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Books We Accept

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:

  • 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)

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