Collect my unwanted academic books - I'm not university staff

I have read the important notices on non-university collections(Required)

Yes

Name(Required)

Prefix First Last

Email(Required)

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Location (where the books are to be collected from)(Required)

Please enter your postcode. (Further address details will be requested from you by email once a collection is confirmed).

Quantity(Required)

Approximate number of books for collection (unboxed quantity)

Small quantities

Simply Textbook is generally unable to accept collection requests fewer than 50 books. Would you instead consider posting the books by courier? (It will typically cost you around £10 per package up to 20kg in total weight from mainland GB)

Yes

Type of books to be collected(Required)

Please tick all that apply

ISBN(Required)

Do all the books have an ISBN (usually on the rear cover)?

Yes – with barcodes

Yes – no barcodes

No ISBN

Other

General condition(Required)

Please describe the general condition of the books, tick all that apply.

Excellent (New, or Like New)

Very Good (signs of gentle use)

Average (noticeably used but perfectly readable)

Very poor (excessively damaged)

Annotations – writing/underlines/highlighting

Urgency(Required)

Please specify if you request is urgent or non-urgent

Not urgent

Urgent

Collection date

If you do have any specific date requirements, deadlines or dates to avoid, please specify them here. Please note, date requests may be subject to a minimum quantity requirement, and will always be subject to Simply Textbook’s schedule and availability. Otherwise, Simply Textbook will allocate a collection date for you as soon as our itinerary permits. Please note, in some cases, this may take a few months or more.

Requirements on the day of collection(Required)

Simply Textbook does not enter private residences, either to unpack bookcases/shelving, or to move books up or down stairs. All books must be ready for immediate collection at the agreed time/date of collection on the ground floor, or entrance floor. Simply Textbook prefers you to leave the books boxed or bagged outside your property on the day of collection, taking care to ensure that they remain dry if rain is likely.

I accept

Charge for collection(Required)

Simply Textbook charges a standard fee of £25 for all non-university collection, payable in advance

I understand that there is a £25 collection fee payable in advance

Books cannot be returned(Required)

Once a collection takes place, ownership of the books immediately transfers to Simply Textbook. Efforts to rehome or repurpose the books then takes place very quickly and efficiently. For this reason, it is not practicably possible for any books to be returned if they have been presented for collection in error. Please be careful to only present books that you are happy to be permanently rehomed or repurposed. Simply Textbook does not accept any responsibility for any books that have been presented for collection in error.

I understand that ownership of the books transfers to Simply Textbook once collected

I understand that books cannot be returned once they have been collected

Comments

If you have any further comments or queries relating to your collection, please add them here.

Where did you hear about Simply Textbook?

Request a collection (non-university)