In order to begin selling used books online you will first have to ask yourself the following questions:
1.How do you start selling books online.?
2.Where do you find the books to sell.?
3.How do I know what types of books to sell.?
There are three main ways to sell used books online:
a.Through an online bookshop like Amazon.com or alibris.com.
b.Through an internet auction site like ebay.
c.Through your own website.
Selling books through an online bookseller.In order to sell books through an online bookshop such as Amazon.com you will have to have to register with them and set up a sellers account which will only take a few minutes.Amazon.com in particular provides the option to set up an amazon shop for people who wish to sell large volumes of books on a regular basis.This comes with a monthly charge.If you intend to sell books online fulltime then getting an amazon shop will be advisable.
Where do you find the books to sell?Used books can be found all over the place.The best places to get them at prices that will turn a good profit are as follows:
a.Garage sales
b.Boot sales
c.Charity shops
d.Flea markets
e.Library sales
f.Estate sales
g.House clearance sales and auctions.
How do I know what types of books to sell?
When looking for books to sell it is very important to avoid the following books:
a.Bestsellers,fiction or non fiction.
b.Biographies
c.Dictionaries
d.Encyclopedias
e.Readers Digest condensed books
f.Books with more than one copyright date or evidence of additional printings. g.Book club editions e.g. Book-Of-The-Month Club.
Heavy books are more likely to have a better value than a light ones.Non-fiction
titles are also more likely to have a better resale value than a fiction title. One way of checking if a book you are about to buy will sell well is to search
the title on a book sellers search engine such as Amazon.com,Alibris.com
,Abebooks.com or bookfinder.com
This will give you a rough idea of typical market prices for most books in circulation.In general, you'll need to match up the specific copyright dates and publisher for an accurate comparison.
Books you should be on the lookout for are books about specific non fiction
subjects,so long as they are not bestsellers. The condition of a book also affects the price you can sell it for.A book with a dust jacket will sell better than one without.
A very good guide for anyone who wants to go into book selling is" The Home-Based
Bookstore: Start Your Own Business Selling Used Books on Amazon, eBay or Your Own
Web Site" by Steve Weber.
How much money you make a month will be determined by the following factors:
i.How many books you list for sale.
ii.How much the books listed costed you.
iii.The choice of books you bought.
Bookselling is a kind of business that can be done gradually from a part-time to full time.
Till next time goodbye and good luck.
