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What is BookBazaar.net?

Textbooks are expensive, and you often only need them for one semester and then never again. There is a large gap between how much bookstores will sell you books for and how much they will buy old books back from you for (if they even buy them back from you at all).

BookBazaar.net lets you take advantage of that gap. With BookBazaar.net, you can buy books from other students for less than you could buy them from bookstores, and you can sell your old books to other students for more than you could sell them to bookstores.

How can I sell my old books using BookBazaar.net?
1.   Create an account to manage your book listings.
2.   Post your old books using the "Post New Item To Sell" form on your account page.
3.   Students who need your book will search for it using the search form on either the homepage or the search page. Interested students will contact you via a form on your book listing's page.
4.   You and the buyer then should arrange to meet on campus so that the buyer can buy the book from you.

How can I buy books using BookBazaar.net?
1.   Search for books you need using the search form on either the homepage or the search page.
2.   At the bottom of the search page, there will be a list of books matching your search. Click the See Listing link next to a book you need to open the webpage for that book listing.
3.   Contact the seller using the form at the bottom of the book listing's page.
4.   The seller should soon reply to you. You and the seller then should arrange to meet on campus so that you can buy the book from the seller.

How much does it cost to use BookBazaar.net?
Nothing. Any money a buyer pays for a book goes directly to the seller. We don't take a cut.

Do I need to create an account to buy books?
No. You only need to create an account to sell books.

Will my email address or contact info ever be sold or given away?
No. Your email address is only used so that buyers can contact sellers.

How do I change my contact info, password, or other account info?
Log in to your account. On the right side of your account page, there is a section called My Account Info. At the top right of that section, there are two links labeled "Edit account info" and "Change password." You should use those links.

Why isn't my university listed in the search form?
If your university isn't listed, then no one from your university has posted a book to sell yet.

Where should buyers and sellers meet to perform the transaction?
In a public place such as a library or a school building.

Buyers keep contacting me, but I've already sold my book. What to do?
You should log in to your account, open your book listing (using a link in the section called My Book Listings in the bottom right of your account page), and click the button labeled "Mark This Book Listing As Sold." Book listings marked as sold will no longer appear in search results.

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