Name: BooksRun - Sell books for cash
Rating: 4.37891 (863 reviews)

User Reviews for BooksRun - Sell books for cash

4.38 out of 5

863 Ratings

4 years ago, Dsleonard63

Great Option For Old Textbooks!

So, I’ve sent 2 orders to Booksrun. Some of those textbooks I had for 6+ years. The texts I sent include typical bio or math textbooks and both classical & modern literature for class use. Honestly, this is the only buy-back site that I’ve used, but I did check w/other sites & Booksrun sometimes paid more, but at least comparable prices for the books. One of the important things are that they’re fair when pricing. The app itself is super easy & great to use when you’re wanting to sell 15 or 20+ books! I’ll definitely be using these guys again!

3 years ago, OliviaJ228592

Not worth it

I recently sold two very new and recent volumes to BooksRun. I received an email today saying that one of my textbooks had water damage. They sent pictures as proof. The damage must have occurred during transit because I inspected the books prior to sending them. (I recommend taking your own pictures to avoid this happening.) They offer to send the textbook back (for $8.00 in shopping costs). So my options are: receive $5.00 for my $50 textbook, or pay them $8.00 to get it back. Either way, I was pretty disappointed that books in such perfect condition could lose so much value in just a semesters worth of time. I didn’t see any other sites with better options, so I decided to sell the books even though I am only getting a very small percentage back. I’m curious to know how much these textbooks will get resold for. I can understand that companies need a profit margin, but unfortunately this just isn’t worth it. I was better off trying to sell them on Facebook Market Place or on the college platform to incoming students. Needless to say that I will not be using this platform again, nor recommending it to my students.

2 years ago, e199391

DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY. Taking advantage of college students.

I’ve not used BooksRun to sell my textbooks however I never will because they proved to me that the only priority they have is making money off of college students. I previously rented a textbook from them for $15 and they never gave me a warning of when the book was due, they just charged my account to extend the rental another two weeks. Never gave a warning. Every other rental company I’ve ever used gives a warning of when it’s time to return the books. Then, again without warning, they charged me an additional $34 to purchase the textbook since I had not returned it even though once again, they never gave me any warning of any sort. I advise anyone thinking about using this company to change their mind and use Chegg or another company that is not so desperate and scammy. I also want to add that I have emailed them multiple times with no response and have sat on customer service multiple times for over and hour to try and get someone to help me and no response. Terrible customer service, terrible company. Do not support a company like this.

1 year ago, Scellnemesis

Scammers and horrible customer service

I sent over 10 books. Two were relabeled as poor condition and the rest relabeled with poor condition with no picture proof or reason. These books were in great and amazing condition. I contacted them to resolve my issue and inquiry into their new rating of my books to poor condition and they never reached back. I contacted them a second time and waited the 3-4 days and received no support. They sent me the check for my books without contacting me back. I would never use any book selling service as places like these are complete and utter scams. They have full control on their end to label books whatever condition they want them to be and scam you with a lower offer. These places are for profit companies. Do not believe they care about the environment or planting trees. It’s just an excuse to save face as a for profit scam company. Any company claiming sustainably and for the environment while scamming you has no care for anyone but themselves and money. Another greedy company for themselves not for the people or education.

3 weeks ago, JNielsen11

Overall Good Experience Until Now

I have sold my textbooks with BooksRun before and have had a pretty good experience with them until now. I sent them most of my husbands electrical books he used for school and he had paid lots of money for them. When they got all the books they said they couldn’t accept one because it had “different binding”. How was I supposed to know that they wanted the book with specific binging?! They just have you scan the ISBN number and they will give you a quote based on the books condition and never tell you what the binding needs to be. And my only options were to accept the quote for that book for $0 (I was originally quoted $20 for the book) or have it shipped back to me and I have to pay $9 in shipping for that! I was very frustrated with this because the book was in perfect condition and I did not want to pay $9 for shipping to get it back.

3 years ago, claire0237

Scam

Hi All, Just wanted to reiterate what the reviews here say and inform you that this is a scam. I just sent in two books, and was just sent an email (a week after they were received) that the larger textbook had “heavy damage” and was therefore being quoted at a third of the original agreed-upon price. Went in to see if I could decline, and shipping costs over $8. The images are so ridiculous that I laughed when opening them (no heavy damage to speak of, just a slight curl in the bottom right corner of a few pages in the book which likely occurred during transit). Didn’t really have a choice because of shipping cost, but I will never be using this service again. It’s clear that they operate with the intent to lowball you as soon as they receive the books via a false “damages” loophole (incidentally, there’s no option to message or speak with someone about these supposed damage claims). Disappointed and kind of sickened. Facebook marketplace will be my go-to in the future.

