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AbeBooks is a global online marketplace for books, fine art, and collectibles. We facilitate the sale of books, art, and collectibles by connecting sellers with buyers all around the world.

✔ As a seller on AbeBooks you describe, store, and ship your items yourself. You also set your own shipping rates and speeds.

✔ As a seller on AbeBooks your items will automatically be listed on our six international platforms.

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What can you sell with AbeBooks?

Rare Books

From first folios to signed first editions and ephemera, AbeBooks is the place to showcase your unique inventory to serious collectors.

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Trade & Textbooks

Millions of customers search AbeBooks daily for new bestsellers, textbooks, used books, and everything in between.

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Art & Photographs

The highest value sales on AbeBooks often include posters, paintings, photographs, lithographs, and other amazing art.

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Maps

Showcase your cartographic wonders to the millions of collectors, institutions, and libraries who browse and buy on AbeBooks.

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Comics

From Golden Age to Modern Age, AbeBooks is the place to sell your comics, graphic novels, manga, cartoons, and illustrations.

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Paper Collectibles

Whether you have magazines, sheet music, ephemera, or newspapers to sell, AbeBooks' millions of customers are looking to buy them.

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Selling with AbeBooks is easy. The first step is to create an AbeBooks account and complete the seller application.

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For a small monthly subscription fee, expose your inventory to millions of unique visitors a week with millions of searches for products every day.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does it cost to sell on AbeBooks and how does AbeBooks pay me?

For a low monthly subscription fee, calculated based on the number of items you list with AbeBooks, your items will be listed worldwide and you are paid weekly via electronic funds transfer. Click here to find out more about how we pay you and the commission, subscription and external payment service fees.

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What information do I need to become a seller?

You will need the following information to complete the seller application:
  • Your contact information including the name of your business, a phone number, an address, and an email address.
  • Your credit card (for subscription fees)
  • Your bank information (to receive payments)
  • Your tax information (eg EIN, SSN, VAT, or GST)
  • A description of your business and the types of product you will offer.

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How do I ship sales to customers?

On AbeBooks, you have the flexibility to set your own shipping rates and speeds. This unique feature ensures that you can always provide best value to your customers while tailoring shipping options to meet your needs.

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How do I manage my inventory?

During the application process, you will be asked to let us know how you plan to provide your item listings to AbeBooks. We can accept listings in a variety of formats, from almost any inventory management system.
  • Our Online Inventory Management System, ideal for sellers with only a few items to list
  • HomeBase, AbeBooks free inventory management software, with complete technical support for registered sellers
  • BookTrakker, BookHound, Art of Books, Monsoon, and other third-party inventory management systems
  • Directly from your custom spreadsheet or database program

API and FTPS options for large volume sellers.

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Selling on AbeBooks

When you sell books online you do more than just ship an inanimate object across the country or the ocean. The customer on the other end may be returning to a fond childhood memory, earning a PhD, reuniting with an old friend, or remembering a loved one. From used books to rare books, old books to textbooks, AbeBooks gives you the ability to sell all types of books online. You can also take advantage of cross-channel purchasing and sell collectibles such as art, ephemera, maps, and comics on AbeBooks.

Founded in 1995, AbeBooks is an ecommerce pioneer with an established base of millions of customers. Whether you prefer typing out in-depth descriptions one at a time or using a barcode scanner to list items on AbeBooks, the services we provide, along with our exceptional Customer Support team, will help you optimize your online business.

As a seller on AbeBooks, you have myriad options to delight customers including the ability to offer free shipping, participate in our monthly sales, connect directly to discuss details, and provide your own descriptions and listing images.

If you have a few books to sell, including textbooks, learn more about our buyback service.

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