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Do you have a box of books sat in a desolate corner or untouched years for some of the books? Books may get old, but stories never do.
So instead of throwing your preloved books into the recycle bin or leaving them alone with the study smelling rather musty, here’s a go green initiative by EasyParcel and Bookurve, where you can trade in your preloved books to share the joy of reading.
In return of your kindness and support, you’ll be rewarded with “Green Points” by Bookurve which is equivalent to the full price of the new book as shown in Bookurve official website. And every RM1 will be turned into 10 Green Points.
Best of all, this initiative is not just giving what you have, but you can also take home some preloved books from others at 50% OFF staring 27th May 2020 onwards by using your green points.
Here's How You Can Join In
Step 1: Submit
First of all, fill up your details via this Google form.
Step 2: Trade In
Bookurve team will contact you for trade-in process.
Step 3: Earn
Get “Green Points” and buy other preloved books at 50% off.
Frequently Asked Questions
When you trade in your preloved books to us, you will be rewarded “Green Points”. Every RM1 worth 10 Green Points and it can only be used in buying preloved books in Bookurve.
The “Green Points” is equivalent to the full price of the new book as shown in Bookurve website. As long as your book condition is readable and adhere to the Quality Control rules, you can always trade in to Bookurve.
At this moment, Bookurve only accepts English Books in fiction and non-fiction, exclude those school books, academic and workbooks, and books that don’t have ISBN number. Aimed to give a good reading experience for other readers, Bookurve also don’t accept books that are: missing pages, too many hand writing inside the book, have tear-off pages or inside the pages have the mold and mildew.
If you are still not sure about this, you can take photos of your books and reach Bookurve via WhatsApp at 011-53562257 or email us at [email protected].
Bookurve wil try to estimate the price of the book and will notify you about the amount of Green Points.
If your area is not within free shipping coverage, you can deliver your books via EasyParcel website. Simply quote and book at easyparcel.com and deliver to the address below:
Bookurve Sdn Bhd
D-G-13, Medalla@Oasis Corporate Park,
No. 2, Jln PJU 1A/2, Ara Damansara,
47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Tel: 011-5356 2257
After that, Bookurve will subsidise the shipping cost in Green Points for you.
Sure you can. The operating hours for Bookurve is from Monday to Friday, 9am-6pm only. IF you need to come on Saturday, please make an appointment with Bookurve via WhatsApp at 011-53562257.
Let say the preloved book price shown in Bookurve website is RM20. You can get to enjoy 50% with your 100 Green Points. And Bookurve system will auto deduct 100 Green Points (RM10 = 50% of RM20). Hence, you only need to pay the balance of RM10. **If you don’t have any Green Points, simply pay RM20 to grab the book.
Bookurve will verify every books and they will categorise them into 4 types of condition.
Type 1 – get 100% price shown in Bookurve website: Very good condition. The book pages are in clean condition. It may contains a line on the book cover, a slight dirt/mark. The book might not come with the book jacket.
Type 2 – get 80% price shown in Bookurve website: Good condition. It may contains small writing, a bit dirt, a bit damage at the book corner. The pages may turn yellow but does not contain mold/mildew. The book pages are in clean condition.
Type 3 – get 50% price shown in Bookurve website: Readable. The book pages are in clean condition. It contains mold/mildew at the edge of the book pages.
Type 4 – recyle without any Green Points: Rejected book. The book contains: missing pages, too many handwriting & drawing, a lot of dirt and mildew.
