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Ktieb.com is a book portal which has can be used by anyone to sell, buy or watch out for New and Second Hand Books.

The website is very easy to use and is meant to target all internet users from a beginner to the internet gurus! This page will guide you throughout each function of the website.

- This icon ( found in various parts of ktieb.com) is a direct link to this page, and goes directly to the section dealing with the subject area.


Sell Books
Buy Books
Book Placement Points System
Book Watch Service


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Sell Books via Ktieb.com

You need to have an account with ktieb.com to be able to sell a new or second hand book online. Registration is free of charge - REGISTER NOW.

After you LOGIN, click on 'Sell A Book' and fill in the details (the more the better) in the form provided and then click on the 'Place for Sale' button. The Book will be automatically displayed on the website for 365 days. No confidential information will be shown on the website. The buyer will know your details only after you contact him.

You can view, edit or remove this book anytime from the Member Operations in the My Account Tab > My Books > Books for Sale. During this period the book will be shown as active with a green button.

When a buyer wants to buy your book, we will advice you by email so that you can login and check the buyer contact details from My Books (list of buyers).

After 365 days, the book will expire and if you still wish to keep the book for sale then you need to renew the book (from the My Books Tab). 10 days before expiry, you will receive a renewal notice by email indicating that it is possible to renew the book for a further 365 days. During these 10 days, the green button will change to orange.

If the book is not renewed during the 10 days, the book will expire and it will no longer be visible on ktieb.com. Another notification email will be sent to your mailbox. The book will still be visible in the My Books Tab for 5days and you are still able to renew the book. The orange button turns red.

After 5 days from expiry, the book will be removed from the website and you will need to use the 'Sell A Book' tab to place the book for sale again.

If you would like to add a large number of books, we can offer a large volume upload for a small fee (depends on the number of books). You will save time and points. Download file, fill in the book details and then contact us.

Download Excel File


Buy Books displayed on Ktieb.com

You can find a new or second hand book on ktieb.com from a search (or Advanced search) or by browsing the categories and subcategories. To buy a book, you have to add the book to the shopping bag (clicking on the blue bag).

To continue the book purchase request, you need to have an account with ktieb.com and LOGIN. Registration is free of charge - REGISTER NOW.

The requested book can be viewed in the My Books after you click on the shopping bag - Ktieb.com Shopping bag. An email will be automatically be send to the seller indicating that there is a potential buyer.

You can check the My Books Tab regularly to know if the buyer has seen your request to buy the book. There also the possibility to 'ask again' which will send another email to the seller reminding him that there is a buyer. If you are no longer interested to purchase the book, you can remove the request from My Books. During this period the book will be shown as active with a green button.

After 20 days, the book request will expire and if you still wish to keep the book for sale then you need to renew the book (from the My Books Tab). 10 days before expiry, you will receive a renewal notice by email indicating that it is possible to renew the request to buy for a further 365 days. During these 10 days, the green button will change to orange.

If the book is not renewed during the 10 days, the book will expire and it will no longer be visible on the seller's list of buyers. Another notification email will be sent to your mailbox. The book will still be visible in the My Books Tab for 5days and you are still able to renew the book. The orange button turns red.

After 5 days from expiry, the request will be removed from the website and you will need to request the book again.


How does the point system work?

When you register with ktieb.com and login for the first time, you are awarded 100 points. These points can be used to sell and buy new or second hand books.

We use this points system to filter spam and possible mass attacks from hackers. Points are free of charge and once these are finished, you can easily obtain more points.

These are the services that require points:

Service
Points
Selling a Book 10
Request to buy a Book 5
View a Buyer 2



To add more points to your account for FREE visit - ADD POINTS.


Watch Service on Ktieb.com

Besides the ability to buy and sell books, ktieb.com offers the opportunity to registered users to benefit from a book Watch Service. If you do not find a book for sale in a category or when using the search or advanced search facility, you can benefit from the Watch Service.

Click on 'Watch Service' and enter one or more keywords (contained in the title or author or publisher of the desired book) in the field provided and the category/subject of the book.

To continue the book purchase request, you need to have an account with ktieb.com and LOGIN. Registration is free of charge - REGISTER NOW.

When you initiate the Watch Service, we will watch out all the new books which are placed for sale by our users. If a book which matches your keywords and category is placed for sale, we will send you a notification by email.

You can remove or monitor search results of the Book Watch from the My Books Tab which is only accessible after you login. You can have up to a maximum of 15 watches at a time.

This Watch Service can also be utilised to monitor a specific subject (e.g. astronomy or history) by using general keywords.

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