FNAC launches a service for the sale and reuse of second -hand books

Jane Anderson
Jane Anderson
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Following the wake of the great fashion firms, or other players of the retail sector, such as Ikea or Decathlon, Fnac It has also joined the tendency of the Second hand with the launch of “Books of 2nd life”, program with which it seeks to promote circular consumption and advance in its objective of democratizing access to culture.

“Books of 2nd life” supposes a comprehensive service to buy, sell and reuse books, which, according to FNAC in a statement, places the company as the first retailer of the category to offer this type of option. The objective is to contribute to a more responsible consumption and extend the useful life of books.

Users can deliver books that meet the conditions in FNAC stores

The program proposes to users Sell ​​your books in exchange for gift cards To redeem in FNAC stores, both physical and online. The platform created for the initiative allows you to register the books on the web, by means of the ISBN or scan of the barcode, and obtain a card for the value of the books offered.
Users must deliver the books in the FNAC store of their choice.

As the company explains on its website, books They must be in good condition to be accepted. Those broken or missing pages will not be considered, which do not have bar codes or ISBN, which are plasticized, that belong or have belonged to libraries, that have annotations or underlines, or books in a foreign language.

FNAC ensures that repurchased books will be subjected to a rigorous Review process To guarantee their quality, and will be put on sale within the “Books of 2nd Life Fnac” section. With this, the company seeks to facilitate users to renew their libraries and obtain advantage in the purchase of new readings.

In FNAC we are committed to a more responsible consumption and we believe that “2nd life books” is a good way to give a new opportunity to stories“; Domingo Guillén, general director of Fnac Spain, has commented in a statement.”We want to facilitate access to new readings in a sustainable way, ensuring that no book is left without being a reader

With this FNAC initiative not only proposes orn consumption and a more sustainable reading cycle, It also includes the second hand in its own commercial ecosystem. Thus, capitalizes the second -hand business opportunities, entering a market dominated by platforms such as Wallapop, Vinned or Milanuncios, in which books with a fundamental category.

The initiative is part of FNAC 2nd life, the platform of reconditioned products of the company and that allows the purchase of electronics, such as computers, mobile phones or photographic cameras, whose components have been updated.

More info.: FNAC Books of 2nd Life