Where to sell all my books?...

[Atom.Little]

Novigrad bookstore not really an ooption. And here's why...:
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I've looted a lot of books during quests and the stuff that comes on the side when you quest, but lately I've had difficulty getting them sold.

I used to sell my books to random merchants and vendors who paid me 1 Crown per book.

But when I arrived in Novigrad I soon found the bookstore at Hierarch Square where I get 4 Crowns for each of the cheapest books, 8 or 14 Crowns for some, and up to 38 Crowns for the most expensive books.

The problem is that the vendor only has 127 Crowns to spend, and this amount only resets every 3 (or 2,5) days.

Furthermore I've had difficulty finding merchants who will buy my books even at the old price of 1 Crown per book - and even if I do meet one who'll buy I'm reluctant to sell for so little when I know I can get more if I can only find a vendor who buys for prices like the price in the Novigrad bookstore, but who also has the money and doesn't run out of coin for days (though if he has enough money to buy say all my books in on go, it won't matter if he doesn't have money again the next three days because then I'll not be likely to need his services that soon anyway).
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Can anybody help me out? Do you know where I can seel my books at a decent price?...

And if there for some reason only is the one store in Novigrad who has but 127 Crowns every third day to buy for, do you know of any vendors who'll pay the originbal 1 Crown per book (since lately I've not been able to find such vendors either)?


I'll be happy for any info or advice you give me, and I thank you in advance.

[Mark]

Books are not the most reliable source of money, you could install the wealthy merchants mod if you really want to

[Atom.Little]

Originally posted by Markinho:

Books are not the most reliable source of money, you could install the wealthy merchants mod if you really want to

I'm tempted to do just that. Didn't know such a mod existed, until now I've played without mods altogether because I don't want the game screwed up by unforseeable 'side effects' from mods.
But what you say is something to consider and I might just do it.

Thanks for the tip.

[✬千年仁王✬]

If you just want to get rid of your books then either dismantle them or just drop them, if you want it for the coin though novigrad is the best place to sell it cause it has like 10 merchant in the town.

[crstphr2]

Dismantle or drop.

[rodbarker007]

What is the use of books , do they have any effect on the games outcome or game play by reading them , or basically are they just another time waster ?

[Atom.Little]

Originally posted by Pedo Knight:

If you just want to get rid of your books then either dismantle them or just drop them, if you want it for the coin though novigrad is the best place to sell it cause it has like 10 merchant in the town.

Yes but only one merchant pays you at least 4 Crowns per book and mostly a lot more. Besides, there are - I think - 5 merchants and only one or two of them buy bokks....that is, if you play on PC. It's a known fact that PC players have a LOT fewer merchant options than console players have.

Originally posted by rodbarker007:

What is the use of books , do they have any effect on the games outcome or game play by reading them , or basically are they just another time waster ?

Only a few books have an effect on the game, but that effect is crucial and makes the books necessary to complete a quest. A few other books have 'useful information' (as it says), usually about where a treasure is hidden. - So I'd advice to always read or at least take a good look at the books you pick up, and also remember to pick up all the book you come across, esopecially those that you haven't read. You can see if you have read a book easily because it says so in bright neon green color when you hold your cursor over the book.

Hope that helped.
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P.S. You can also make 127 Crowns on books alone every second day in Novigrad, the bookstore at Hierarch Square. It's somewhat hidden but easy to find if you know how: If you stand with your front towards the Fast Travelling post at Hierarch Square, then turn left and follow the pathway until you have to either leave the square or turn left once more. Here you take the left turn again, head under the pillars where you'll find the store. It's front is in dark brown wood and the door has frames with patted glass.(If you head past the store and continue to the next corner of the square, you'll find the armor blacksmith, and left-wards to the final corner you find - just before the pathwak out of the square) Vivaldi's Bank where you can convert any strange cons you may have picked up during your questing. Halfway leftwards back towards the Fast Travel post you'll find an herbalist with herbs for sale more or less at the middle of the square. These are the only merchants available to PC players though there are plenty more of them, you just can't engage them in anything other than sying "Hello!" and them replying "Huh?" or something like that - sometimes right after having invited you to come closer and look at their wares).

[Atom.Little]

Originally posted by crstphr2:

Dismantle or drop.

Bad idea of what you want is to sell the books in order to make coin. - But I have done it when I was so overloaded that it was that or dumping something more expensive. But you probably understand that I was hoping to find another solution.

[Atom.Little]

Originally posted by Markinho:

Books are not the most reliable source of money, you could install the wealthy merchants mod if you really want to

Markinho, that Wealthy Merchants mod, is it on Steam or do you have to go via Nexus?

(I've had Nexus, but I never figured out quite how to use it. - Yeah, I'm a noob, *snif*.)