My favorite used book outlets are….

 I buy loads of used books for my classes and as gifts.  Many used books look like new.  Here are a few of my favorite used book (and media) outlets.  

1. Library Book Sales. The local library system has monthly sales.  I buy cook books, garden books, and quilting books as gifts for family.  I have a friend who teaches in Alaska.  I send her three or four big boxes with children’s books and DVDs each year, most of which I buy at the library sales.  Our church has a dedicated thrift store which posts on Facebook.  Local thrift stores offer bargains on homeschool textbooks.  Our friend manages the local book sale at the library, which rejects all textbooks.  Her husband drops them off and we tote them to the church thrift store.

2. Amazon and eBay often have hard to find books listed on their sites.  Additionally, many charities list books donated, such as Saxon Math, on eBay or Amazon.  Good Will online has homeschool textbooks, too.  However, the list prices and shipping cost are exorbitant compared to other online sites.

3.  I do use abebooks; my favorite is thriftbooks. Often their site has the best prices.  Additionally, they offer points toward a free book.  If the price on book is close to another site’s I’ll chose thriftbooks and bank the  points.  

4.   You may want to check the Apologia Facebook group.  The lot prices set can be fair, especially on like-new items.  However, if you aren’t too picky, piecing together a set of textbooks is usually cheaper.  Our local Co-op has a book swap at the fall lunch in the park, just before Co-op resumes.

5.  One more tip…I love Ollie’s   I buy activity books, cook books, hobby books, etc, all new.  This is a great outlet for summer review books.  I like to buy a book, such as Curious George, and combine it with a Curious George monkey toy.   (Kohl’s Cares is a great place to buy both the toy and the book.  I buy a big lot and save the book/toy set as birthday and Christmas presents.)