I must say, apart from being one of Book Grocer’s happiest clients, I am now one of its happiest sellers. I could not think of a finer home for my mother-in-law’s book collection, and I hope her books will make their way to a new generation of readers.
I was so happy to reach out [to sell my books]. The Book Grocer team was extremely easy to work with and made coordinating things very easy!
Thank you very much for your excellent service. Your guys who picked up my books were great. I needed someone who would take books in bulk. I will be recommending The Book Grocer and using them again in the near future.
Decluttering, clearing out or just tidying up? You can sell your books to Book Grocer.
Since we’ve begun buying and selling secondhand books, we have re-homed over 200,000 books. That's almost 100 tonnes of books.
Want to take part in saving books from landfill? Just email us at secondhand@bookgrocer.com to start the process.
*Please note - it can take up to 5 business days for us to reply to your email due to a large number of people interested in selling their books.*
Please include in the email:
- 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.
What we will pay for - here are a few points that may help:
- 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
Getting the books to us: At present we are most likely to be able to make you an offer for your books if you are able to drop the books at our warehouse in Tullamarine.
If you live in metropolitan Melbourne and have a larger collection we may also be able to collect your books by arrangement. We may also be able to pack up the books for you.
Your used books can also be dropped at any Book Grocer store but this must be once we have made an arrangement - so please send us an email first. (You can check our opening hours here.) Please note that we will not offer on-the-spot payment for books that are dropped off without making prior arrangements.
Wondering how to pack your books up to keep them from being damaged in transit?Check out our handy video below.
Book Grocer prevents many books from going into landfill and people can purchase books at affordable prices, [...] so I am glad that I have discovered Book Grocer!
The fact that you're selling [secondhand books] online means that tons won't end up in landfill.
I also have a great deal of respect for companies like [Book Grocer] that recycle books rather than add to waste.
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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