The Home-Based Bookstore: Start Your Own Business Selling Used

The Home-Based Bookstore: Start Your Own Business Selling Used Books on Amazon, eBay or Your Own Web Site

Want to know the most profitable, lowest-risk idea for your home business? It's selling used books online, which is growing 33 percent annually, according to a study by U.S. publishers.

Here is the complete text (the Kindle edition was expanded & revised in February 2012) of the most popular book about online bookselling of all time: The Home-Based Bookstore: Start Your Own Business Selling Used Books on Amazon, eBay or Your Own Web Site

Learn how to start your business part-time, then work as little or as much as you want. This step-by-step guide, written by one of the most successful and highly rated sellers on Amazon.com and eBay, includes everything you need to know:

CONTENTS:

~ Why Online Bookselling?

~ Where to Find Books
Library sales
Estate sales
Thrift shops
Used bookstores
Remainder distributors
Postal Service auctions
Treasury Department auctions
Book fairs

~ What Books to Buy
Learn to find unusual books
The trouble with fiction.
Textbooks.
Textbooks to avoid.
Nonfiction to avoid.
How much to pay

~ Where to Sell Books
Amazon Pro-Merchant Subscription
Amazon zShops.
Half.com
Biblio
eBay
Fees.
Abebooks.com
Alibris
Barnes & Noble

~ Grading and Pricing Books
Condition
Assigning condition.
Pricing books
Amazon Sales Rank.
Title Z
NovelRank
Adjusting prices
Clearing deadwood.

~ Focus on Service
Feedback
Prompt shipping
Working with the USPS
International shipping
Request negative feedback removal
Problem customers
Feedback on other venues
Delivery mistakes
Designing your SKU system
Shipping
Tracking customers

~ Collectible Books
Pricing
Condition
Modern first editions
What to look for
How to recognize a first edition
Collectorâ€™s editions
Childrenâ€™s books
Science

~ Advanced Automation
Pricing and inventory software
Seller Engine
Bookrouter
Mail Extractor
AMan for Marketplace Sellers
ChannelAdvisor
BookSku
Monsoon

~ Wireless pricing lookup
ScoutPal
MediaScouter
FBAScout

~ Taxes, Legal Requirements, and Records
Monitoring your businessâ€™s progress
Preparing financial statements.
Identifying receipt sources.
Sales taxes
Income taxes
Supporting documents
Business use of your home
Insurance
Bookkeeping
Hiring employees

~ Appendix 2 New Book Wholesalers

~ Appendix 3 Shipping Supply Vendors

~ Appendix 4 Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA)
Use FBA â€˜Basic Fulfillmentâ€™
Competing with FBA
Drawbacks of Fulfillment by Amazon
Lost or damaged FBA items
Fulfillment by Amazon facts
Long-term storage fees for FBA
Best practices

~ Appendix 5 More Resources

~ Glossary
Country USA
Manufacturer Weber Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-07-30
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Weber Books
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2014-07-30
Format	Kindle eBook

The Home-Based Bookstore: Start Your Own Business Selling Used Books on Amazon, eBay or Your Own Web Site

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