Wholesale Used Secondhand Books UK Supplier & Distributor. Job Lot of Pallets of Used Books
t Welsh Direct we pride ourselves on understanding our customers and we have tailored our site and used books specifically for Amazon, eBay, ABE and Play.com book sellers.
Buying books online have its own advantages and disadvantages over the on-road book shops. But for people who love reading books are happy to buy books either online or offline. Online books store have regular customer support on their online store. Thus, if an online user who is having trouble in purchasing books can take the online support of the selling site. These online stores provide supports to many users at a time while in bookstore books sellers are unable to provide every shopper individually.
Buying books online is much easier and full of fun than purchasing books from on-road books shops. Online Buying of books not only save your time but also the physical exertion and money you spend while traveling to purchase books from the regular bookstore.
There is some security issue related to buying online, not only books but any products one want to purchase online. If online shopper doesn’t take a good look at the Buying cart then (s)he might un-knowingly giving his/her credit card information to the hackers who are preying their eyes on less secure sites. Thus, while buying online one should focus on the security seals like that of VeriSign. Since, these certified sites are using modern encryption and Secure Socket Layer technologies. Thus, online buying of books or other products is safe when a user purchase online from these online book shop.
Thus, buying books online is more advantageous than buying books from regular shops. As buying books online is fast, accurate, take less time and is just a click away from the users.
As the costs of new books are getting increased every day, the requirements for used books are increasing day by day. Most of these used books looks new and they are normally sold at cheaper rate compared to new books. Thus the popularity of online used book sale business is increasing.
The biggest advantage over any traditional bookstore s that the customer can access the entire book collection, while sitting at home. Books are also located by their ISBN number which is a 10 or 13 digit code normally printed in the cover or the back of any book. This helps in searching books faster.
The prices of new college text books are increasing considerably. So it makes very difficult for the students to purchase the books for their higher studies. Here comes the benefit of online used book store. You will get used books in a discount rate. so students can save money. Due to the fact that used books are a scarce and limited resource, often being sold out by the beginning of the school year, students may need to shop early in order to obtain their required used books. In spite of this fact, used textbooks are still a reliable, cost-effective alternative to new textbooks, allowing students to spend less money for their education.
You probably don't even think about it, but you might want to ask yourself. What happens to the used books that don't want to get read again? It might surprise you.
Used books are a treasure to most people that love to read. It really does shock most of them to know that the used books that most major retailers sell get thrown away. There is really only one reason for this practice. It happens because the editors don't want to deal with extra books if they don't have to. They don't want to pay for books that are older and might be somewhat outdated to come back to them. So what do they do with them?
The publishing companies and editors will normally tell the stores to rip the covers off of the used and newer books that are to be removed from the store and throw them in the dumpster. No one really understands this practice, but it is very common. A lot of people have stated that they would rather have the books donated to libraries and schools that are in the area of the book stores. So what can we do about it?
There are a few things that you can do about this practice if you want to. You can talk to the book stores about their practices and see who it is that you will have to talk to in order to get it changed. Many companies will send you to the higher up in order to talk about what you might be feeling about a practice and in order to get it routed to a person that might be able to change it. This is a good way to start on the road to changing this way of doing things. You can also talk to the publisher and editor of the used books that this is happening with. This also may help to get it started at changing.
There are things that you can do to help get this practice changed now that you know about it. You just have to be ready to stand up for your used and new books as well as be ready to talk to more then one person. This may be a hard thing to do, but it is going to be something that has to be done. People can change things with a little effort and a little determination.
We listen to our customers and we therefore stand by the following statement!
- None of our books have ever been listed on the above sites before
- We remove all rubbish and books we know are not attractive to used book sellers
- We remove readers digest, magazines etc
- Our books are sorted in weight / size to ensure it's within postage allowance of re-seller site
- All our books will include ISBN's to ensure easy listing
- All our books come direct from various charitiy warehouses - directly to us
- Our books are mainly paperback fiction (85-90%) - the rest a mix of hardback, non-fiction.
Most important of all, WE DO NOT SELL BOOKS TO DIRECT CUSTOMERS - we only deal in wholesale
With all this in mind, we know that our books are ideal for reselling on various used books stores including the sites shown below.
Where do the books come from?
We have a long standing relationship with key charities and we can source in excess of 50,000 books per week. These books come directly from charities and have never been listed before - hence you can guarantee these are NOT AMAZON cast offs.
We sort them by hand to ensure all the rubbish is removed maximising profit for our customers. They all have ISBN's and will contain no magazines, reader digests or books that are below 'acceptable' within Amazon standards.
Please note: although great care is taken when hand sorting and hand counting, buyers must understand that exact numbers and pallet content cannot be guaranteed.
