[Genealib] How to sell duplicate library books?

[Bill Teschek]

We've had some success selling books on amazon.com, and the process of listing 
items is far simpler than with ebay. The book will have to already be in the 
amazon database, as you will be unable to add new titles yourself. And if the 
book is at all common you may find that there are already so many used copies 
for sale that listing yours won't be worth your while. We generally don't 
bother unless the lowest used price is over $15, and we always list our copy at 
a lower price than all the others. They will only keep the item listed for two 
months, but relisting is as easy as clicking a couple of links.

Bill Teschek
Assistant Director
Lane Memorial Library
2 Academy Ave.
Hampton, NH 03842
603.926.3368
bteschek at hampton.lib.nh.us

> > My genealogical society library is looking for ideas for selling duplicate
> > or de-accessioned library books.  The Library Committee thinks we should
> > give away the low-value or most common books for the cost of postage, by
> > using this list, but what about works we think have some monetary
> > value?  We'd really like to get paid for those.  We also sometimes get
> > donated books we can't use, so it is an ongoing issue.
> >
> > Here's the thing.  I'm not sure we have anyone on the volunteer staff who
> > is "E-Bay literate," and I'm also not sure that's the right venue for used
> > books anyway.  Our library doesn't get a lot of foot traffic, and most
> > people who come in don't bother to look at the books for sale.  Volunteers
> > are tired of boxing up the books to take to sell at general membership
> > meetings.  We also have space limitations, so we can't keep them around
> > indefinitely.
> >
> > In the past, we tried an exchange arrangement with another society, but
> > they unfortunately did not have anything to offer us that we didn't
> > already
> > own.
> >
> > One suggestion has been to post a list of books for sale on the website;
> > however, more than one volunteer might be needed, one to handle the sales
> > and mailing, another to keep the listings up-to-date.  The Library
> > Committee thinks it would be a LOT of work and would be difficult to
> > coordinate and keep current.
> >
> > What other ways can we make our unwanted books available to the right
> > market?  Any solutions out there?
> >
> > Thanks, everyone - this list is the greatest!
> >
> > Barbara Hill
> > <bhill at calmail.berkeley.edu>
> >
> >
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