How much are Brittanica Books of the Year worth?
Britannica Books of the Year do sell but are usually very, very slow sellers.
Value is based on the year as well as condition.
Book sellers usually just post their books for sale and may leave them listed for months but many are listed for years and many will never sell.
Sometimes a group of year books will be posted together but it seems most sellers post individual years. Of course, either way, it may take a long time to sell this type of book.
There are presently over 900 Britannica Books of the Year listed for sale on eBay. This number will include sets with year books as well as individual books.
You can take a look to see what is listed and how the books are listed but remember that asking prices are just a price a seller would like to receive for their items.
Here is a link to eBay's sold listings so you can see what similar books are selling for. Of course, we have no way to know how long any of these books have been listed for sale before they sold.
It does not appear that your particular year books are very popular and either earlier or later years are the only books selling very often.
Selling prices for individual books range from $2 - $25 but be sure to check what years are selling.
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Encyclopedia Britannica was founded in 1768. Since 1938, Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc. has published annually a Book of the Year covering the past year's events. A given edition of the Book of the Year is named in terms of the year of its publication, though the edition actually covers the events of the previous year.
Unfortunately, the price of the book is not high: 5-43$ for one book: www.ebay.com/
you can make an auction and sell each book separately like here www.ebay.com/
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I have an Encyclopaedia Britannica 2001 (events of 2000) new and sealed. I wanted to know its value if possible. Thanks.
The book is not quite 20 years old and people wil lnot pay a lot of money for books like this. The true value of books is when they are over 100+ years of age.
Hi and thanks for posting. Your exact book just fetched $20 on eBay recently:
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This seller sold it with free shipping, which means the SELLER paid shipping, which if US media mail was around $3-5 dollars so after fees the seller netted around $14-15.
That would be today's current market value. The market shifts daily depending on supply and demand so you may get a little more or a little less if you sell yours!
Post back how your sale goes! Thanks for sharing!
I have 9 Britannica book of the year copies. 1943-1951 in pretty good condition. I am wondering if they are worth anything?
Probably not. Unless they are antiques and a complete set theyre worth very little
My suggestion is to do a little nosework out on Ebay:
On the site, look for completed SOLD auctions (this is a sample of what I am referencing--the price paid is in green: www.ebay.com/
When you are doing your search you will need to look for an apples to apples match to find your EXACT books--meaning for each book, the exact book, year, condition and see if they sold and what the selling price was.
Someone may have them as "set" or "lot" but it must match exactly what you have in front of you to help you determine a value.
If you use something similar you are not going to get an exact value as sometimes there are similar items where one has a lot of value and the similar none...so if there are no sold listing for your exact book (books) keep checking back.
You may want to see if there is an exact match in the active auctions and set up an eBay WATCH to see when/if it sells and for how much.
If there are multiple exact items sold for different prices, I usually do an average to help me value my items I sell.
I recommend ONLY using sold price not using current auctions and asking price as people can ask the world, but value is only what people will pay.
When trying to determine your selling price (value), I use the price people paid PLUS shipping (which I know a lot of people disagree with me about) because if you are selling them at a face to face venue, it is helpful to know the EXACT amount someone forked over for an item when setting your price.
So, if someone paid $100 with free shipping (you could value the item at 100). If someone paid 50 for an item and 50 for shipping, same thing (50 + 50 = 100).
The thing with VALUE is it is TOTALLY DIFFERENT THAN PROFIT. Meaning in the eBay example, if the item sold for $100 with free shipping, the seller only netted (and I am using round numbers for reference only) less than 50 because shipping something this heavy is expensive in that case is paid by the SELLER, plus the eBay and Paypal fees are paid by the seller also.
The same less than $50 value is evident when the BUYER pays shipping (the seller can't count shipping as profit because even though the buyer paid for it, the seller spends it to get it to the buyer--but it can be counted as item value if selling in a face to face venue where no shipping is involved. The seller still pays fees here also so that is a wash.
Condition is everything, so if someone is selling a pristine book and it sold for $100, a less than pristine book would go for anywhere from 15-20% less...or even more if the condition is really bad.
Once you find your values for each item, you may decide it is best to sell them one by one (if you know some hold more value than others) or list the items as a bundled lot (all together). Be very carefully about shipping costs either way so you don't lose money
Also, be aware that calculating a value (asking price) can be calculated by adding each sold price up to get a value (like if one sold for 1 and the others for 2, and you have 10 books to sell (9 x 2 is 18 +1) it would be a value of 19 dollars to start.
Hope this helps you determine value for your books! Good luck!
Year books will sometimes sell better/faster if listed individually as people do look for a certain year more than they look for several years together. Year books make great birthday gifts especially from this many years ago.
I am curious to the value of book of the year from 1960-2008 would be?
Most of the listings on eBay are asking $10 or less. www.ebay.com/
I have 1969, '70, '71, '72, '73, '74, and '75. They are the maroon color shown in the picture. Are these worth anything?
They are not worth anything. People get their information on the internet now and these books are too new to be antiques.
Unfortunately, nobody is willing to pay for encyclopedias these days unless they are over 100+ years old. The information contained in your books is old and has been updated online. Therefore, it is hard to sell your books. You might be able to list them on Craig's list in your area for $25. That is probably the best offer you'll receive on them.
Not really... most people get the most of them from people who reuse them for other purposes. I'd say $20-$30 max
Encyclopedia sets and year books are more for collectors than everyday people which makes most of them very slow, low value sellers.
If you decide you do not want to bother with trying to sell, you may be able to donate your year books to a local charity thrift store as they may take these where they will not usually accept sets of books.
What is the Britannica Book of the Year Series from 1966 to 1974 worth?
By Rick
This first answer below is from me and the second answer is from an earlier question.
Many people have old books they think are important and want to sell. Most old dictionaries, encyclopedias, etc., have very little value-a few dollars at most. You can check online for old book collectors, on Craigslist and other retail sites for possibilities.
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What is a set of Book of the Year worth that includes 1975 through 2000? All volumes are in good condition.
By David
I have a set of Encyclpaedia Britannica Book of the Year from 1975 to 1991, plus the Britannica Atlas ( I think 1974 ). What would be the value for selling them and where would I sell them besides eBay and Amazon?
By Melody H. from Dunkirk, MD
I have the 1950 Britannica book of the year/encyclopedia. How much is it worth?
By Duane from Charleston, SC
