Used hardback books in Indore typically sell for ₹100 to ₹300 (about $1 to $3). Hardbacks are worth more than paperbacks for one reason, and it is the dust jacket — a first edition without its jacket can be worth a small fraction of the same book with one.
Selling hardback books in Indore
Indore is the commercial centre of Madhya Pradesh and a significant education hub, with a reputation for being unusually well run and clean. It is a practical, business-minded market with a large and growing student population.
The city is well laid out and easier to drive than most Indian cities of its size, with parking generally available. The student areas are concentrated, which makes collecting several things in one trip realistic.
On study furniture sold at the end of an academic year, check the joints on anything wooden. Desks and shelves get moved repeatedly between rooms and it is the joints that loosen first.
Indore, in Madhya Pradesh, has around 2 million people, which means a deep enough buyer pool that most things sell without having to travel far to hand them over. Bhopal, Jabalpur and Gwalior are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in Indore
Negotiation is normal and expected rather than a sign of a difficult buyer. Price with a little room in it and say whether the price is firm.
Sell your Hardback Books in Indore
Listing is free and there is no commission and no buyer fee, so the price you agree is the price you keep. Most listings take about a minute to put up.
What hardback books are worth
What lifts the price
- Tight bindings with sound hinges
- Complete matched sets
What pulls it down
- Cracked hinges and loose text blocks
- Ex-library copies with stamps
Working out what yours is worth
- Check the copyright page for edition and printing
- Open the covers and check the hinges
Getting it ready
- Check whether the dust jacket is present and note any tears, chips or price clipping at the corner of the flap.
- Check the boards, spine ends and hinges, and look for foxing on the page edges.
Photograph
- The front cover with the jacket on, straight on
- Any tear, chip, foxing, inscription or price clip
Put in the description
- Title, author, publisher and year
- Any inscription, bookplate, foxing or damage
Steady year round to collectors, with a lift before Christmas. Identified first editions sell quickly; book club editions and reprints compete on price.
Listing is free and there is no selling fee, so the whole amount the buyer pays stays with you. You and the buyer agree the handover between yourselves.
Same region (Madhya Pradesh)
Common questions
Where can I sell hardback books in Indore?
Put it on WishThrift free and deal with the buyer direct. The city is well laid out and easier to drive than most Indian cities of its size, with parking generally available. The student areas are concentrated, which makes collecting several things in one trip realistic.
Is it a first edition?
Photograph the copyright page and let the buyer judge. Number lines and publisher conventions vary, and collectors read them far more reliably than a seller’s summary.
How much are hardback books worth in Indore?
Most used hardback books change hands for ₹100 to ₹300 (about $1 to $3). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling hardback books across India, what hardback books are worth, everything second hand in Indore, or Books in Indore.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.