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Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Sell & buy second hand books in Chennai

Samacheer Kalvi state board books and Anna University semester sets make up most Chennai listings, plus medical references from the city's teaching hospitals.

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Buying and selling used textbooks in Chennai

Samacheer Kalvi, Anna University and medical references

Chennai listings are built on three pillars: Tamil Nadu state board Samacheer Kalvi school books, Anna University affiliated semester sets, and medical references from the city's teaching hospitals. All three follow tight annual or semester cycles.

Anna University's affiliation model means a very large number of colleges share one syllabus, which is unusually good for second-hand buyers — a set from another college in the system still matches your prescribed list.

State board editions need a syllabus check

Samacheer Kalvi books have been revised, and a set from an older revision may not match the current chapter list. Compare the contents page in the listing photographs against the chapter list your school circulated before ordering.

For Anna University semester references the edition question is milder — core engineering content is stable between adjacent editions, and the listing shows the edition and publisher.

Buying a semester or a full board set

Delivery is charged at ₹100 per five books, so ordering a whole semester or a full class set together is significantly cheaper than book-by-book buying. Sellers are prompted with a suggested price at about 25% of MRP and paid into a wallet that withdraws to UPI from ₹100.

Students from Anna University colleges, IIT Madras, Loyola, SRM and MCC are the most frequent searchers in the city.

Who buys here in Chennai

Students from Anna University, IIT Madras, Loyola College, SRM and nearby schools search for sets every session.

What your books are worth

Around 25% of MRP for a good copy. Prices are suggested for you when you list — no haggling with local dealers.

Getting paid in Chennai

Sale proceeds go to your wallet and withdraw to any UPI ID in multiples of ₹100.

New to reselling? Read where to sell old textbooks in India, or jump to NCERT, JEE, NEET and engineering collections.

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