Trade or Swap with Other Students
Trading, swapping, or bartering textbooks is usually done in a few ways:
On Facebook:
- USF Engineering Textbook Sell, Buy, or Exchange »
- USF College of Education Textbook Trade and Sell »
Websites for Textbook Trading/Swapping:
- Textswap.com » (No commissions or fees charged)
- Edubookswap.com » (You must register to use this service)
- Text4swap.com » (Membership is free for the first year, after that there is a $10 annual membership)
- Swapbooks.com » (Charges a 15% commission plus $1.37 on all sales. When you sign up to use the service, they charge $1 to verify your address.)
Start your own on-campus textbook swapping group
- By major, department, or school
- Can be organized by student organizations, Student Government, email, or Facebook
- The best time is just before the first week of classes
- Make it a social event – play music, bring chips and soda
- Meet & greet students in your department, make friends and trade textbooks