1 year ago, Enterprisegirl

frustrating process

This app worked well the first time I scanned books into it minus after an extended period of having it open and scan, it would glitch out. But I could close the app and reopen and would scan normal. I go to scan them again and add them to cart to ship out and it now tells me that they won’t purchase them. Which is fine I understand what they will take changes from time to time. But what set me off was one would scan on my phone, yet wouldn’t on another phone and vice versa. I had a cookbook that would not scan for me, but I had someone else who had the app scan, and would show up for them. It’s very annoying when it did something like this. And when If I scanned without adding to cart then tried to scan again and add to cart it would tell me they weren’t buying that book. I would not recommend this app at ALL as it’s just a waste of time and frustrating.

7 years ago, KaitlynnG323

Scam

I tried to sell two books to this company and the estimated about $46 dollars. When I sent in my books they told me one of them was considered “counterfeit,” which I know it is not, so they couldn’t give me anything for it but if I wanted the book back would have to pay them for it...not sure how that is right at all. I have tried to contact them at least five times and have not heard back at all. They tell you you have 72 hours to make a decision on your books but when you contact them about a problem they won’t respond in order for you to meet that deadline. Furthermore, the only way to contact them is to write a message on their site, they don’t have a phone number to call. I would really like to speak to someone, but apparently they don’t talk to customers. I guess not contacting you is their way of sneakily stealing your books. They will steal your books and then not communicate with you at all. DO NOT trust this company!!

3 months ago, Jc 56789

Lower price than expected

I sent in two different boxes of books. One box went smoothly. While the other box they quoted me lower than expected. They said the book was in “poor condition”. However, I would beg to differ. As there was nothing wrong with the book I sent in. I would say it was in good to fair condition. Seeing as how it was used, but had no stains writing and the cover was intact with little bending. It would have been nice for them to send pictures of what they thought was “poor condition”. Seeing as I think our views are different and proof of what they think the issue was would have been nice. They also only sent a review for the box that went as expected. They did not send one for the box that was quoted lower. My guess would be to lower bad reviews.

5 years ago, carolineeee!!!!!

Very upset with quality of service

I was quoted $26 for a book in good condition other than minimal writing on a few pages, nothing bad, just some annotations for school. They then valued the book at $6. They gave me the option to have the book sent back, but they would make me pay for shipping, $8 which is more than they even valued the book at. Another company valued the book at around the same price, but the return shipping wouldn’t have made it worth it. I should not have to pay for my own item to be returned back to me after they lower the value of the book arbitrarily by 75%. They are very unprofessional, as I tracked my package on their website and they gave me false tracking information. I sent an email to their support team inquiring about the status of the package, but was never responded to. I wish I could give it zero stars.

5 years ago, marissanunez_

Great Experience

This website allows me to save a lot of money in books for school that I probably will never use again once the semester is over. They also make it very easy for you to return the book once you’re done with it by providing the address label. The book usually comes quicker than the expected delivery date which is also great. Renting books from this website is half price or sometimes even cheaper than buying the books from the school. I totally recommend using them.

6 years ago, oh for good

Good experience

I sent in a large box of college texts books valued at approximately $225. The process does take some time due to shipping but I received the amount I was quoted. I highly recommend reading their rules for acceptable books so that you can avoid what a lot of other reviewers have experienced. I had too go over most of my books and remove stickers from previous sellers. Having a paypal account streamlined the payment process as well. I pleased with the end result and would use this service again.

4 years ago, kpluss23

Excellent service!

They took books other places wouldn’t. Scanned the ISBN with the app (made it faster). Printed the shipping label, packed up the books, and dropped it off to a FedEx location. It tracked my package so I knew when the facility received it. Got an email 4 days later saying I got paid (which is either by check or PayPal...I chose PayPal). It was only $3.52 less than what they guesstimated. It was seamless. It was easy. It was fast. Highly recommend!

3 years ago, Bralms

Skeptical

I’m kinda disappointed. I was going to sell my books to this site because it had great prices. My books are brand new and still even in the plastic, but after reading all the reviews I don’t think I’m going to. I thought it was just a coincidence that one person had a problem. But every 1 star review I read was the same. Every person was trying to sell their books and every single person had a problem with alleged “water damage”, “counterfeit”, or “wrong pricing”. It’s a little disheartening that I could send my perfect, not even used books in and get no money out of it cause they could be mysteriously damaged in shipping.

