{"id":9665,"date":"2024-09-17T06:43:22","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T11:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookscouter.com/blog\/?p=9665"},"modified":"2024-10-14T08:36:20","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T13:36:20","slug":"where-to-sell-used-books-in-san-diego","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookscouter.com/blog\/where-to-sell-used-books-in-san-diego\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to Sell Used Books in San Diego"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Where<\/p>\n

Today, we’ll discuss another location quite popular among students and graduates\u2014San Diego. We’ll also share a list of the best places where you can sell used books and textbooks to local stores and online.<\/p>\n

Just like Seattle<\/a>, which we recently discussed, San Diego also attracts a large number of students every year. There are plenty of reasons for this, and apart from the obvious\u2014great education opportunities\u2014San Diego boasts fantastic weather, the beautiful Pacific Ocean, stunning beaches, and plenty of other stuff that makes it an ultimate destination for college students.<\/p>\n

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All in all, NCES’s list includes 33 schools and colleges<\/a> in the city, including prominent examples such as San Diego State University (SDSU)<\/a>. The third-largest in California, it offers exceptional education and “provides more than 37,000 students with the opportunity to participate in an academic curriculum.” <\/i>It’s also famous for its amazing architecture and fantastic campus grounds. We’ve once mentioned it when we were discussing the 10 most beautiful college campuses<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With so many colleges and students, the city has to offer plenty of places for the latter to concentrate on campus grounds and outside. And it does, as you can learn from our post about the top 11 best study spots in San Diego<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It’s also important for San Diego to have many bookstores that cater to all students and their needs and spots that sell and buy back all kinds of literature. Although finding a bookstore with a selection of great reads isn’t usually a problem, finding a place to sell used books can be hard. In this post, we’ll focus on places that offer a buyback program and discuss brick-and-mortar stores and online services in San Diego.<\/p>\n

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  1. How to Sell Books in San Diego?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Where to Sell Used Books in San Diego? Brick-and-Mortar Stores<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Where to Donate Books in San Diego?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. How to Sell Books Online in San Diego?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    <\/a><\/p>\n

    How to Sell Books in San Diego?<\/h2>\n

    Just like in any other place, San Diego offers two options: you can sell used books and textbooks to a physical bookstore (by visiting it in person) or do it online. The choice usually depends on your preferences and the books (genre, condition, etc.).
    \n    <\/a><\/p>\n

    Where to Sell Used Books in San Diego? Brick-and-Mortar Stores<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    \ud83d\uded2<\/b><\/a> Bookstore<\/b><\/td>\n\ud83d\udcda Books They Buy<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    \ud83d\uded2 Verbatim Books
    \n<\/a>\ud83d\udcde (619) 501-7466
    \n\ud83d\udccc 3793 30th St, San Diego, CA 92104
    \n\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Fri and Mon: 11 a.m. \u2013 4 p.m.<\/td>\n    		\ud83d\udcda You can bring up to 50 books to sell\/trade without an appointment.<\/p>\n

    \ud83d\udcda Accepted: Recent and classic novels, horror, contemporary romance, SF\/Fantasy, decorative antiquarian books, recent architecture, art, photography books in good condition, and children\u2019s board books in like-new condition.<\/p>\n

    \ud83d\udcda Not accepted: textbooks, encyclopedias, damaged books, books with moisture damage, dirty or dusty books, books stored in unsuitable conditions, books that smell of smoke, or hardcover mysteries\/suspense novels without their original dust jacket.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \ud83d\uded2 Maxwell\u2019s House of Books<\/a>
    \n\ud83d\udcde (619) 462-3387
    \n\ud83d\udccc 8285 La Mesa Blvd, La Mesa, CA 91942
    \n\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Tue \u2013 Sat: 11 a.m. \u2013 4:45 p.m., Sun: 12 p.m. \u2013 3:45 p.m.<\/td>\n    		\ud83d\udcda Gently used, high-quality goods, \u201cMaxwell’s House of Books wants to help you earn money from books you no longer want.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

    \ud83d\udcda They pay a percentage on the spot of what they sell your books for.<\/p>\n

    \ud83d\udcda\u00a0 Not accepted: textbooks, magazines, or books with writing in them.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \ud83d\uded2 La Playa Books<\/a>
    \n\ud83d\udcde (619) 226-2601
    \n\ud83d\udccc 1026 Rosecrans St, San Diego, CA 92106
    \n\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Mon \u2013 Sat: 10 a.m. \u2013 5 p.m., Sun: 10 a.m. \u2013 4 p.m.<\/td>\n    		\ud83d\udcda Fine books in almost-new condition for trade credit<\/b>.<\/p>\n

