| Selling used books online is as simple as a home | | | | storage for bulky shipping boxes and supplies |
| business can get. The process begins with knowing | | | | - You can teach your older children to earn extra |
| where to find fast-selling books, CDs, DVDs, and | | | | money doing the same (my 13 and 15 years old |
| audiobooks for pennies and reselling them online on | | | | teenagers sometimes earn more than me in a single |
| websites already have millions of hungry buyers. | | | | weekend) |
| After posting your books for sale online often in less | | | | - My kids and I find great books to read for pennies |
| than 24 hours, you could be receiving notifications | | | | and then resell them at a profit when we are done. |
| from your book selling accounts of your customers' | | | | - Family who hang out together stays together:-) |
| orders. The more books you find and post, the more | | | | (okay, that is corny but so true - my 3 kids go to |
| money you will earn. There is absolutely no | | | | "work" with me every weekend and loving it) |
| guesswork in the business of selling used books. | | | | - Leftover books for some reason just not selling? |
| Advantages of starting your own home-based used | | | | No problem (I even found many places to swap |
| book selling business: | | | | these duds for books I want to read but did not |
| - No start up cost except for your book inventory (it | | | | want to pay retail prices. |
| is as little as $3 per grocery paper bagful) | | | | Disadvantages? |
| - Free website tells you exactly where to find your | | | | - I can not find any, except maybe being unable to |
| inventory for sale each week (updated everyday) | | | | part with books or media I or the kids really like. For |
| - (Advanced seller) An inexpensively software ($6) | | | | example, recently my son found a science fiction |
| installed on your cell phone will let you know instantly | | | | book that was the last book in a series he has been |
| how much a book is sold for and how fast | | | | collecting. It is selling like hot cakes right now online |
| (extremely important) | | | | and going as high as $87 for a copy in barely good |
| - There are very cheap services available to ship | | | | condition. At the cost of 35 cents, you can tell I |
| your books directly to buyers (no need to waste gas | | | | really want to sell it. In the end, my son won and |
| going to post office) | | | | keeps the book. |
| - Using same services above, no need for finding | | | | |