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Insider’s Guide: Selling books on Amazon

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction...................................................................................... 6

1.01

Why sell books?......................................................................................................... 7

1.02

Minimum Start-Up Investment ............................................................................... 8

1.03

On-line Store vs. Auctions ........................................................................................ 8

1.04

Who Are The Competition? ..................................................................................... 9

(1)

Full Time Booksellers ............................................................................................................. 9

(2)

Part Time Booksellers ............................................................................................................. 9

(3)

Book Selling Groups ............................................................................................................... 9

(4)

People Unloading Their Books ............................................................................................. 10

Chapter 2 How Do I Start? .............................................................................11

2.01

Types Of Online Bookselling.................................................................................. 11

2.02

Background For My choices .................................................................................. 12

2.03

Choosing My Store.................................................................................................. 14

(1)

Amazon.com.......................................................................................................................... 14

(2)

Half.com ................................................................................................................................ 17

(3)

eBay....................................................................................................................................... 17

2.04

Operational Hardware & Software....................................................................... 18

(1)

Computer and Monitor .......................................................................................................... 18

(2)

Printer For Shipping Labels and Postage .............................................................................. 18

(3)

Bookkeeping Software .......................................................................................................... 19

(4)

Book Database Software ....................................................................................................... 19

(5)

Contact Management Software ............................................................................................. 20

(6)

Internet Connection ............................................................................................................... 20

(7)

HTML Editor......................................................................................................................... 20

Chapter 3 Set Up Your Accounts ...................................................................21

3.01

Amazon.com ............................................................................................................ 21

3.02

Half.com and eBay.com .......................................................................................... 22

3.03

PayPal....................................................................................................................... 22

3.04

Endicia ..................................................................................................................... 22

3.05

SellerEngine.com..................................................................................................... 22

3.06

YourBookstore.com ................................................................................................ 23

Chapter 4 The Books .......................................................................................24

4.01

What Kind Of Books Should I Sell?...................................................................... 24

4.02

How Much Should I Pay For Them? .................................................................... 25

4.03

Where Do I Store Them? ....................................................................................... 26

4.04

Where Do I Buy Brand New Books?..................................................................... 28

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(1)

New Bookstores..................................................................................................................... 28

(2)

Publishers .............................................................................................................................. 28

(3)

Auctions................................................................................................................................. 29

4.05

Where Do I Buy Good, Used Books? .................................................................... 29

(1)

Auctions................................................................................................................................. 30

(2)

Estate Sales............................................................................................................................ 30

(3)

Libraries................................................................................................................................. 31

(4)

Rummage Sales ..................................................................................................................... 32

(5)

Thrift Stores........................................................................................................................... 32

(6)

Churches ................................................................................................................................ 32

(7)

Run An Ad............................................................................................................................. 33

(8)

Used Bookstores.................................................................................................................... 33

(9)

Book Scouts........................................................................................................................... 33

(10)

Consignments ........................................................................................................................ 36

Chapter 5 Inventory ........................................................................................37

5.01

Accounting ............................................................................................................... 37

5.02

Inspecting Books ..................................................................................................... 38

5.03

Cleaning ................................................................................................................... 39

5.04

Uploading................................................................................................................. 39

(1)

SKU ....................................................................................................................................... 40

(2)

ISBN ...................................................................................................................................... 40

(3)

Condition & Description ....................................................................................................... 40

(4)

Pricing ................................................................................................................................... 41

5.05

Weekly Price Check ................................................................................................ 43

(1)

Penny Sellers ......................................................................................................................... 43

(2)

Weekend Warriors................................................................................................................. 43

(3)

Wait For Lowest Priced To Sell If Too Low......................................................................... 44

(4)

Get Book To First Page Of Listings ...................................................................................... 44

Chapter 6 The Amazon Sale ...........................................................................45

6.01

Receive An Order.................................................................................................... 45

(1)

You Have an Amazon Marketplace Buyer............................................................................ 46

(2)

Your Amazon.com Sale Remains Pending............................................................................ 46

(3)

Sold -- ship now! SKU-000441-6.7 Black Beauty ............................................................... 47

(4)

The sale of your item has ended. ........................................................................................... 52

6.02

Get The Book........................................................................................................... 52

6.03

Inspect The Book..................................................................................................... 53

6.04

Package The Book................................................................................................... 54

(1)

Wrap Book ............................................................................................................................ 55

(2)

Create Packing Slip ............................................................................................................... 57

(3)

Book Mailer........................................................................................................................... 59

(4)

Put Wrapped Book In Mailer ................................................................................................ 59

(5)

Expedited Mail ...................................................................................................................... 61

(6)

International Mail .................................................................................................................. 61

6.05

Postage And Labels................................................................................................. 61

(1)

Put Buyer Information In Contact Manager .......................................................................... 61

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(2)

Run Postage Program ............................................................................................................ 62

(3)

Delivery Confirmation........................................................................................................... 62

(4)

International Mail .................................................................................................................. 62

(5)

Final Cleanup ........................................................................................................................ 63

Chapter 7 Supply Ordering ............................................................................66

Chapter 8 eBay Auctions.................................................................................68

8.01

Creating An Auction............................................................................................... 68

(1)

Use Good Pictures ........................