Selling Used Books Online: The Complete Guide to Bookselling at Amazon's Marketplace and Other Online Sites

by Stephen Windwalker

Book Overview

Book Description Selling Used Books Online is a comprehensive how-to bible for America's newest and fastest growing group of entrepreneurs, the sellers on Amazon Marketplace and other online venues.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0971577838
• ISBN13: 9780971577831
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: Harvard Perspectives Press
• Length: 173 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Age Range: 18 years and up

Customer Reviews

Do It Now!!

If you have ever had a passing thought about selling books online, either as a business, a hobby, or a decluttering project, do yourself a BIG favor, and read this book first.It's true that you can wade through lots of online Discussion Boards which contain the same or similar material, but Windwalker has shared his own experience in a thoughtful, conversational way, thus condensing the best of the online discussions to a short read.It's true that you can plunge in and learn by trial and error as many of us have, but the time and grief saved will more than pay for this book, plus you have the advantage of having your own reference work at your fingertips & can take it with you to read away from your computer.It's true that experienced book sellers may offer differing opinions on a few issues, but Windwalker's ideas and methods are tried and true, and offer a great starting point for examining your own strategies and business plan.It's true that the online bookselling arena changes rapidly, but I trust that we'll see regular updates and new editions because the author is passionate about books and bookselling.

Sell your stuff -- but do it right!

I've been selling books for a long time -- offline and on. I've learned a lot by observing others, but it took too long to feel confident with how I choose books, offer, and sell them. Windwalker's book is more than a primer; it's a manual for all sellers. Even those with experience can and will profit by reading this. First, examine your motives for wanting to sell books online. Then, if this is truly a venture for you to pursue, see how to set up your business (or hobby, if that is your interest). Learn how to choose your inventory, what venue is best for your selling, what your payment options are, what preparations to make for taxes, and where to go for information, other readings that will be helpful. And learn some of the possible (even, likely) pitfalls.Sure, it is easy to 'sell your stuff'; anyone can do it. Once. If you want to sell regularly and over a long-term, it pays to gather all the advice and information you can early on in the venture. This book is a good place to start, or to come when things are not going as well as you hope.In full disclosure, Windwalker is a colleague and has been a friend since I emailed him asking for some online selling suggestions a couple years ago. His help then was the beginning of a fruitful and enjoyable correspondence, and consequently I had the opportunity to read this book in manuscript.