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How
This Site Works
CampusBookSwap.com
helps you buy and sell used textbooks and helps both
buyers and sellers save money in the process.
If
you try to sell your used textbooks back to the bookstore,
you'll probably only get a small fraction back of what
you paid for the book. You can often get more for your
book by selling it to another student. Similarly, if
you try to buy a used book from the bookstore, you'll
often end up paying nearly as much as the new price
of the book. You can often get the same used book for
less by buying it from another student.
We
don't handle the sale of books, instead our bulletin
board system helps buyers and sellers to find each other.
You post the books that you want to sell, and then interested
students will contact you if they want to buy your books.
You can search the books that other students have posted
to find ones that you want to buy.
The
books are sorted by school, so that once you've signed
in, the books you see listed are only the ones posted
by other students at your school.
Posting
Books
Click
on "Post Books" and enter the requested information
about your book. Be clear and detailed about the content
about the book. When setting the price, a good rule
of thumb is to set a price that is somewhere midway
between how much you would get for the book if you sold
it back to the bookstore, and how much a student would
have to pay to buy a used copy from the bookstore.
Once
you've posted your book, it's there for other students
to see. If a student wants to buy your book, he or she
will email you to express their interest and set up
a meeting to buy the book.
Searching
for Books
Click
on "Search Books" and then look for the books
you need. You can search by Title, Author, or ISBN number
(this is the number just above the barcode on the book).
You also have the option to see a full list of all the
books posted at your school, and you can then browse
through those books.
If
you see a book you want more information about, click
on the book to see the owner's comments and email address.
If you want to buy the book, email the owner and set
up a meeting to buy the book.
Using
Your Account
To
use the most important features of the site, including
buying or posting books, we require users to register.
This helps us ensure the quality of the book selection
posted on the site and also allows you to have your
own personal account to help you track the books you've
posted.
We
use your email address as your user name. It's also
the way that potential buyers will contact you if they're
interested in buying the books you post.
To
access your account information, click on "My Account."
From this page, you can change your account email address
or password. This page also shows you all the books
you currently have posted on the site. You can edit
your postings if you need to update the price or information
for a book. You can also remove a book from the site
once it's been sold.
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