BookScouter Reviews

This is by far the best book scanning app out there when it is working. They have the largest database of book buying/selling sites. The last 6 months BookScouter and website have been very glitchy and just not working. I have contacted them several times and get a different excuse each time. They don’t really seem to care. I hope someone else recreates this same app and actually maintains it

I can’t get off the ground with BookScouter. It won’t let me sign up, I’m un able to even access the contact area to ask for help. I’ve attempted to sign up several times. I keep getting message that my user email and password doesn’t match, I’ve retyped it in a gazillion times and know it’s right but get same message. Tried to ask for help in Contact section, once I start typing everything goes blank. Was excited about using BookScouter but if I can’t even sign up I can’t use it.

BookScouter used to be great, however, it is going down hill fast. Searches constantly fail or just does not show results. WiFi connection is not the issue as the website has the same issues. My guess is they have failed to keep up this program. Customer Support—what is that? No response. Deal Oz, a similar program (not as streamlined as this app) is my go to now. It works and it’s quick. Never had a failed search or refresh on Deal Oz.

I sent two different school book (very expensive school books) to different businesses. Both businesses said they would not pay us for the books and both would not send them back to us. In other words, they were stolen. Now I am left with no books and no money.

This was the only two time I’ve used BookScouter and the last time. Don’t use it, it could be a trap to steal all the valuable books.

My title says it. Suddenly stopped getting results from scanning the barcode and now keep getting “invalid isbn” when putting in by hand. Have had BookScouter for 3 or 4 days. Can’t find recent reviews, makes me think app’s been abandoned.

Not really sure how people are claiming to make extra money with BookScouter when every book I scan comes up at $0. I’ve tried different genres and have never gotten anything over $1. The ISBN scanner also does not work 95% of the time. The idea of it is great, but not working for me.

I have a pile of books I want to unload and the scanner works pretty well once you scrap off any extra labels but then you have to pick through each title print one label for each book and I want to ship these in bulk instead of one at a time it looks like their premium service might allow that but it’s $30 a month so not an option for a few dozen books

I do love that you see what other places are giving your books for but the scanner is a major hassle

I like the feature of adding books to my bookshelf after scanning their barcode but sometimes BookScouter crashes when I try to do this. If this gets fixed, I'd use it more often.

BookScouter is great for getting the most money possible for your used textbooks!
I think the problems most people are upset with in the reviews has to do with the book buyers that this app connects you with. You have to really look at that individual buyers requirements, some are more strict about the condition of the book than others.

If you are using this as a backend software for your textbook selling business, it can be frustrating at times.  But overall its a good free tool

Awesome app. Easy to use. Quick answer to your books value.

A great site for book finding. Been using this site for years.

Great way of getting rid of books. I got $170 from selling 4 books. The highest buyer is automatically put at the top so you can get the most for your books. I will definitely use again. 👍🏾

Accurate prices from each site (double-checked on website)

Great app for buying and selling back books. Very responsive staff when BookScouter is having any issues.

I love love love this app. It is so well organized and aesthetically pleasing. Very simple, clean, and easy to use. Great for searching for children’s books, college books, any book. I highly recommend BookScouter and keeping it in your back pocket any time you want or need to purchase a book, use this app first!

I think I saved hundreds of dollars over the 2 years I have been scanning  my books

BookScouter makes it VERY easy to sell books however there are limited buyers and only profitable when they are books in a very small range of categories. But keep it up, because your app works like a charm!

Easy to determine that my tech books are too out-of-date to be useful to someone else

Deleted BookScouter almost immediately. I scanned half a dozen books, including books that I know have some worth, and almost all of them came up as being worth zero. Clearly not going to waste my time scanning my books with this being the result. Perhaps this is what the books are worth but why would I waste my time?

BookScouter is ideal for newer textbook buy/sell. The vendors are responsive and mostly honest operators. Hint: the newest, latest textbook editions are worth the most. Trade books not so much.

Decent money for textbooks and a few others. Extremely easy to use with my iPad to scan codes.