    \ud83d\udcda House calls for estates of 500+ books.<\/p>\n

    \ud83d\udcda Store credit is typically 25% of what they list the book for.<\/p>\n

    \ud83d\udcda Not accepted Hardcovers without jackets, books with highlighting or underlining, books with loose bindings, smelly, moldy, or water-damaged books, audiobooks, DVDs, CDs, vinyl, ex-library books, recent\/contemporary hardcover fiction, Readers’ Digest books, certain romance and mystery publishers, test prep books, textbooks, Time-Life Books and certain other publishers, magazines.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \ud83d\uded2 BOOKOFF San Diego<\/a>
    \n\ud83d\udcde (858) 836-4177
    \n\ud83d\udccc 4240 Kearny Mesa Rd, San Diego, CA 92111
    \n\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f\u00a0 Mon \u2013 Sun: 10 a.m. \u2013 8 p.m.<\/td>\n    		\ud83d\udcda Used books (and other stuff) for cash<\/b>.<\/p>\n

    \ud83d\udcda Accepted: Comics, manga, graphic novels, fiction, non-fiction, paperbacks, hardcovers, coffee table books, dictionaries, children’s books (picture\/chapter books), audiobooks, Spanish books, and select Japanese books and magazines.<\/p>\n

    \ud83d\udcda No appointment is needed, but a government-issued valid photo ID is required.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \ud83d\uded2 Bluestocking Books
    \n<\/a>\ud83d\udcde (619) 296-1424
    \n\ud83d\udccc 3817 5th Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
    \n\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Mon \u2013 Tue: 11 a.m. \u2013 6 p.m., Fri \u2013 Sat: 10 p.m. \u2013 7 p.m., Sun: 10 a.m. \u2013 6 p.m.<\/td>\n    		\ud83d\udcda Used books for trade credit<\/b> (no cash)<\/b>. 50% off of used-book prices.<\/p>\n

    \ud83d\udcda Contact the store in advance.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \ud83d\uded2\u00a0UC San Diego \u2013 Course Materials Center<\/a>
    \n\ud83d\udcde (858) 534-4557
    \n\ud83d\udccc UC San Diego Bookstore, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093
    \n\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Mon \u2013 Fri: 8 a.m. \u2013 5 p.m., Sat: 11 a.m. \u2013 4 p.m., Sun: Closed<\/td>\n    		\ud83d\udcda Textbooks and course materials in good condition.<\/p>\n

    \ud83d\udcda Up to 50% of a book’s original price during major buyback periods.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \ud83d\uded2 Artifact Books<\/a>
    \n\ud83d\udcde (760) 452-4211
    \n\ud83d\udccc 1501 Encinitas Blvd, Encinitas, CA 92024
    \n\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Mon \u2013 Sat: 10 a.m. \u2013 6 p.m., Sun: 11 a.m. \u2013 5 p.m.<\/td>\n    		\ud83d\udcda Used books, including rare editions, literary fiction, and art books.<\/p>\n

    \ud83d\udcda Contact the store in advance.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \ud83d\uded2Footnote Books
    \n\ud83d\udcde (619) 294-8455
    \n\ud83d\udccc 1627 University Ave San Diego, CA 92103
    \n\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Mon \u2013 Sun: 10 a.m. \u2013 6:30 p.m., Tue: Closed<\/td>\n    		\ud83d\udcda Selling and buying books and ephemera since 1991.<\/p>\n

    \ud83d\udcda No website; visit in person and check with the owner whether they are currently buying.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \ud83d\uded2 Helen’s Book Mark<\/a>
    \n\ud83d\udcde (760) 745-5010
    \n\ud83d\udccc 133 E Grand Ave, Escondido, CA 92025
    \n\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Wed, Fri, Sat: 9:30 a.m. \u2013 5 p.m.<\/td>\n    		\ud83d\udcda Books and puzzles for trade credit.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

    \ud83d\udcda It’s 95% paperback fiction bookstore and a paperback book exchange established in 1974.<\/p>\n

    \ud83d\udcda Contact the store in advance. Call ahead for large quantities.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \ud83d\uded2 Book Place<\/a>
    \n\ud83d\udcde (619) 462-1111
    \n\ud83d\udccc 7398 University Ave, La Mesa, CA 91941
    \n\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Wed \u2013 Sat: 10 a.m. \u2013 3 p.m.<\/td>\n    		\ud83d\udcda Gently used books for trade credit.<\/p>\n

    \ud83d\udcda Accepted: Current hardbacks, current bestsellers, Harry Potter books, large print books, memoirs, recent non-fiction and fiction, and new adventure and suspense titles.<\/p>\n

