Garga Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I have a bunch of old books. For example, I have a copy of Ben Hur from 1902 and Cherry Ames books from the 1940s, and Honey Bunch books from the 1920s and '30s. More recent books include Bobbsey Twin books from the 1960s, and a few others. I love books and I love to look at these old books but no one in my house is ever going to read them. My house is bursting with bookcases and I need to make room for newer books. Since my boys do not want to read about 5 year old Honey Bunch or Flight Nurse Cherry Ames I'm going to let these old girl books go. Does anyone know if there's some sort of market somewhere for these old books? I don't know where to start. I don't want to just drop them off at Goodwill. I want them to go to someone who will love them and read them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I sell old books on etsy. They count as vintage (over 20 years). I've been pretty successful selling my dad's old Bibles and books of poetry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaffodilDreams Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Yes! I love old books and will look for older hard copies before buying new. Alibris is where I find most of mine. You could try selling on there. Locally, we also have a pretty decent used bookstore that sometimes has older copies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaffodilDreams Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I sell old books on etsy. They count as vintage (over 20 years). I've been pretty successful selling my dad's old Bibles and books of poetry. Oooh! I never thought of looking on Etsy for old books! Thanks! : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted March 12, 2013 Author Share Posted March 12, 2013 Wow! Those were some fast answers, and good ones, too. Thank you! I love these old books just enough to want to give them to a good home, but I don't love them enough to keep them in the house. They don't have to be gone right away, so I can take some time to try to sell them. I've managed to clear off a few shelves of newer books that I can happily send to Goodwill. Having these old books hang around for a couple more months isn't a big deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Powell's Books in Portland buys books and pays for the cost of shipping the books to them. Generally you enter the ISBN number of the book at their website to see their offer, but since your books are too old to have ISBN numbers, you'd need to email them to see if they are interested. Their website is powells.com. You could search "Completed Auctions" at eBay to see what they're going for there. As a PP mentioned, Etsy is also a good place to sell them, once you know what they're worth, as are local used bookstores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted March 12, 2013 Author Share Posted March 12, 2013 You're right about the ISBN numbers! They don't have them. And a couple of the books don't even have published dates. Very frustrating. I have no idea how old those couple are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I love Cherry Ames. I might be interested in those depending on how much you want for them. I loved reading my grandmother's copies when I was a young kid and let a friend borrow the four I had and they never returned them. :( I know DD would love them too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted March 12, 2013 Author Share Posted March 12, 2013 Aggie, let me think on that. I'd love for them to find a home in the TARDIS. I may very well just send them to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonfirmath Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Cherry Ames is awesome. I don't see those anywhere anymore :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommaduck Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 You have Cherry Ames?!?! I loved that series! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Another Cherry Ames fan here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 There's a used bookstore up here that carries those sorts of books; you might contact them and see if they're interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumto2 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 I love Cherry Ames too! I have mine from a used bookstore but there are quite a few for the kindle. Also the first 3 or 4 have been republished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 I loved Honey Bunch and the Bobbsey Twins! Hope you can get something for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Hehe, just adding to the Cherry Ames buying list. We'd be happy to take them off your hands. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 I love Cherry Ames too! I have mine from a used bookstore but there are quite a few for the kindle. Also the first 3 or 4 have been republished. Thanks for the tip! The last time I tried to google about Cherry Ames was a few years ago, and I stumbled into some fanfic that called for brain bleach. I've been afraid to look up anything about the books ever again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 I hope you find a happy home for your books. And, yes, I confess -- I too read Cherry Ames books growing up. (i think I read anything that didn't move growing up!) Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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