Our Prescreen Tool, which involves just scanning an ISBN, is the quickest and easiest way to tell if a book should be sent to us. If you’d prefer the old fashioned way, here’s a list explaining what we’re looking for:
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Antiquarian, Rare, and Collectable Books (See ARC Document for more details)
- Dictionaries and Thesauri
- DVDs and Books on CD (must be operable include original artwork and casing)
- Ex-library Copies (do not remove treatments)
- Gently used Children's Books (especially Newbery Winners)
- Hardcover Fiction and Nonfiction
- Mass Market Paperbacks (must be in like new condition with copyright 1980 or newer)
- Monographs
- Textbooks (copyright 1998 or newer)
- Trade Paperbacks
- Travel Books (copyright within last 5 years)
For more information on how to handle your no ISBN books, check out our
Antiquarian, Rare and Collectable Document.
Books/Materials We DO NOT Accept:
Help us reduce our costs and carbon footprint. Please DO NOT send any of the following:
- Academic Journals or Literary Criticisms
- Activity Books (coloring, crossword, etc.)
- Books Published by Magazines
- Case Law and Procedural Law Books
- Custom Course Packets
- Directories or Telephone Books
- Encyclopedia Britannica, World Book, or Incomplete Sets
- LP Records, VHS Tapes, Cassettes, or CDs
- Open Software Sets
- Periodicals or Magazines (i.e. National Geographic, TV Guides)
- Tax or Government Documents
- Book Club Editions
- Harlequin Romance Novels
- The Modern Library Series
- Reader’s Digest Condensed
- Marquis Who’s Who
Please DO NOT send any books in the following condition:
- Dirty
- Moldy
- Water Damaged
- Damaged Binding or Pages
- Missing Covers or Pages
- Excessive Writing, Markings, or Highlighting
- Cut Out Library Treatments
- Warped (softcover books)