Buying and selling textbooks is quite possibly the bane of every college student’s existence (after midterms and finals, of course). When buying books, they’re expensive. When selling, they’re cheap. In addition to the financial stresses of each book, one usually has to walk across campus with a heavy pack full of a semester’s worth of books in order to get rid of them. It’s an added stressor to the hassle of selling your books, and there should be an easier way to do it.
With millions of students buying, selling, and renting textbooks every semester there must be a better process than the old brick and mortar campus bookstore. Luckily for today’s students, there is.
TextbookRush fulfills this need by providing a fast, easy, and secure way to buy, sell, and rent textbooks, movies, video games, and electronics online. If that’s more than what you’re looking for, you can simplify things further and sell your textbooks via their dedicated smartphone app. For further clarification, the app is for selling your books only and the online store is for buying, renting, selling, and more.
Basically, TextbookRush deals with everything a college student needs outside of a fully stocked fridge. Through creating an online catalog to buy, sell, and rent books, TextbookRush allows students to sell their books easily and on their own time.
In addition to their online store, TextbookRush has an app that further streamlines the process. The TextbookRush app simplifies the interaction by focusing on one specific area: selling your unwanted textbooks – all from the comfort of your apartment, house, or dorm.
The TextbookRush app is surprisingly fast and easy to navigate.
If you’re looking to sell your books, the process is extremely straightforward. Either manually enter the each book’s ISBN number or scan each barcode via the app’s home screen and the TextbookRush app will pop up with each title and the price that they offer for it. Simple.
If you have a different edition than the standard U.S. student edition that’s no problem, TextbookRush typically accepts multiple editions of each title at different price points.
Once you sell your books, choose from the three different payment methods that TextbookRush offers: cash (check), PayPal, or store credit.
After doing further research, TextbookRush pays fair prices for the books that they purchase. Compared to campus bookstores, Amazon, and other retailers – the prices received from TextbookRush were comparable if not better than the ones received at other vendors.
It’s fast, it’s easy, and they pay fair prices. That sounds like a winning combination to us.
When it’s time to ship your books, simply print the free postage label that they send you, pack your books securely, and send them away. It’s that easy.
Once the items are received, TextbookRush will send you your money through your selected medium of exchange and you’re good to go. No hassle of walking across campus, and no wondering how much cash you’ll receive once you get there.
Aside from their streamlined process, the TextbookRush app offers additional information and help menus for any questions that may arise. In a surprisingly thorough FAQ section, questions and potential pain points in the process are discussed to ensure that they are with you every step of the way.
Overall, the TextbookRush app is easy to navigate, fast, and extremely user-friendly. We found everything that we were looking for from price points to FAQ information. You can get instant price quotes when selling your books, and you don’t have to pay postage for the titles that you want to sell. Also, the company has been in business for over 20 years, and they’re a trusted source for all of your textbook needs.