| Amazon and eBay compete as the largest online | | | | find them easily? |
| marketplaces on the Internet with Amazon vying for | | | | - What kind of equipment do I need to manage my |
| the top spot. According to Bloomberg, Amazon is | | | | books? |
| outpacing eBay in sales. Judging from eBay's bad | | | | 3. Pricing strategies |
| press nowadays, Amazon is also looking better and | | | | - How do I know how much to price my books at? |
| better. What better place to look for your books | | | | - Where do I find the "market price" for my books? |
| than on the Internet's largest marketplace? Selling on | | | | - Do I take other things into consideration when |
| Amazon is the best place to list your books for | | | | pricing such as feedback? |
| maximum profit because of sheer traffic! According | | | | 4. Packing |
| to Alexa, Amazon is#34 on the ENTIRE Internet! | | | | - Where do I find cheap packing materials? |
| That's a lot of eyeballs looking at your books! | | | | - How do I pack my books for the safest transit? |
| Amazon also has a very well known backend and is | | | | - What do I ship my books in? |
| very speedy even though the amount of traffic that | | | | 5. Shipping |
| it gets on a monthly basis. | | | | - What carrier do I use for shipping? |
| Book sales on Amazon are increasing for me every | | | | - How do I ship the books the cheapest way |
| day. Sometimes it is hard to keep up with inventory | | | | possible? |
| because it's selling too fast! I have went from a small | | | | - Do I really have to go to the post office and wait |
| inventory of a few dozen books to almost 4,000 | | | | in line to drop off my orders? |
| now. Also, the books that I have are typically | | | | These are just some of the things you will need to |
| ex-library books that are left over from sales that I | | | | keep in mind when selling a few books making a few |
| get for nothing to books that school libraries are | | | | hundred dollars a month to generating full time |
| simply going to throw away! People simply do not | | | | income in excess of $3000/month! Amazon's seller |
| know the potential of these books or don't even | | | | help can be a maze of confusing links and will not |
| care to know or learn how to list on Amazon. Just | | | | help you in tons of spaces and you will soon find |
| imagine selling newer books that have a great | | | | yourself with more questions than answers. The best |
| Amazon sales rank? | | | | tip for operating a successful business selling books |
| Selling books on Amazon has a few areas of focus | | | | on Amazon is research, research, research, some |
| that a potential seller would need to concentrate on. | | | | learning and more research! Feel free to visit me at |
| 1. Inventory Acquisition | | | | SYBO for more information. The more information |
| - Where do I get my books? | | | | you can hold at your fingertips, the better your sales |
| - How do I find people to sell me books for cheap? | | | | will be and will ultimately decide how much money |
| - Is it profitable to buy my inventory online? | | | | you want to make! After you get the hang of this, |
| 2. Inventory Management | | | | the only thing you will need to decide is if you want |
| - Do I develop a SKU system to track my books | | | | to do the packing and shipping yourself or get |
| that are listed? | | | | Amazon to do it, but that is for another article. |
| - How do I best organize my books so that I can | | | | |