# BiblioScan

> BiblioScan is an AI-powered book scanning and resale analysis tool. It helps book resellers, thrift store flippers, and anyone selling used books find the real market value of their books instantly.

## What BiblioScan does

- **AI Shelf Scanning**: Take a photo of a bookshelf and BiblioScan's AI identifies every book by its spine in seconds. No need to scan barcodes one by one.
- **Barcode Scanning**: Traditional ISBN/barcode scanning for individual books.
- **Real Market Pricing**: Shows the actual median selling price based on recent sales data, not just buyback offers.
- **Profit Estimation**: Calculates estimated net profit after platform fees and shipping.
- **Sales History**: Shows how often a book sold in the last 12 months and at what prices.
- **BiblioRank**: Automatic ranking that sorts scanned books from most profitable to least profitable.
- **Buyback Comparison**: Compare buyback prices across multiple platforms in each market.

## Who it's for

- Book resellers and flippers (thrift stores, estate sales, library sales, flea markets)
- Amazon FBA/FBM book sellers
- People decluttering their personal library who want to know what their books are worth
- Booksellers on eBay, Vinted, Mercari, Facebook Marketplace, Booklooker, and other platforms

## Markets and languages

BiblioScan operates in 4 markets with full language support:
- **France**: Compares prices on Momox, Gibert, Recyclivre, Vinted, Leboncoin, Rakuten, BookVillage, eBay, Amazon
- **Germany**: Compares prices on Momox, Rebuy, Studibuch, Hugendubel, Booklooker, Kleinanzeigen, ZVAB, Amazon, eBay
- **USA**: Works with BookScouter buyback vendors, Amazon, eBay, Vinted, Mercari, Facebook Marketplace, AbeBooks, ThriftBooks
- **Spain**: Supports Wallapop, Milanuncios, Todocoleccion, Casa del Libro, Amazon, eBay

## How it compares to alternatives

- **vs ScoutIQ**: BiblioScan uses AI to scan entire shelves at once (not just one barcode at a time). ScoutIQ requires an Amazon seller account; BiblioScan works for any marketplace.
- **vs BookScouter**: BookScouter only compares buyback offers. BiblioScan shows the real market value so you know if selling yourself would earn 5-20x more.
- **vs Profit Bandit / FBAScout / Scoutify**: These tools are discontinued. BiblioScan is the modern, AI-powered replacement.

## Pricing

- Free trial available (no credit card required)
- Credit-based system: pay per scan
- Available as a web app at biblioscan.ai and as a mobile app on iOS and Android

## Key pages

- [Homepage](https://biblioscan.ai/): product overview, features, FAQ (also /fr, /de, /es)
- [Features](https://biblioscan.ai/features): full feature breakdown — AI shelf scan, BiblioRank, buylists, inventory, Amazon Seller integration, Bluetooth scanners
- [How it works](https://biblioscan.ai/how-it-works): the 3-step scan-to-profit flow
- [Pricing](https://biblioscan.ai/pricing): free trial (5 credits, no credit card), Basic / Premium / Pro plans, credits never expire
- [Barcode scanning](https://biblioscan.ai/barcode-scanning): ISBN/barcode scanning mode (fr: /scanner-code-barres, de: /barcode-scannen, es: /escanear-codigo-barras)
- [Free ISBN lookup](https://biblioscan.ai/isbn-lookup): look up any book's resale value by ISBN (fr: /recherche-isbn, de: /isbn-suche, es: /buscar-isbn)
- [Profit calculator](https://biblioscan.ai/calculator): estimate net profit after fees (fr: /calculateur, de: /preisrechner, es: /calculadora)
- [Book Duel](https://biblioscan.ai/book-duel): compare two books' resale potential (fr: /duel, de: /buch-duell, es: /duelo)
- [API documentation](https://biblioscan.ai/api-docs): REST API reference — personal API keys (`bsk_` prefix, `Authorization` header, no `Bearer`), endpoint list for scans, barcodes, metadata, buy lists, inventory and Amazon Seller data, error codes and code samples

## Guides for book resellers

Each guide exists in 4 languages; English URL listed first.

- [Where to buy books to resell](https://biblioscan.ai/wherebuybooks) (fr: /ouacheter, de: /wokaeufen, es: /dondecomprar)
- [Which shelves to scan first](https://biblioscan.ai/whichshelves) (fr: /quelsrayons, de: /welcheregale, es: /queestantes)
- [How to take good scan photos](https://biblioscan.ai/goodphotos) (fr: /bonnesphotos, de: /gutefotos, es: /buenasfotos)
- [How to interpret scan results](https://biblioscan.ai/interpretresults) (fr: /interpreterresultats, de: /ergebnisseinterpretieren, es: /interpretarresultados)
- [How to sell your books](https://biblioscan.ai/howtosell) (fr: /commentvendre, de: /wieverkaufen, es: /comovender)
- [What price to sell at](https://biblioscan.ai/whatprice) (fr: /quelprix, de: /welcherpreis, es: /queprecio)
- [How to package books for shipping](https://biblioscan.ai/packaging) (fr: /emballage, de: /verpackung, es: /embalaje)

## Blog highlights

- [ScoutIQ alternative: why resellers switch to BiblioScan](https://biblioscan.ai/blog-en/scoutiq-alternative)
- [How to scan books for resale](https://biblioscan.ai/blog-en/how-to-scan-books-for-resale)
- [Best site to sell used books](https://biblioscan.ai/blog-en/best-site-to-sell-used-books)
- [Why used books gain value](https://biblioscan.ai/blog-en/why-used-books-gain-value)
- [New vs used books in the USA](https://biblioscan.ai/blog-en/new-vs-used-books-usa)
- [The US used-book market and Amazon's share](https://biblioscan.ai/blog-en/us-used-book-market-amazon-share)
- [Reselling used books vs an index fund](https://biblioscan.ai/blog-en/reselling-used-books-index-fund)
- Blog home: [EN](https://biblioscan.ai/blog) · [FR](https://biblioscan.ai/blog-fr) · [DE](https://biblioscan.ai/blog-de) · [ES](https://biblioscan.ai/blog-es)

## Full context

- [llms-full.txt](https://biblioscan.ai/llms-full.txt): extended version of this file with the full FAQ, feature details and page directory