2 years ago, Queen Cee.

Terrible Business

I sent in nine books in total to sell. There were 2 out of 9 textbooks that were used but in good condition. The other 7 textbooks were used ONCE or NEVER USED at all so they were like new. I was quoted a buyback price for those conditions of my textbooks, but did not receive that amount. Instead, I received an amount less than the quoted amount. When I reached out to customer support via email since UNFORTUNATELY there is no contact number for the customer support team. I received a response stating that my “Like New” textbooks were not like new instead they were “good” or “acceptable.” I WILL NEVER BUY FROM OR SELL TO BOOKSRUN AGAIN!

5 years ago, Getalife420

Got my money for last semester books

I sent in 5 books all ranging from $25-$5. My totally was 70 getting back. They all were in great condition because I had them put away. I got my money a week later and was so happy that this was actually true. Just saying if you are trying this know how to rate your books and done expect more. I will use again when I’m done with next semester classes.

3 years ago, jcaruso4

Perfect solution for textbooks

As a college student I go through LOTS of textbooks. I rent some, but I usually buy them if the price for renting is almost as much as the price to buy. That way I can hand it down to other students or sell them to get my money back! Another great way to make extra money is to grab any free textbooks you see available. If it’s not sellable, donate them!

2 years ago, Kshto

Your books are theirs once you send them.

After I sent my books to them, they emailed me that a technical book I sent worth $23 may be “counterfeit” and that they will instead give me $0 for it and won’t be able to return it to me. This was a valuable software book I used many times, I have the receipt from the publisher still in my email. Counterfeit… right. Sounds to me more like an easy way for booksrun to make an extra dollar. This app feels scam-y! So careful. Know that once your books leave in that box this company can make up all sorts of excuses to not pay you!

4 years ago, TW-NYC

Process was quick, seamless and worth it

This is my second time selling books through the website. The first time went well, I got in return what I was quoted originally. Same thing happened this time, I sent my books three days ago they arrived in two days and I got my money on the third day. I appreciate this website, and I will use it in the future. Thank you!

2 years ago, mgzmgdck

So convenient and easy Peary to use

I sell like 10 or more books at a time to booksrun and when I am entering ISBN numbers on my laptop I can only enter 3 at a time even though it says up to 30, so it takes a minute. With the app I just scan the barcodes on back and add to cart and I’m done with my buyback submission in like 5 mins total. It’s great!!!

2 years ago, DakotaWN

Good But Watch Them…

This is a good app for selling your books, but watch them. They’ll try to screw you over. Once they get your books, they will claim a book is damaged or in bad shape so that they don’t have to give you as much for it. If the quote isn’t much more than what you paid for the book, just keep it or use another buyback company, because BooksRun will likely screw you over on it. Other than that, decent way to sell back your books.

5 years ago, JCCAKES

Huge ripoff

I initially used this site because they offer you more money than the bookstore on campus but they will do everything they can to not pay you the amount they promised. They will rate all books as “used -acceptable” even if they’re unused. They pay you next to nothing for books that they arbitrarily determine are “free copies”. Sure wish I could have done that when I initially bought it used. They give you the option to get them returned if you don’t like their adjusted prices but charge you so much in shipping for it that it is totally not worth it. Never using this site again! It is a racket.

2 years ago, loving Mom of college kids

Easy!

Found this app and it is awesome! I had some contractor books I needed to pass a test with. They were do expensive. I was looking at them thinking “wow, these were like $600” I didnt just want to just donate them. So, I sent them jn and I just got notified that they are sending me a check for $270! Better than giving them away 😃

1 year ago, DogeyDogeyDoge

Great for students and house cleaning

This app is almost too good to be true. Cleaning out some of your old books? All you have to do is scan their barcodes and you’ll find out if you can sell them! And shipping them is far easier than I expected, so really no complaints whatsoever! Love this app!!

2 years ago, Jessenya J

So easy

The app is so easy and user friendly! I have a ton of books from not only personal use but from academic use throughout my 4 degrees. So many were just taking up space. I’m glad to pass them along to others and earn a little something back from them!

