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Washtenaw County, Michigan
Sell your books in Ann Arbor
Before you give your books away, let us look. We pay cash for books in Ann Arbor, pick them up for free, and take nearly everything except magazines.
Free pickup services take your books for nothing. We pay you for them, and the pickup is still free.
Ann Arbor is home. Our office is on the west side at 8178 Jackson Rd, and this is the town we know best: a university town where houses fill up with books over a lifetime. It’s where Borders began, where the Kerrytown BookFest happens every year, and where it’s normal for a living room to have more shelves than walls.
The libraries we’re after are here: University of Michigan professors clearing an office or a house, long-time residents downsizing from Burns Park, the Old West Side or Ann Arbor Hills, collectors who’ve bought from local bookshops for decades, and estates where nobody knows what’s on the top shelf. We look at every book, pay cash for the collection, and carry it all out.
Most of Ann Arbor is a short drive from our office, so small collections are usually fine too. Prefer to bring them to us? Book a drop-off at the office.
What we look for in Ann Arbor libraries
- Academic and university press books: history, science, philosophy, law and medicine
- University of Michigan history, Michigan football and Ann Arbor local history
- Modern first editions and signed copies, with their dust jackets
- Art, architecture and photography books
- Older children’s books and illustrated editions
- Letters, maps, programs and other paper tucked in with the books
How it works
- Send a few photos through the offer form, or just tell us roughly how many books you have.
- We reply the same day with a free value check and, if it fits, a time to come out.
- We look through everything and make a cash offer, explained book by book if you like.
- We pack and haul it all, for free.
Selling a whole estate? See estate book collections. Want a written valuation instead? See book appraisals.
Questions from Ann Arbor
Do you buy books from professors and University of Michigan faculty?
Yes, often the best collections in town. We buy whole academic libraries from offices and homes, including specialist and university press books, and we’re happy to work around a move or retirement date.
Can I drop books off at your office in Ann Arbor?
Yes, by appointment. Our office is at 8178 Jackson Rd, Suite C1, on the west side. Book a drop-off time online, and we’ll help unload.
Do you pay for books in Ann Arbor?
Yes. We pay cash for books in Ann Arbor, from a few boxes to a whole private library, and pickup is free. Before you give your books away, let us look.
Can you tell me what my books are worth first?
Yes, and it’s free. Send a few photos (wide shots of the shelves, plus title pages and any signatures) and we’ll answer the same day. Photos sent after 6 PM get an answer the next morning.
Is there a minimum?
Close to our office we pick up any amount. More than 15 minutes away, we ask for five boxes or more.