Second-hand books in Sherbrooke typically sells for C$4 to C$945 (about $3 to $675). Edition and condition decide the value, and for most books condition decides it almost alone. A first printing in poor shape is usually worth less than a later one that is clean.
Buying books in Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke is the main city of the Eastern Townships, with two universities and a college that give it one of the highest student proportions of any city in the country. It sits in hill country at the meeting of two rivers, and winter sport is genuinely part of ordinary life here.
A shelf being cleared has to go somewhere in a hurry, and whoever can turn up with a car gets first refusal on the lot. Prices fall sharply with volume, so the buyer who takes the whole run pays a fraction of what the same titles cost singly. Locally, textbooks are one of the few things that move reliably enough to be worth listing on their own.
What to check in person
Smell a box before you take it, because books stored in a garage carry mould that will move to your own shelves. Confirm nothing is missing from the middle, and on study texts check whether an access code or disc was supposed to come with it.
Collecting it in Sherbrooke
It fits in a bag, so most people meet on the way to something else. A station or a high street works, and neither side needs a car.
The city is built on hills and the older streets are steep, so access is worth confirming for anything heavy. The downtown is compact and works well as a meeting point for anything portable.
Selling your books in Sherbrooke free
The student population is large enough to set the rhythm for the whole city: housing empties in spring and refills in autumn, and winter sports equipment turns over on a reliable seasonal cycle on top of that.
Give an honest count and a rough weight for a bulk lot, so the buyer brings a vehicle that can take it. Pack them into boxes that can actually be lifted, and say whether the boxes go with them. Textbooks move around the start of term; everything else is steady with a winter lift.
Interac e-Transfer is the norm and is instant and traceable, which suits a private sale well. It is what most buyers will suggest before anything else.
Books worth listing in Sherbrooke
Same region (Quebec)
If nothing in Sherbrooke suits, Montreal, Quebec City and Laval each have their own books page, and a seller will often meet part of the way for something worth the trip.
More in Sherbrooke: everything second hand in Sherbrooke, or Books across Canada.
Prices converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate; sellers set their own price.