As the Fall 2009 semester ends, textbook sellers are beginning to make plans to list and sell on Amazon Marketplace for the upcoming semester. To help you decide which used and new textbooks to include for sale on Amazon Marketplace, we are providing the following list of bestselling textbook titles.

These textbook ASINS were the Top 100 sellers during the peak weeks of the Fall 2009 textbook season.* Due to seasonality, books that are big sellers for the fall term (August 2009) may not be indicative of the books that will sell in the spring term (January 2010). Also, historical sales on Amazon Marketplace may not be indicative of future sales, as used textbooks have a limited lifespan.

When listing textbooks, it is important to note the publication date and edition type. For the best buying experience, sellers should be careful to match the ISBN of the textbook they're listing to the exact detail page on Amazon.com to ensure that the title and edition are correct. Sellers should also note differences in cover art when checking for matches.

For example, the second most popular selling textbook on this fall's list, Garrison's Managerial Accounting is the 13th Edition published February 9, 2009, ISBN 0073379611. In January 2009, the 12th Edition of this title was the second bestselling textbook. While older editions of this textbook have value and can be sold on Amazon Marketplace, demand for the most recent edition is greater.

For details on each title, click on the image to see the product page in the Amazon catalog.

The table below shows the top 10 bestselling textbook titles for Fall 2009.

Click on the following link for a full table: Top 100 Textbook ASINs - Fall 2009.

We have expanded the bestseller list to include a larger number of titles. Also, instead of posting a yearly list, we plan to post two lists each year.

For comparison to the Fall 2009 list, see our May 18 post or click here: Top 50 Textbook ASINs - Spring 2009.

We hope that providing information about top-selling textbook titles will help sellers be more successful in the upcoming fall textbook season. If you have feedback about this effort, feel free to write to textbook-selling@amazon.com.

Thank you for selling on Amazon.com.

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*Marketplace sales figures for July 19, 2009 to October 3, 2009, excluding Amazon Retail textbooks sold.