Best Indian Platforms to Sell Used CBSE Books

 

• Clankart (clankart.com) – A student-focused used-book marketplace. You sign up free, then post a free ad for each book with details and your price clankart.com. Local buyers nearby (often college students) browse books “near you” and contact sellers directly to buy. Clankart handles payment so you receive funds after the buyer confirms. (You can also list multiple books by posting separate ads or describe a “lot” in one ad, uploading photos of all the books.) clankart.com

• BookMandee (bookmandee.com) – A dedicated Indian site for pre-loved books. Just create a free “book-ad” for each title you want to sell, set your price, and publish it bookmandee.com. The ad appears to buyers in your city or neighborhood. Interested readers can message you directly via the site to negotiate. BookMandee emphasizes local sales – it “connects you with interested buyers in your area or nearby city” bookmandee.com – and charges no listing fee.

• BookFlow (bookflow.in) – An India-only used-book portal with an emphasis on textbooks and school books. It lets you post free ads for old books in your city bookflow.in. After logging in, select the book category (like “School Books”), enter book details, upload a photo, and set your price. The listing is shown to buyers nearby looking for that title. You then chat or phone with interested buyers to arrange a meet‑up. (You can post many ads quickly and even mention in one listing that you’re selling a bundle of books if desired.) bookflow.in

• OLX India (olx.in) – A popular free classifieds site (desktop + app) where locals buy and sell anything. OLX allows free basic listings (up to monthly limits) with no platform fee. To sell, click “Post Ad,” choose “Books & Magazines,” and upload photos of your books and a description (you can upload many photos to show all your books). Enter your city and contact info, and publish. Buyers in your city will see your ad; they can message or call you via the OLX chat to ask questions or negotiate. OLX supports selling multiple items in one ad – e.g. title your ad “Bundle of 20 CBSE books” and list them together for one price. Communication is handled through OLX’s built-in chat or by phone, making local transactions easy. olx.in

• Quikr (quikr.com) – Another leading free classifieds platform in India. Listing works like OLX: click “Post Free Ad,” pick “Books & Magazines,” add photos, details and price, and publish. It’s free to list. Buyers in your city see your ad and contact you via Quikr’s chat feature or call. You can list all 20+ books as one “Lot of books” posting by uploading multiple images and describing each book. Quikr also lets you specify your location so buyers nearby can search by city, facilitating local pickup.

• Facebook Marketplace (facebook.com/marketplace) – A free, very popular way to sell locally through Facebook. Anyone with a Facebook account can list items at no charge godaddy.com. On Marketplace, click “Sell,” choose “Item,” upload photos of your books, and enter a title (e.g. “Set of 25 CBSE textbooks”), price, and your city godaddy.com. You can easily add multiple photos for multiple books. Once listed, your friends and local Facebook users see the ad. Interested buyers will message you via Facebook Messenger; you can chat about price and arrange pickup. There are no fees for local sales on Marketplace godaddy.com, and it supports bulk listings (just use the title/description to indicate you’re selling a bundle of books).

• NearBook (nearbook.app) – A mobile app (also a website) focused on buying/selling books in your area. NearBook boasts 500K+ users nearbook.app. To sell, download the app, snap a photo of each book and enter details, then publish your listing nearbook.app. You set your price and location. Nearby readers browsing the app can see your books and message you to buy. NearBook’s interface makes it easy to list multiple books: each title gets its own listing, but the app also supports creating “bookshops” or bundles. Communication is via the app’s chat, so selling and buying stays local and secure nearbook.app.

How to List & Sell: All of the above allow free posting. Generally, you register, enter book details (title, condition, price), upload photos, and publish the ad. Buyers near you can then message or call you through the platform. Facebook Marketplace and OLX/Quikr let you bundle multiple books in one ad (simply upload multiple images and call it a “lot of books”). Clankart, BookMandee and BookFlow typically have you post one ad per book, but you can create many ads or note in the description if you’re selling several together. All platforms provide free listings and in-app messaging, making local book sales quick and easy clankart.com godaddy.com.

Sources: Official sites and help pages for each platform clankart.com bookmandee.com bookflow.in godaddy.com nearbook.app (each cited above), plus platform interfaces and documentation.