Acceptance Guidelines for Libraries
Books/Materials We Accept:
- Antiquarian, Rare, and Collectable Books (See ARC Document for more details)
- Dictionaries and Thesauruses
- DVDs & Books on CD (must be operable include original artwork and casing)
- Ex-Library Copies (do not remove treatments)
- Gently used Children’s Books (especially Newbery Winners)
- Hardcover Fiction and Nonfiction
- Mass Market Paperbacks (must be in like new condition; copyright 1980 or newer)
- Monographs
- Textbooks (copyright 1998 or newer)
- Trade Paperbacks
- Travel Books (copyright 2003 or newer)
Books/Materials We DO NOT Accept:
- Help us reduce our costs. Please DO NOT send books in poor condition. This includes:
- Dirty
- Moldy
- Water Damaged
- Damaged Binding or Pages
- Missing Covers or Pages
- Excessive Writing, Markings, or Highlighting
- Cut Out Library Treatments
- Softcover Books Warped From Gaylord Storage or Shipping
- Please note that we also DO NOT accept:
- Academic Journals or Literary Criticisms
- Activity Books (coloring, crossword, etc.)
- Books Published by Magazines
- Case Law and Procedural Law Books
- Custom Course Packets
- Directories or Telephone Books
- Encyclopedia Britannica, World Book, or Incomplete Sets
- LP Records, VHS, Cassettes, or CDs
- Open Software Sets
- Periodicals or Magazines (i.e. National Geographic, TV Guides)
- Tax Documents or Government Documents
- The Following Series:
- Book Club Editions
- Harlequin Romance Novels
- The Modern Library Series
- Reader’s Digest Condensed
- Marquis Who’s Who