    \ud83d\udcda Not accepted: Moldy, dirty, very old books in unacceptable condition, magazines, Reader’s Digest, Harlequin books, Regency era novels, encyclopedias.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \ud83d\uded2 Rare Book Buyer<\/a>
    \n\ud83d\udcde (646) 469-1851
    \n\ud83d\udccc 11112 Vista Sorrento Pkwy A209, San Diego, CA 92130
    \nMain office: 1050 2nd Ave #90, Manhattan, NY 10022<\/td>\n    		\ud83d\udcda Old and rare books, libraries, and estates nationwide.<\/p>\n

    \ud83d\udcda Accepted: Pre-1800 material, fine bindings and sets, important illustrated works, limited edition, fine press books, signed books, illuminated and text manuscripts, as well as scholarly books in all fields and entire libraries.<\/p>\n

    \ud83d\udcda Contact them at WeBuyRareBooks@gmail.com<\/a> or send photos to (646) 469-1851 for a free evaluation.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \ud83d\uded2 Southern California Comics<\/a>
    \n\ud83d\udcde (858) 715-8669
    \n\ud83d\udccc 8280 Clairemont Mesa Bl #124 San Diego, CA 92111
    \n\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Mon \u2013 Tue: 10 a.m \u2013 5 p. m., Wed \u2013 Fri: 10 a.m \u2013 6 p. M.,
    \nSat: 10 a.m \u2013 5 p. m.,
    \nSun: Closed<\/td>\n    		\ud83d\udcda Comic books<\/p>\n

    \ud83d\udcda Contact to arrange an appointment for comic book and collectible appraisals.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \ud83d\uded2 Mesa College Bookstore<\/a>
    \n\ud83d\udcde (619) 388-2703
    \n\ud83d\udccc 7250 Mesa College Dr, San Diego, CA 92111
    \n\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Mon \u2013 Fri: 8 a.m. \u2013 4 p.m., Sat \u2013 Sun: Closed<\/td>\n    		\ud83d\udcda Buys back textbooks used in Mesa.<\/p>\n

    \ud83d\udcda Accepts college textbooks, along with a selected list of trade books in good condition.<\/p>\n

    \ud83d\udcda In-store buyback only. No online services at the moment<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

    \ud83d\uded2 Barnes & Noble – Mission Valley, CA<\/a>
    \n\ud83d\udcde (858) 537-0505
    \n\ud83d\udccc Hazard Center, 7610 Hazard Center Drive #315, San Diego, CA 92108
    \n\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Mon \u2013 Frit: 9 a.m. \u2013 9 p.m., Sat: 10 a.m. \u2013 9 p.m., Sun: 10 a.m. \u2013 8 p.m.<\/td>\n    		\ud83d\udcda Buys back used textbooks and trade books, though the availability of buyback services may vary.<\/p>\n

    \ud83d\udcda Check their Sell Your Textbooks<\/a> page to understand their current demand.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    <\/a><\/p>\n

    Where to Donate Books in San Diego?<\/h2>\n

    As you can see, not many bookstores in San Diego accept books (mostly for store credit), and even fewer accept textbooks. However, there are those that accept donations. You can check this option as well. Here are a few places that are not Goodwill, Salvation Army, Better World Books, etc. (though they are great organizations to donate to), but you may want to check out some local brick-and-mortar bookstores and libraries in the San Diego area. You can also browse our posts about textbook donations<\/a> and places to donate used books<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    Grace’s Book Nook<\/h3>\n

    \ud83d\udccc10301 Scripps Lake Drive, San Diego, CA 92131<\/p>\n

    Grace’s Book Nook<\/i><\/a> is a part of The Scripps Ranch Friends of the Library (SRFOL) that exists to support the Scripps Miramar Ranch Library Center. It welcomes “donations of new and used hardcover and softcover books, magazines, CDs, DVDs, and audiobooks. In addition, the Book Nook is happy to accept donations of (unused) greeting cards, intact jigsaw puzzles, educational games, etc.”<\/i><\/p>\n

    Lib\u00e9lula Books and Co<\/h3>\n

    \ud83d\udccc 950 S 26th St, San Diego, CA 92113<\/p>\n

    Lib\u00e9lula Books and Co.<\/a> claims that it ” hopes to become a learning and sharing space where folx of all walks of life can exist and grow together.”\u00a0 <\/i>Its website has a donation<\/a> page, so you can check it out as well.<\/p>\n

