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| Frequently Asked Questions |
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How much does bookrecycler.org pay for books?
Is there a monthy fee? I have a "for profit" business or I am an individual interested in this service. Can I participate in bookrecycler? How are books to be shipped to bookrecycler.org's facility? Who pays for shipping? Do books need to be in a certain condition to be acceptable? Does your system take all the "good" books away from our walk-in customers? What kinds of books are typically ones that sell well through bookrecycler.org? What if a book does not have a bar code? Can I still check it with the scanner? Is there a trial period or a cancellation policy? How and when do I know how much Book Recycler pays for a book that I scan in? How much does the scanner cost? How do I find out more information about this? How do I begin using bookrecycler.org? How much does bookrecycler.org pay for books? We typically have 80,000 titles with price quotes of $8 or higher. The average price quote is around $3 - $4 and the lower quotes can be less than $1. We usually have around 500,000 titles in our database of wanted books. Back to Top Is there a monthy fee? No. All of our services are free. We benefit by remarketing our inventory to buyers looking for specific titles. Your organization benefits by getting more revenue for these books, any time of the year. Back to Top I have a "for profit" business or I am an individual interested in this service. Can I participate in bookrecycler? Possibly. Please contact us by Clicking Here or sending an email to info@bookrecycler.org Back to Top How are books to be shipped to bookrecycler.org's facility? The best method is with the United States Post Office via the special book rate called "Media Mail". Media mail boxes can be from 1 to 70 lbs each. It is recommended that you keep boxes under 40 lbs. The Post Office will thank you, and the boxes will not be so heavy that they sustain damage during shipping. Back to Top Who pays for shipping? Shipping is reimbursed at a rate of 42 cents per pound which the approximate rate of Media Mail with the United States Post Office. For example, postage for a 30 pound box costs $12.29 to mail with USPS Media Mail. Our compensation is (.42 * 30) is $12.60. Back to Top Do books need to be in a certain condition to be acceptable? We accept books of all conditions, provided that they are 100% functional and intact. We accept former library books, and books that are marked, highlighted, worn, bent, and otherwise used - as long as all of the text is readable. We do not accept advanced reading copies, or other books marked "Not for resale". Back to Top Does your system take all the "good" books away from our walk-in customers? No. Typically, the amount of "hits" with the scanner will end up being a very small percentage of your whole inventory. Additionally, we tend to take books that have a very specific audience. This means that the popular best sellers are often not in our want list, while a very specific title that may have a harder time finding a buyer at a public sale, may be more valuable to us. Back to Top What kinds of books are typically ones that sell well through bookrecycler.org? There are no hard and fast rules. There are a couple of general rules. Books that are more recently published (in the last 15 years or so) are more likely to be in our database and will have a buyer waiting. Also, non-fiction is more popular in our database than fiction. However, you never know until you scan in the bar code and see what the scanner says. Back to Top What if a book does not have a bar code? Can I still check it with the scanner? Yes. If a book does not have a bar code, you can type in the ISBN using the scanner's keypad. However, if a book does not have an ISBN, it cannot be checked. All titles in the bookrecycler.org system use an ISBN. Back to Top Is there a trial period or a cancellation policy? Begin whenever you wish and cancel whenever you wish. Back to Top How and when do I know how much Book Recycler pays for a book that I scan in? When you scan a book in, the scanner will tell you if it is one of the 500,000 titles in our want list. If it is, the scanner tells you exactly how much you'll receive if that book is sent to Book Recycler. Back to Top How much does the scanner cost? The scanner is not for sale and does not cost anything. However, because it is an expesive peice of equipment, we do collect security deposing before sending the scanner out. The deposit is fully refundable upon return receipt of the scanner. Back to Top How do I find out more information about this? Contact us by Clicking Here or sending an email to info@bookrecycler.org Back to Top How do I begin using bookrecycler.org? Click Here to view the application page. Or, Click Here to send us an email. Back to Top |
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