Using Online Inventory Management

If you do not have your own database or do not use inventory management software such as HomeBase, you can use our Online Inventory Management system to easily add, update and categorise your listings via your AbeBooks bookseller account.

Please note: When you manage your inventory online, you will have no backup of your inventory.

Searching for a Listing:

There are three ways to search for your books:

1. Enter the author, title, or other details into the search box.  Click the [View Items] button.

2. Search for your recently added or deleted items by selecting that option in the middle of the page and then click the [View Items] button.

3. Enter one or more of your BookIDs or AbeBooks BookIDs into the search box at the bottom of the page and then click the [View Items] button.

Adding a Listing:

1. [Sign On] to your AbeBooks.com bookseller account.

2. Click [Your Books] in the Members Menu.

3. Select [List and maintain your books].

4. The “Inventory Management: Find Listing” opens. Click the [Add listing] link located on the upper right corner of the screen.

5. Enter the ISBN into the ISBN field and click the [ISBN Lookup] button. When the ISBN Lookup has been successful, you will receive a confirmation message. Note: Please verify all information automatically entered when using the ISBN lookup feature.

6. In the mandatory fields (those fields marked with an red asterisk *) that are not automatically filled in, enter the appropriate book details.

7. Click the [Add] button to add the book to your inventory.

You will see a confirmation message when the book was been added. If you would like to see how the listing will appear in the search results, click the [Preview Listing] link.

Important Note: When adding listings via the Online Inventory Management System you should ensure that Javascript is enabled in your browser. If Javascript is not enabled, multiple clicks of the [Add] button will result in the creation of duplicate listings. If multiple orders result from such duplicate listings, AbeBooks will be unable to exclude these orders from your Completion Rating.

Editing a Listing:

Once you have clicked [List and maintain your books], you can search for the book you would like to edit. This can be done by using the criteria in one of the 3 blue boxes titled ‘Online inventory’, ‘Deleted or Recently Modified Items’ or ‘Inventory by book number’.

1. Locate the listing you wish to edit.

2. Click the [Edit Listing] link below the listing.

3. Edit your listing using the fields and drop-down lists available. Ensure that all of the required fields (those marked with an asterisk) are filled in.

4. Click the [Save Changes] button.

You will receive a confirmation message when the changes have been saved. If you would like to see how the listing will appear in the search results, click the [Preview Listing] link.

Deleting/Restoring a Listing:

Search for the listing you would like to delete using the instructions above.

1. Click [Delete/Restore].

2. Review the screen that shows which books will be deleted.

3. If the selections are correct, click the [Yes, Delete] or [Yes, Restore] button.

Adding a Catalog:

You can add new catalogs to your inventory the same time that you add a new book into that catalog. Follow the instructions to add a new book, above. On the right side of the screen, enter the new catalog name in the "Or New Catalog" field. When you add the new book, the catalog will be created at the same time.

Editing a Catalog Name:

1. From any of the List and Maintain screens, click the [Manage Catalogs] link in the top-right corner.

2. Click the [Edit] link for the catalog name you would like to update.

3. Edit the name.

4. Click the [OK] button.

Viewing online inventory:

To view your complete online inventory:

1. Without entering any details select "100" from the "Results/page" drop-down menu.

2. Click on [View Items].

Price Comparison in Online Inventory Management

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