Alibris Lowers Used Textbook Prices by Opening Seller
Program for College Students
Alibris expands its presence in the used textbooks market
by encouraging college students to both buy and sell their
textbooks
EMERYVILLE, CA—August 23, 2007—
Alibris, the premiere online destination for new and used books,
announced today that it has expanded its selection of new and
used textbooks by enlisting college students as new Alibris
sellers, as well as thousands of professional sellers. Now
Alibris, which offers more than 75 million books for sale and
maintains one of the top used-textbook destinations on the
Internet, not only helps students to save up to 90 percent off
used textbook prices at the start of the school year but also
makes it easy for students to sell their used textbooks at the
semester’s end.
"I am gratified that college students are using Alibris to
save money when buying textbooks and to earn money when
reselling them,” said Marty Manley, Chairman and CEO of
Alibris.
The increased availability of textbooks and other college-
related used books benefits students as well as their parents
and professors. Students traditionally save money at Alibris
by avoiding higher college-bookstore prices, and now they
find additional value by selling their used textbooks at
prices that beat those offered at their campus store.
This greatly benefits parents’ pocketbooks—up to hundreds
of saved dollars each year. And the influx of academic titles
helps instructors who are interested in giving their students
a wide range of low-cost book-buying options, especially when
campus bookstores are sold out of required textbooks,
literature, reference guide, and other college book
necessities. Instructors find a vast selection ranging from
math, science, and technology textbooks to books on literature,
history, politics, and religion.
Students and Alibris are doing their part to help the
environment and to alleviate growing concerns about global
warming. Resold used books are kept out of landfills and reduce
the environmental impact of the disposal of paper and ink, as
well as the pollution from transportation.
Students who visit www.alibris.com/basic
learn that becoming an Alibris seller is a quick and profitable
way to pass on their books to other students. They discover that
the considerable expertise and resources of the online retailer
are available to help them succeed. They gain extra cash from
their sold books, and they discover that their odds of selling
increase because any item they list for sale on Alibris can also
be available through Alibris business partners, which include
Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, Borders, and Canada’s Chapters/
Indigo. Alibris also has helped over a thousand sellers manage
their business on Amazon.com.
Alibris offers the following benefits to independent sellers,
including student sellers:
- Access to millions of buyers from around the globe
- Free and easy use of software and tools to help sell books
online:
- Inventory management tools for listing books that match
Alibris’s catalog of more than 10 million titles
- Pricing tools to ensure that books are competitively
priced—and stay that way
- Integrated, easy-to-use Seller Hub for managing orders,
packslips, payments, and inventory across over a dozen
different channels
- International shipping services
- Low risk
- Fees are tied to sales after an initial subscription
charge
- Dedicated client services help new sellers get started
and grow their sales
Signing up as an Alibris seller is a quick and profitable way
for students to pass on their books to other value-minded students,
which helps to reduce education expenses that are ever on the
rise.
About Alibris
Alibris is the premiere online destination for new and used books,
as well as rare and out-of-print books. We connect people who love
books, music, and movies to the best independent sellers from 45
countries around the world. Our proprietary technology and advanced
logistics allow us to offer more than 70 million used, new, and
out-of-print books to consumers, libraries, and retailers, which
include Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, Borders, and
Chapters/Indigo. Founded in 1998 and acquired by Oak Hill Capital
Partners in 2006, Alibris was named a “Fast 50” and a “Technology
Fast 500” growth business by Deloitte in 2005. Alibris is a
registered trademark.
