book is still able to be used by someone else.
• All pages and covers must be intact.
• Must come with any CDs, access codes, manuals, or other supplementary materials that it came with.
• May be hardcover, paperback, spiral-bound, or loose-leaf books.

What We Don’t Buy

• Damaged books (i.e. stains, broken/detached spine, ripped/missing pages, mold, etc.)
• Books without ISBNs
• Books with missing pages
• International/Instructor’s editions
• Any books marked “Not For Resale”
• No books with strong odors (cigarette, pet, or any other odors not normally associated with books).
• Incomplete sets (i.e. only Volume A of a set that contains Volumes A and B)
• Consumable books (i.e. lab books, workbooks, books with pages that tear out, etc.)
• Counterfeit books
• Books rented from another company
• Textbook Solutions has the right to reject any books that don’t meet our standards, see our page of “What We Don’t Buy”.

Problems with Books

• If your book is rejected because it does not comply with our terms and conditions, we will contact you to arrange delivery of the book back to you.
• You will either need to provide a shipping label to return the book or pay $6.99 per book to cover the return shipping.
• If we do not hear back from you within 5 business days of contacting you about your rejected book sale, we will dispose of your books as we see fit.

• If any book we receive is different than the book that is on your quote, we will pay the current price for purchasing your book, as of the time of receiving the package. If the current price of your book is $0, we will contact you to arrange delivery of the book back to you.
• You will either need to provide a shipping label to return the book or pay $6.99 to cover the return shipping.
• If we do not hear back from you within 5 business days of contacting you about your changed/rejected book sale, we will either pay the current price for your books or dispose of your books as we see fit.

Shipping

• Shipping is free for all orders that meet our minimum order total of $10! If your order total is less than $10, you are responsible for paying for shipping. We recommend shipping with either UPS Ground or USPS Priority.
• Your shipment must be postmarked within 5 business days of creating the order for your quote to remain valid.
• If your shipment is postmarked after 5 business days of creating the order, we will pay the current price for purchasing your book, as of the time of receiving the package.
• Textbook Solutions is not responsible for any items that are lost/damaged in transit

Payment

• You can receive payment through either Paypal, Venmo, or check (it's your choice!)
• We will issue payment within 2 business days of receiving and processing your order. If the payment is issued through Paypal, it may take 2-3 business days for the payment to arrive in your account. If you selected to be paid with a check, these usually arrive within 7 business days of being mailed.