Shopping for larger quantities of books can be challenging...

Many organizations purchase books in bulk quantities of 25 copies or more, including businesses, K-12 schools, teachers and districts, non-profit organizations, religious groups, and government entities. Books are used for classroom education, employee education and motivation, special events and meetings, literacy promotions and so much more.

So, how do you know when you’ve found the best source and the best price for the larger quantities of books that you need?

Something to consider when shopping for large quantities of books is whether you want new copies or used copies. There are many resources for used books online that sell inventory close-outs, also called remainder titles. Remainder copies are books that are no longer selling well, and whose remaining unsold copies are liquidated by the publisher at greatly reduced prices. To identify each copy as a remainder, the book's pages are marked across the top or bottom so that they are not resold as new.

If you want to buy larger quantities of new books, there are very few options available. Book retailers like Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and local bookstores sell books to consumers, one copy at a time – these retailers typically stock a small quantity of a wide variety of titles. Also, these retail bookstores typically do not offer additional discounts if you purchase more than one copy. As an example, Amazon clearly states on its AboutBulk Orders page, “We don't offer additional discounts on large orders of a single item or on large orders of many individual items. The discounts listed on our website apply to all customers--individual, educational, institutional, and business alike.”

Another option that some consider when buying books in larger quantities is to contact the actual publisher of the book directly to purchase. Unfortunately, most publishers do not sell directly and prefer to direct sales to their retail partners. Those that do allow organizations to purchase from them typically require extensive extra steps like account setups, credit approvals and usually only offer limited discounting unless the quantity being purchased is extremely large (i.e. 5,000 copies +).

The best option for buying larger quantities of books is to shop with a bulk book wholesaler, like Bulk Bookstore.com! As bulk book selling specialists, we offer a large catalog of millions of book titles from thousands of publishers – and the more copies you purchase, the lower the price you’ll pay. Pricing tiers are offered based on the number of copies ordered, with discounting tiers at 25, 100, 250, 500 and 1,000+ copies. The only caveat? You can’t buy less than 25 copies of a title; you also need to be representing an organization when you buy, as we do not sell to individuals.

More good news! We offer free ground shipping, live online chat support and accept many methods of payment – including purchase orders, and exemption from state sales tax for those who qualify.

So, when you’re looking to order books in larger quantities of 25 copies or more per title, your choices are limited….luckily, there are specialists like Bulk Bookstore that make it easy for organizations to save and trust to support their needs.