8 months ago, LJ9142

Easy and efficient

Very easy to use platform. Very little steps to get all of my books entered and excepted, saving me lots of time. Great tool to slim down my bookshelves. Fair pricing on all books they do accept. I love that you can write the condition. Your books are in which increases or decreases the quoted price depending on the selection.

1 year ago, momoneymohappy

Selling books

Since I’ve been in college, I get books that I no longer need and I sell the books on the site and I make the most money for my bucks from this site. So don’t be scammed by these other book selling people so your book right here and get the most out of your book.

2 months ago, S. Barnett

Simple & Easy Way to Sell Your Books

The process was super simple and easy to follow. Very user-friendly. Their app kept you up to date on where you were in the process, and the money was in my PayPal account when they said it would be. Overall a great experience!

2 months ago, KTru3

Great app! Easy to sell back books (& purchase)!

At the end of the school year, we scan the ISBN # on the back of our books and send them off to this great company. The ones they won’t take we take to other donation sites. Thank you for buying and selling used books.

2 years ago, Blpouncey

Most Amazing App Ever

Its so easy. If you need to de-clutter or are moving and you have a lot of books to get rid of, this is the quickest and easiest way. In just a few minutes, I submitted my order with their IBSN quick scan. I will make enough for a pretty nice dinner out and I now have more room and less clutter!

7 months ago, Hoss32213465

This service is unbeatable

Loved using this app. Scanned my book barcodes right from my phone. Didn’t have to go to any stores and try to persuade anyone to buy anything. Very efficient, easy to use, and they pay well. 10/10 recommend

7 years ago, rock_rails15

Recommend

The entire process from the beginning till the end was really easy! Instructions are easy to follow; to top it off I was given a check for the amount I thought I should have received based on what I thought the condition of the books were which made me happy

3 years ago, nickname=bad

Poor service

I used the app to send back some books, all in good quality. When my order was received, they adjusted my quote for reasons I didn’t agree with. I tired multiple times to reach out about my order and no one ever got back to me. They ended up only paying me about half of what I was originally quoted with no good explanation or any type of response at. Weird system where they have all the power and don’t respect you as a customer. And don’t pay you what they say they will!

11 months ago, AgChic1985

Super easy to use

Very easy and fast to scan in your books. I like the auto add to cart feature so you can just keep scanning. Also appreciate the notice of whether or not they accept it so I can put the books in the right pile.

9 months ago, The-bookworm

Easy to use

I am decluttering my books and I find that using this app has been easy to do that. I am very happy in that many of my books were accepted and now they can find a new place to be donated or bought for. Thank you.

2 years ago, Farnold1186

Best ISBN scanner on the market

The process is very easy way easier than most other BookBuyers. I will update my review once I receive payment to let everyone know how long it took and if they actually pay me what they say they are going to.

3 years ago, пасечникполина

Scam

I sent them books in great condition, I just bought it and never even used it, some of them were marked as “poor condition” and the most expensive one was marked as absent. I 100% put it in the bow before sending it to them. And if I wanted to get my books back it’s $8 for the first one and $3 for each of the other ones. So I either accept their $0 price or pay to get it back. And the most expensive one is missing🤷🏼‍♀️ Very bad service, and if you’re thinking about it, DONT DO IT!

7 years ago, WildCharizard

Disappointed

Painfully slow process. Emails are very vague. One of my books had a payment adjustment due to "water damage" and I needed to confirm I was ok with this. I didn't know I had to confirm because it did not clearly state it or provide a direct link. It automatically confirmed for me 3 days later (as I expected a check already) and I get an email a few days later telling me the check is on its way. After all of this, I find I could have gotten more from other book buying sites. Very disappointed.

4 years ago, AudreyMark

Yes they bought my books!

I was skeptical about anyone buying my books because it just doesn’t happen. This company was very easy! The shipping was a tad slow but hey it’s snail mail. I received the money they guaranteed in my account. Otherwise these books would still be in my closet!!!

5 years ago, WacoTexas

Great Experience!

I sent around 5 or 6 books and was given excellent prices for their used condition! Although the processing took longer than expected, customer service was very helpful and communicative during this whole experience! Sell your used books here!

4 years ago, Unhappy Camper01

Inaccurate buyback quotes

The app gave me a quote for my textbooks. The day after I shipped them I received an email stating there was an error and the quote was invalid. It appeared to be an automated message instructing me not to ship or the quote would be adjusted to the market rate. Luckily, I was able to contact Fedex and cancel the shipment. BooksRun does not appear to have a customer service number listed on their website and only has an electronic messaging system that other reviewers have had difficulty in getting a response. I am taking my business elsewhere.

