Textbook Registry

PlanetStudents.com Textbook Registry is one of the most powerful resources available to help students save money on textbooks. Buyers and sellers are connected, eliminating all commissions and fees charged by traditional used book stores. The result is a win-win situation: students are able to save hundreds of dollars on textbooks each semester, while making extra money on last-semester's books.

Since this registry is not restricted to a limited geographic region or a specific school, we are able to create a larger and more comprehensive database of textbooks. If a user cannot find a specific textbook at any of the schools in their area, out-of-town sellers can be contacted and personal shipping arrangements can be made. We also provide a convenient link to Amazon.com so that hard-to-find textbooks can be purchased online.

The best part of this service is the price: the textbook registry is 100% free for all users!

Search For Books

From the Textbooks home page, enter one or more of the following fields and click 'Go'.

Search Criteria

State & City:	limit your search to your geographic region - select a State first, then a list of appropriate cities will be available
School:	if your search returns many books to choose from, you can narrow your search to a specific school - you must first select your State then city in order to select a school
ISBN:	enter the unique code for a given book - this is the most precise search and is best used when searching for a specific edition of a book
Subject:	use a general subject to view a wide selection of books
Title:	input all or part of a book's title

Search Tips

• Click on a column heading to sort the search results
• No results returned?
  Check the spelling of your search criteria and try a more general search
• Can't find a book?
  If we don't have the book you are looking for, try our link to Amazon.com
• You school isn't listed?
  Head over to our contact page and send us an email with your school so we can add it to our list

My Saved Ads

Registered users can save ads from the search results grid as well as the details page for a specific book. This feature enables you to save as many books as you like for future reference and quick comparison.

To save an ad:

1.  Execute a textbook search.
2.  Check the box beside the ad(s) that you are interested in.
3.  Select 'Save Ads' at the top of the results grid.
5.  You will receive a confirmation message to inform you that the ads have been saved.
6.  Click on the 'My Saved Ads' link to view all of the textbooks you have saved.

Note: you must be logged in to save ads. If you do not yet have an account, you can register today for free.


Tips

• To save all books returned by a search, check the box in the column heading.
• You can also save an ad from the textbook detail page - simply click the 'Save this book' link.

Sell A Book

Selling an old textbook has never been this easy! To post an ad, simply select Sell A Book from the Textbooks page and enter the following information.

Required Fields

ISBN:	a numeric code that uniquely identifies every book - enter the ISBN then click 'ISBN Lookup' to retrieve book information and pricing statistics - look for the ISBN on the back cover by the bar code, or with the publisher's information near the front cover - you can enter the ISBN with dashes (i.e. 0-534-23136-5) or without (i.e. 0534231365) - if you are selling an item without an ISBN, such as a course pack, please enter "n/a" or "none" in the ISBN field
Title:	the complete title of the textbook (NOT the course name)
Author:	the names of the book's authors - usually listed on the book's spine, as well as the front or back cover
Asking Price:	your selling price - use the pricing statistics available after using 'ISBN Lookup' to help determine your selling price - Book's List Price is the publisher's suggested selling price for new books - Amazon's Price shows the current on-line price for a new copy - PlanetStudents.com prices show you the range of prices currently in our database

Optional Fields

Publisher:	the name of the company that published the book
Subject:	enter a general subject, such as English, Biology, or Computer Science
Edition:	select the appropriate edition from the drop-down list - use the Sellers Notes section to specify special editions (i.e. Revised 3rd Edition)
Condition:	select the condition of your book from the drop-down list
Seller Comments:	here's your chance to sell your book! - provide addition information and list accompanying materials (i.e. CD-Rom, Study Guide, etc.)

My Books For Sale

From the Textbooks page, select My Books For Sale. Any books you have posted will be shown in a table similar to the search results, allowing you to easily manage all of your books at a glance.

Options

Edit	update book information or reduce your selling price - select the Edit icon under the Action column, update book information, and click 'Save'
Mark as Sold	keep track of the books you have sold - use the check boxes to select your sold books, then click 'Mark books as Sold'
Delete	remove books that you no longer wish to sell - use the check boxes to select the books you would like to delete, then click 'Delete'
View	your books for sale are displayed in an easy-to-read table
Sort	click on a column header to sort your books by title, author, subject, condition, or price