Sell Textbooks Online for Cash

Selling textbooks with World of Books is quick and easy. Enter the ISBN of each textbook on our website or scan the barcode using our free app. You'll receive an instant quote for each book. Fill up your basket and, once you're happy with the total, accept the offer and check out. We'll provide a free postage label so you can send your books to us at no cost. Once we've received and checked your items, we'll send your payment straight away.

To make sure your textbooks arrive safely, follow these simple guidelines:

• Use a sturdy box strong enough to hold the weight of your books without risk of damage during transit.

• Protect your books by wrapping them individually in bubble wrap or packing paper.

• Fill any gaps with crumpled paper or packing material to stop books shifting in the box.

• Seal securely with strong packing tape across all seams.

For more detail, visit our Packaging Guidelines.

We accept textbooks that are complete and readable. We understand that textbooks get used — minor wear is perfectly acceptable.

✓ What we accept:

• All pages intact and bound together

• Minor highlighting, study marks, and underlining

• Light wear such as shelf wear, creased pages, or bent corners

• Handwritten notes in margins

✗ What we cannot accept:

• Water damage, warped pages, mould, or mildew

• Missing pages or torn-out sections

• Excessive damage making text unreadable

• Severely damaged or detached covers

Important: We cannot return books that don't meet our condition requirements. Please review your books honestly before sending.

View our full Condition Guidelines.

If a book doesn't meet our condition guidelines on inspection, damaged pages, torn covers, excessive water damage, it won't be eligible for payment. Books that don't pass inspection are responsibly recycled rather than returned. That's why it's worth checking our condition guidelines before you send, and being honest when scanning.

Scan the barcode using our website or app and you'll get an instant offer no commitment required. If we're not buying that title right now, we'll let you know straight away. There's no minimum order, so you can scan one book or a whole shelf and only send what you're happy with.

Yes, many previous edition textbooks still have value, particularly in subjects where the core content doesn't change significantly between editions. Scan the barcode and we'll tell you instantly whether yours is on our wanted list and what it's worth. If it's not eligible, there's no obligation.