| If you're selling your used and new books on | | | | Are they for books that are new, like new, or in |
| Amazon, you want to make the most of them. | | | | excellent condition? Sometimes they are, and in that |
| After all, why bother if you don't. Read on to find | | | | case, you'll want to price your own book just below |
| out how to list them to get the most money for | | | | the lowest price. |
| your books.a) Find the listing for the book you want | | | | However, often, the cheapest books are also crappy |
| to list | | | | looking books. They're often ex-library copies or |
| I think this one is self-explanatory. Find the listing. | | | | otherwise problematic books, i.e., missing dust |
| Make sure that you have the correct edition of the | | | | jackets, with stains, or filled with writing. |
| book. This is important. If you have it in the wrong | | | | If all the cheap books fall in those categories, you |
| category, may penalize you for faulty listings. | | | | can price yours just a bit below the lowest good |
| And what's just as bad, your customer will be | | | | copy. If your book is shiny and new, you should |
| disappointed. If the book you send is not the correct | | | | check the new section. |
| edition, they'll send it back and may leave bad | | | | Also, keep in mind that books do sell, so if there's |
| feedback for you. So always double check for | | | | just one cheap copy, that may sell, leaving your copy |
| edition, and also whether it's hardcover or paperback. | | | | to be the next cheapest.c) Feedback |
| Of course, you can combine this step with the earlier | | | | One other thing: Remember what I just said about |
| step -- checking if your book is worth selling. If the | | | | the importance of feedback? If yours is great, and |
| answer is yes, just list it right then and there. That's | | | | that of the other vendors is less stellar, you may be |
| what I do, and I recommend you do the same.b) | | | | able to sell your book even if it's a little more pricey |
| Click on "used and new" | | | | than those of your competitors. |
| Click on "used and new" to check out your | | | | Many people are still just a bit nervous about buying |
| competition and determine the price you can ask for | | | | online, especially from an individual, so everything you |
| without pricing yourself out of the market or leaving | | | | can do to increase their faith in you will help you |
| money on the table. | | | | make more sales. |
| Look at the listings, starting with the low priced ones. | | | | |