Since we've begun buying and selling secondhand books, Book Grocer has re-homed over 200,000 books (that's almost 100 tonnes!)
Ready to start saving your books from landfill? Just follow these three easy steps.
Email us at secondhand@bookgrocer.com
Please include in your email:
- your postcode of residence
- the approximate number of books
- photographs of all the books you are selling (spine out is fine)
We accept ideally more than 200 books in the collection (although we can consider smaller collections)
We do not accept textbooks, newspapers, periodicals, magazines, phone books, almanacs or children's books.
Wait for our response: Due to high interest, it may take up to 5 business days for us to reply. Providing photos of all the books and a good estimate of quantity in your first email will help us give you a quick and accurate quote.
Getting the books to us
Drop-offs: You can bring your books to our warehouse in Tullamarine or to any of our Book Grocer stores.
Please note: Drop-offs at stores must be arranged in advance. No on-the-spot payments will be made.
We may also be able to collect and pack your books by arrangement. Please reach out to us for more information.
Wondering how to pack your books up to keep them from being damaged in transit?
Check out our How to Pack Your Books video
Receive your payment
Once you accept our conditional offer, you will receive an email from us requesting your bank payment details, including:
- Account name
- BSB number
- Account number
Please note that all official Book Grocer emails will come from a @bookgrocer.com email.
Payments are typically processed once a week, after your books have arrived and been assessed at our warehouse.
Selling Your Books FAQ
Selling your books to Book Grocer gives them a second life and keeps them out of landfill. It’s an easy, sustainable way to declutter while ensuring your books find new homes.
We accept:
- small book collections as well as larger libraries and deceased estates.
- fiction and non-fiction in most categories
- good to excellent condition (ie no sun damage, creased/cracked spines, markings on pages)
- ideally more than 200 books in the collection you wish to sell (although we can consider smaller collections)
- we cannot take textbooks, newspapers, periodicals, magazines, phone books, almanacs or children's books
Email us at secondhand@bookgrocer.com with the following details:
- your postcode of residence
- an estimate of the approximate number of books.
- photographs of all the books you are selling (spine out is fine).
Providing photographs of all your books you are selling with the approximate number of books in your first e-mail will allow us to give you an accurate and quick quote.
We'll review them and send through a conditional offer if we are interested in your books.
Depending on your location, we may be able to offer a pickup service. This may incur an extra fee and reduce our final offer to you.
Otherwise, all books must be dropped off at one our VIC store locations.
Our secondhand team assesses each book based on condition, demand, and our current stock levels. We’ll provide an offer once we’ve reviewed your submission.
Yes, of course! We would be happy to accept book donations.
We process payments via bank transfer once we have received and inspected your books at our warehouse.
Please note that if you drop off your books at one of our stores, it will take a couple days to move them to our warehouse.
Payments are made once a week (generally Thursdays or Fridays).
Generally, if we make you an offer, it will be for the entire batch of books you wish to sell. That means if you accept our offer, you won’t still have some books that you have to find a home for.
You’re welcome to sell more books at any time. Just email us with photos of your books to get the process started again.
Please reach out to our team at secondhand@bookgrocer.com and we would be happy to assist with scheduling regular pick ups for you.
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