| In recent years, the used book business has been | | | | books for maybe $1 or even less per book. Often on |
| booming. A slow economy means more people are | | | | the last day of the sale they might sell the books for |
| buying their books used instead of new. More people | | | | a quarter or even give them away for free! |
| are buying them online too. In particular, Amazon has | | | | When looking for books, avoid those that don't sell |
| become the top place to buy and sell used books | | | | well. These include fiction books (chances are there |
| online. If you can spare as little as five hours every | | | | are hundreds of copies of that John Grisham classic |
| week, you could make some nice extra cash selling | | | | for sale. Don't waste your time selling this. You'd only |
| used books. We could all use a little extra money. So | | | | make a few pennies, if that), computer books (out |
| what do you have to lose? | | | | of date before it leaves the printer), art books |
| Selling used books on Amazon is quite simple. You | | | | (heavy and expensive to ship), and damaged books |
| find the book you want to sell on their web site, click | | | | (people don't really want these). |
| on "sell yours here," and you're in business. That's it! | | | | Instead, look for cookbooks, how-to books, audio |
| But first you need some books to sell. Unless you're | | | | books, and history books. These are hot sellers and |
| drawing from your personal collection, you're probably | | | | can make you some nice extra cash. |
| going to have to go and buy some books. But won't | | | | Once your books are listed on Amazon, make sure |
| that be expensive? Not if you're smart about it. | | | | you have the right shipping materials. In most cases a |
| First of all, used bookstores probably aren't the place | | | | bubble envelope will do. You want to be ready to |
| to look, unless if they're having a great sale. The best | | | | ship your books the same day an order comes in. |
| places? Estate sales, garage sales, and library sales. | | | | Prompt delivery will make it more likely a customer |
| These can be a real goldmine of used books for very | | | | will write a positive review/rating about you on |
| cheap. In most cases the people at these want to | | | | Amazon. If people see you are a highly-rated seller, |
| get rid of the books, more than they care about | | | | they are more likely to buy from you. |
| making a huge profit. You can get a whole box of | | | | |