Simply Textbook The Academic Book Collector collects your unwanted academic books and finds them a new home – NEVER in landfill
Parting with our books can be surprisingly difficult. Aside from the practical considerations of rapidly finding a suitable home for them, we build a special bond with our books that can be hard to break.
Your books have served you well. They’ve been an important presence in your life, and no doubt they can tell a story in more ways than one. You’ve now reached a point where practicalities mean you can no longer keep them, but it feels SO incredibly wrong to just throw them away.
What you need is a straightforward, convenient and reliable method of passing your books on. One where you know they’ll be treated with genuine care and given maximum opportunity for a worthwhile next chapter.
Simply Textbook is your solution.
My name is Matthew Page, I have collected unwanted academic books from staff at universities since 2009, and established Simply Textbook in 2017. What started as a one off favour, became an occasional hobby, which became my full time vocation and passion.
I completely understand that deciding what to do with your books is rarely a straightforward choice. You may have finished with them for a multitude of reasons, but that doesn’t mean you want to see them go to waste. And I know that parting company with your treasured books is never an easy process.
Simply Textbook is no ordinary “waste clearance” service. Every collection is treated with total care and consideration. Each and every book is given the very best possible opportunity for further use through resale, charitable donation or responsible recycling.
NEVER in landfill.
University staff?
Simply Textbook collects from staff at universities in England and Wales.
Collections are offered free of charge for university staff on campus, while home collections can be arranged for just £35 per visit.
If you are downsizing, relocating, retiring, or just want to lighten the load on your shelves, get in touch today to arrange a collection.
Not university staff? No problem!
By popular demand, Simply Textbook also collects any unwanted academic books from home and work addresses in England and Wales, even if you are not university staff.
It’s a standard charge of £45 per collection, regardless of quantity and location.
In addition to your unwanted academic books, you are very welcome to add any other books with ISBN to the collection. Any subject, genre (both fiction and non-fiction), language. (Age and condition restrictions may apply).
No frustrations or hassles trying to sell your books yourself.
No fruitlessly scanning barcodes just to be offered 10p or nothing at all.
No being turned away by charity shops.
No reluctantly taking your books to the local rubbish tip.
No “cherry picking” the best books, and leaving you with the rest.
Simply Textbook is very experienced handling bereavement collections. If your loved one leaves behind books that they wanted to pass on, please rest assured that your request will be handled with the utmost patience, care and compassion at a pace you are comfortable with.
Whatever your circumstances, get in touch today to request a collection from your home or work address.
Simply Textbook specialises in good quality academic books, and also collects ANY published books with ISBN across the entire spectrum of subjects and genres.
Every book is given maximum opportunity for further use, through a combination of resale and donation to charity. Worst case scenario, books will be recycled where all other avenues have been exhausted.
Zero-landfill policy strictly enforced at all times
Standard collection days are Mondays and Wednesdays
No “cherry picking” takes place – every ISBN book meeting the collection criteria will be collected
Simply Textbook is not a charity, but makes regularly donations to charity
Simply Textbook does NOT collect from schools and colleges