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Our goal is to help demystify selling used books on Amazon by sharing strategies that helped our business grow. In this series of articles, we will dive into material created for Amazon sellers of all experience levels. We hope everyone from the stay-at-home parent to the aspiring business mogul will find value in our research.
First of all, who are we?
We are a team of used book sellers based in Southern California. Mostly computer geeks with collective backgrounds in Software Development, Business Management, and Information Technology. We have applied that experience to selling used books and uncovered methods that may have not been discussed in other Amazon selling tutorials.
Our Story
We began selling used books on Amazon as an experiment to learn more about eCommerce. Like many of you, we studied videos and tutorials explaining how to buy used books at a low cost and sell them online for a markup. After dipping our toes in the water, we realized there was plenty of opportunity in used books, and plenty of inventory to be found. This led to us buying hundreds of used books per week to resell online. Our time in bookselling has presented plenty of challenges, each with their own unique solutions. We’ve tested and analyzed strategies in many areas of the bookselling business. Our goal is now to share what we have found with people like you and our peers in the bookselling community. We hope you’ll find value and something new that may help your business in the future.
In the following articles, we will discuss what we believe to be the most effective methods for sourcing inventory, streamlining operations, effectively pricing, managing inventory and more. We plan to continue adding to this used book selling course with the intention to create one of the most comprehensive resources in the bookselling industry.
Along the way, we hope you’ll join in, share your thoughts and ideas, and work with us to grow our businesses altogether. Stay in touch! Your feedback is important to us.
FBA Fulfilled by Amazon Amazon launched the FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon) service on September 19, 2006. For the first time, small... Read More
Getting Started First, you need to set up a seller account on Amazon. The process is simple and can be accomplished in no time.... Read More
Introduction to Sourcing There are two key elements to sourcing - data analysis and finding sources. To begin we will talk about data... Read More
Library and Bag Sales Library and bag sales are some of the best sources you'll find. Libraries collect donations every day from the public.... Read More
What should you pay for a book? Free cash flow is the lifeblood of a business. The more cash available, the more flexibility a business... Read More
Sorting/Tracking Upon arrival at your home/office/warehouse, it is useful to sort books. You can sort by the price paid, location, seasonality,... Read More
Cleaning There are a few schools of thought about cleaning books. Some sellers choose to avoid this process to save time. Yet if you are... Read More
Grading / Conditioning Grading books is a vital part in the operations process. During the grading process it is important to look for the... Read More
Use Software to List your Books Quickly We have created our own listing software if you choose to use. You can list around a hundred... Read More
Labeling Labeling should be one of the fastest processes in your operations schedule. After following the scanning procedure in our last module, you... Read More
How Box Content Works Box content was created by Amazon to streamline the way inventory moves through their distribution network. This helps Amazon... Read More
How frequently should you ship? Our approach is to ship at least once a week if possible. When new units become active, you'll notice... Read More
Customer-Response-Templates Here are some general ideas for how to respond to customer inquiries. You won’t receive these types of messages often,... Read More
