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

Weber, Steve

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0977240606 ISBN 13: 9780977240609

Publisher: Weber Books, 2011

Synopsis

Want to discover 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 new study by U.S. publishers. Learn how to start your business part-time, then expand at your own pace. This step-by-step guide, written by one of the most successful and highly rated sellers on Amazon and eBay, includes everything you need to know:

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~ Why Online Bookselling?

~ Where to Find BooksLibrary sales
Estate sales
Thrift shops
Used bookstores
Remainder distributors
Postal Service auctions
Treasury Department auctions
Book fairs
Bargain tables
Classified ads
Local auctions
Lower priority sources


~ What Books to Buy
Learn to find unusual books
The trouble with fiction.
Textbooks.
Textbooks to avoid.
Nonfiction to avoid.
Other books to avoid
Romance novels
Books by comedians.
Paperbacks
Know what buyers want
How much to pay


~ Where to Sell Books
Amazon Pro-Merchant Subscription
Amazon zShops.
Half.com
Biblio
eBay
Fees.
Abebooks.com
Alibris
Barnes & Noble
A1Books
TomFolio.com
BookAvenue.com
UsedBookCentral
Yahoo Stores
ValoreBooks.com
Your own Web site
White Oak Books
Chrislands


~ Grading and Pricing Books
Condition
Assigning condition.
New:
Like New:
Very Good:
Good:
Acceptable:
As new:
Fine:
Very good:
Good:
Fair:
Poor:
Ex-library:
Book club:
Binding copy
Pricing books
Amazon Sales Rank.
Title Z
NovelRank
Adjusting prices
Clearing deadwood.
Keep working


~ Focus on Service
Feedback
Prompt shipping
Working with the USPS
International shipping
Provide a tracking number
Describe items accurately
Enclose your contact information.
Solicit feedback after delivery
Request negative feedback removal
Problem customers
Feedback on other venues
Delivery mistakes
Your return policy
Your Fulfillment System
Designing your SKU system
Shipping
Tracking customers


~ Collectible Books
Pricing
Condition
Modern first editions
What to look for
How to recognize a first edition
Collector's editions
Children's books
Science


~ Advanced Automation
Pricing and inventory software
Seller Engine
Bookrouter
Mail Extractor
AMan for Marketplace Sellers
BookHound
HomeBase
PricePartner
FillZ
The Art of Books
Readerware
SellerMagic
ChannelAdvisor
BookRepricer
BookSku
Monsoon


~ Wireless pricing lookup
ScoutPal
MediaScouter
FBAScout

~ Online Postage
Endicia
Stamps.com
Click-N-Ship
USPS Shipping Assistant
Shipwire
Other resources


~ Taxes, Legal Requirements, and Records
Monitoring your business's progress
Preparing financial statements.
Identifying receipt sources.
Your business's legal structure
Sole proprietorship
Partnership
Corporation
Limited liability company
Local ordinances
Sales taxes
Income taxes
Supporting documents
Business use of your home
Insurance
Bookkeeping
Hiring employees


~ The Future of Bookselling
A proliferation of sales venues
Google
Opening a brick-and-mortar shop
Appendix 1 Remainder Book Wholesalers
Describing remainders
Remainder stores


~ Appendix 2 New Book Wholesalers


~ Appendix 3 Shipping Supply Vendors

~ Appendix 4 Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA)
Use FBA 'Basic Fulfillment'
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
Smart FBA shipping
Amazon EasySell
Use Amazon as a drop-shipper
Imports and exports
Export items

~ Appendix 5 More Resources

~ Glossary

~ Index

About this edition

• Publisher: Weber Books
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0977240606
• ISBN 13: 9780977240609
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 168