    Friends of Santee Library<\/h3>\n

    \ud83d\udccc 9225 Carlton Hills Blvd #8, Santee, CA 9207<\/p>\n

    Friends of Santee Library<\/a> accepts donations in the form of books of all kinds except for encyclopedias, magazines, and textbooks over five years old.<\/p>\n

    Friends of the Mission Hills-Hillcrest\/Knox Library<\/h3>\n

    \ud83d\udccc 215 W Washington St, San Diego, CA 92103<\/p>\n

    Friends of the Mission Hills-Hillcrest\/Knox library<\/a> accepts small book donations: books in good condition, books published in the last few years, fiction and nonfiction, foreign language books, children’s books, young adult books, and textbooks. They do not accept books with missing covers or pages, musty, odorous, moldy, or heavily annotated titles, or magazines older than two issues.
    \n    <\/a><\/p>\n

    How to Sell Books Online in San Diego?<\/h2>\n

    For those who prefer to do things online, we suggest online marketplaces, such as Amazon, eBay, and Better World Books, as well as online booksellers like SellBackYourBook, eCampus, etc. You can find our advice on how to sell textbooks on Amazon<\/a> and eBay\u2014our short step-by-step guide<\/a> in our blog.<\/p>\n

    Alternatively, if none of the above works for you, you can check BookScouter. Here’s why it might be the best solution regardless of your current location. BookScouter<\/a> can show you the offers from more than thirty vendors\u2014buyback services and bookstores willing to buy your book wherever you are in the US: San Diego, Seattle, Boston, etc. You can compare offers in seconds and choose the best one to sell your books. Here’s how it works.<\/p>\n

    Now, imagine that you’re an aerospace engineering major student deeply intrigued by aviation disasters. You’re not just studying aircraft\u2014you’ve watched every Air Crash Investigations<\/i> documentary from National Geographic, Discovery Channel, Smithsonian, and more, covering the most tragic plane crashes in aviation history. You probably even visit the NTSB’s official website to read reports and get technical information from real accidents (and, of course, check The Aviation Herald<\/a> daily).<\/p>\n

    You likely have many books on this topic, including both textbooks and nonfiction. While aviation engineering\u2014and aviation disasters\u2014are quite specialized subjects, BookScouter can still give you a good estimate of how much your copy of Understanding Air France 447<\/i><\/a> is currently worth in the buyback market. Not much we have to admit, only $1.26, but many brick-and-mortar booksellers may not even accept such a niche title.<\/p>\n

    \"air-france\"<\/p>\n

    However, you can get way more for one of your textbooks. For example, the buyback offers for Aircraft Structures for Engineering Students (Aerospace Engineering)<\/i><\/a> and Aircraft Design: A Conceptual Approach<\/i><\/a> are almost half of their purchase price (which is higher than most campus offers usually offer):<\/p>\n

    \"sell-buy-aircraft\"<\/p>\n

    Also, if you want to check offers for several engineering and aviation disaster-related books at once, you can use the multiple search feature. Just enter the ISBNs in the pop-up window.<\/p>\n

    \"multiple\"<\/p>\n

    You click Add ISBNs and get the price data from all currently buying vendors, with the best offers highlighted for your convenience.<\/p>\n

    \"buyback-multiple\"<\/p>\n

    If you decide to sell your copy of Aircraft Design: A Conceptual Approach<\/i><\/a> to BlueRocketBooks (which has the highest quote so far), you simply click on the price and are transferred to the vendor page, where you can complete the buyback order and receive the follow-up instructions.<\/p>\n

    You can also use the free BookScouter mobile app<\/a> to do the same. It’s even more convenient since you can scan book barcodes without entering ISBNs. The app is widely used by students and book scouts who want to sell books online quickly and easily.<\/p>\n

    Conclusion<\/h2>\n

    As you can see, San Diego offers several options for frugal students and book lovers: there are several brick-and-mortar bookstores where you can sell books, from Verbatim Books or La Playa Books, where you can get store credit to college bookstores like UC San Diego, where you can bring your gently used textbooks. You can also get help from BookScouter to quickly scan all the available buyback vendor offers and sell your books online. The choice is yours, but we recommend considering the latter if you want to earn more.<\/p>\n

    If you’re not in San Diego or planning to move elsewhere, you might find our reviews of locations and bookstores that accept used books for store credit or cash helpful. Whether you’re in Atlanta<\/a>, Chicago<\/a>, Florida<\/a>, Ashburn<\/a>, Dallas<\/a>, Los Angeles<\/a>, Boston<\/a>, Denver<\/a>, San Antonio<\/a>, or New York City<\/a>, we have detailed guides to help you find the best places to sell your used books.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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