Condition of books
It's very important at this stage to be clear and honest about the books to ensure we meet and hopefully exceed your expectations. We sell to many happy repeat customers and during the process we have adapted to ensure that each and every 'new' customer is happy with their order.
- Our books are all hand-sorted and hand-counted
- Our books are check for quality to ensure they are between 'acceptable' and 'like new'
- Our books are all checked for ISBN's
- Our books are checked for size and weight and ALL books deemed to large or heavy for re-sale are sent for recycling.
- Our books are checked for Readers Digest, Magazines and any other book format that we know is not suitable for re-sale on the likes of Amazon etc
- Our books are mostly paperback fiction (approx. 85-90%) and the condition will range from acceptable to like new. Please note: although some books may be penny books, there may also be higher value books and some little gems inside.
- Books that are not paperback fiction will be a mix of hardback fiction and non-fiction books
Each re-seller has different needs and sees books differently in terms of value and acceptable standard. We hand sort all books within the premium pallets to ensure a high proportion of quality used books - some sellers may like more hardbacks than paperbacks, some sellers want academic books - but within this pallet we strive to ensure the vast majority are paperback fiction. If you need other types of books, please see our other products.
Pallet Sizes and Sample Contents
Each pallet contains 1,600 books. All hand sorted and hand counted to ensure minimum waste.
To give you a flavour of what kind of books you will get, here are a list of authors from a sample box. Hopefully this will show you how diverse the book range is allowing you a greater portfolio of books to offer your customers:
Simon Kernick, John O'Farell, Carole Cadwalladr, Bill Bryson, Colin Wilson, P J Tracy, John Gilmette, K.O.Dahl, Matthew Reilly, Catherine Lim, Des Machale, Edith Grossman, Stuart MacBride, Gemma Connor, Stephen Hunter, Sue Frost, Mark T Sullivan, Lee Child, Willy Russel, Amy Tan, Wendy Holden, Helen Fielding, James Patterson...etc etc. This shows you a sample size but the list is not exhaustive and contains a wide variety of books.
Along with a range of authors of paperback fiction, below is a sample list of the type of books you will find in our premium pallets:
Paperback Fiction, Hardback Fiction, Flats, Cookery, Educational Books, Self Help Books, Autobiographies, History, Sport, Travel and Language plus much much more..
Again, we hand sort our books and from feedback from many established book resellers we remove Readers Digest, BCA (Book Club), Magazine Freebies, Ex-Library, Not for Resale books. Please note: although we take great care to remove these books, we can not guarantee 100% accuracy as our handsorted process is a human process BUT we are very confident that if any mistakes happen it will only be the odd few.
As part of the hand sorting process, we also remove old books and damaged books ensuring with 100% accuracy that the minimum standard that you will recieve is 'acceptable'. However, our recent stats show that 'acceptable' will never be greater than 50% of the contents...with the remainder being of good to like new quality.
Delivery
Our prices do not include delivery as this is dependant on your location. You can either collect your order or we can arrange delivery for you at a very competitive price.
We have a strong relationship with a local welsh courier firm and we can put together a quote for you. So your options are:
- Order just the books and you arrange collection - collect yourself or via a courier of your choice
- Order the books and email us for a delivery cost - our courier currently works on a standard 55p per mile rate and can normally deliver next day (or a date to suit you). The courier will deliver the books and if you do not have a forklift etc they will help you to unload the books. We understand that not all businesses have the space or facilities for forklifts - so please do not worry about that!
Collection
If you can make your own arrangements we can happily arrange 'collection'. We rent storage space within various charity warehouses and thus our deliveries are dispatched from various locations. If you wish to collect we will arrange for your order to be dispatched to our main office - please note: collection date and time needs to be agreed in advance to ensure minimum inconvenience for you.
How to order and pay?
Simply 'Add to Cart' and then opt from three payment choices:
- Paypal - preferred by most as this is the easiest and quickest payment process
- BACS - you can pay directly into a business bank account. If you bank with Natwest a BACS payment will be immediate and hence a quick method of payment - for all other banks please allow 3-5 days for this payment to clear. If you need books in a hurry and do not bank with Natwest, you can also pay over the counter at your local Natwest bank. (if this is your preferred method, please email us and we will provide the account details and reference number for you)
- Cash On Delivery - available to existing customers only
How do we rate our book quality?
To ensure we are 'singing from the same hymn sheet' as most sellers, we use Amazon's Used Book Quality Guidelines when referring to book quality. These are listed below for your convenience.
Used Books
- Like New: an apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact, pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds. Suitable for presenting as a gift.
- Very Good: a copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
- Good: a copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact (including dust cover, if applicable). The spine may show signs of wear.
- Acceptable: a readable copy. All pages and the cover are intact (dust cover may be missing). Pages can include considerable notes--in pen or highlighter--but notes cannot obscure the text.