4 years ago, bg142377

Great experience!!

Would recommend this service to people that want to make some money on their textbooks. Easy simple process. It did take a few weeks but that was due to shipping the order and reviewing it. It was a fair amount of time. Communication was great. Will use this APP/company again!

4 months ago, Sparkle5897

They are trustworthy!

Efficient and reliable way to sell books for cash. Email communication is quick and transparent, 10/10 would recommend this app. Payout was issued in under two weeks.

3 years ago, Leumas12345

Trustworthy book buyback service

I sent in two book buyback shipments with BooksRub and in both cases PayPal payments for my books were processed quickly and for the full amount they quoted me. Would definitely recommend and use in the future!

2 years ago, MMt288

Don’t sell them your books!!

After reading many bad reviews about BooksRun beforehand, I decided to do a trial run. I sent them a book that wasn’t worth very much. I was originally quoted around $26. The various other qualities of the books wasn’t that far off. Once they received it I was then told it was $0 and I could pay to have it sent back to me…. Clearly a scam for them to get quality books for free and sell them to make a decent profit. Don’t waste your time.

9 months ago, VixxStrick

Super cool

I’m really excited that I get to sell back some of these books that I have laying around! It’s at least more than nothing! And I found that they have better prices than some of the other apps

4 years ago, Rah0123

DON’T DO IT!!!

Don’t do it! They take forever to give you the money and change the buyback price of books after you send them with false claims like water damage and change the buyback price to 0. So I should give you a $100 book for free?? Now to wait another 2 months to get the books back if they send them. I should have read the other reviews of 1 star and I would have realized others have had the same experience. I made the mistake of trusting the overall rating...Waste of time and money.

4 months ago, Becky1107

Seller

This website was very easy to maneuver through. The scanner worked fabulously. Easy to scan my books and load them in the cart. beautifully done to help me sell my books. Thank you. Rebecca

1 year ago, Soloco97

User Friendly

This is an amazing way to earn back a bit of that painful amount of money you spend on textbooks (or books) that you don’t need moving forward! Super easy process.

2 years ago, mamabear091121

Scammy!

Scanned my first book and was offered .60. I then scanned about 10 more all of which said they weren’t buying. I took the first book out of my cart and scanned a book they already said they weren’t buying but I got an offer for it. With the new book in my cart I scanned my original book with the .60 offer and they said they weren’t buying it 🧐 unless you want to sell one book at a time (for less than $1) don’t waste your time!

Description

It couldn’t be easier to sell your textbooks online! With BooksRun app, you can create buyback orders in a few steps. BooksRun offers HIGH prices and pays for your shipping. SELL YOUR BOOKS FOLLOWING THESE SIMPLE STEPS: 1. Scan the book’s barcode with your smartphone camera or type the ISBN into the search field. 2. Get instant buyback quotes. 3. Check out using your BooksRun account (or create a new one) and choose your method of payment. 4. Print the FREE shipping label and drop your package at the nearest post office. 5. Get paid by check or PayPal within the next few business days after order processing! BOOKSRUN APP STRONG FEATURES: The app is 100% FREE to download and use! BooksRun offers high prices for your books. No more lugging books to bookstores only to be told no one’s buying them or that your book is worth a fraction of what you paid. It’s perfect for COLLEGE STUDENTS and graduates who are willing to turn their no longer useful books into cash. We provide FREE SHIPPING on all orders! Easily search for textbooks by scanning barcodes instead of typing them on the computer. The built-in keypad allows typing ISBNs faster by using 978 or X shortcuts. The “Auto Confirm” option helps you have the books instantly added to the cart; no confirmation is needed. Our “Help pages” are always there to provide any information you need about the app. You can sell all types of books such as engineering books, MBA, Medical, Competitive exam books, B.A, B.Sc., B.Com., M.Sc., M.Com., M.A., B.tech., M.tech., BBA, MBA, BCA, MCA, B.Ed., M.Ed., ITI diploma, SSC, Bank Exam Guide, RESONING, IIT-Jee old papers, stander books for IIT, Entrance Exam guide, MBBS, BDT, B.Sc.(Nursing), B.Pharma, M.Pharma, Novel, business, fiction, non-fiction, biography, and many more. If you have any questions, feel free to send us an email at [email protected]. Visit our official website: https://booksrun.com/