Tips for Selling Textbooks on Amazon

BT — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:38:45 +0000

As colleges and universities begin the fall semester, textbook season is upon us, a great time to make some extra sales and make up for the slow summer season. Many colleges are starting in the next few weeks, which means lots of orders for those of us selling used textbooks.

The following tips are adapted from a email received from Amazon services.

Fulfilling Orders

-Be prepared for a sudden increase in orders. Check your account daily, so you do not miss orders, in case you do not receive the email notification- If you sell through multiple sales channels, avoid problems by updating your inventory daily.

Listing and Description

-Make sure your textbooks are listed under the correct ISBN and the condition is described accurately.

- Check the details on the page to avoid listing your book against a page for a different version or edition.

- When listing your book, pick the appropriate condition and add accurate condition notes about marks and highlighting.

- Do not list international editions, solutions manuals, or teacher’s editions. These items are prohibited.

Shipping

- Students need their books ASAP and will pick listings that offer expedited shipping.

- Ship within 2 business days.

- Provide Shipping confirmation to your buyers.

- E-mail a shipment confirmation to the buyer with date shipped, method of shipment, and estimated
arrival date.

- You may want to consider purchasing delivery confirmation or using a trackable shipping method.

Returns

- If you must refund an order, do so promptly.

- Students often need to return textbooks due to class cancellations. All Amazon.com sellers must accept returns even if the order is fulfilled correctly.

- Impress your buyers by helping to expedite returns. Consider including a return address and instructions inside your package in addition to the return address on the package itself.

- Request that your buyer pack the item and return it to you. In cases where the seller is not responsible for the return, return shipping costs should be paid by the buyer. Upon receipt, immediately issue the appropriate refund.

Can I Make Money Selling Used Books Online?

BT — Tue, 20 May 2008 02:26:24 +0000

However you get introduced to the concept of selling used books online, whether it is clearing out titles from your own collection, trying it out after browsing Ebay or Amazon, once you realize that you can make decent money for certain titles, the logical question you likely asked was “Can I really make money buying and then selling used books online”? The short answer is “Of course you can”, but the real answer depends on how much money you want to make. As a supplemental income stream, you can easily make a few hundred dollars a month, but to turn online book selling into a full-time income is another matter all together and certainly not easy. It also depends on how much time you have available and how much work you are willing to put into it. This site is intended for anyone looking to make money selling books online, from the beginner to the more advanced. Hopefully, there will even be new information for the seasoned veteran who may already be selling books full time. Over the next few weeks I will be posting articles on the following that will help you sell books online for profit:

Bookseller Tips » selling used books

Tips for Selling Textbooks on Amazon

Fulfilling Orders

Listing and Description

Shipping

Returns

Can I Make Money Selling Used Books Online?

Where to find used books to sell online.

Determining which books are worth buying to resell online.

Where to sell books online and which venues are appropriate for certain types of books.

Resources for increasing your knowledge about books and book selling.

Specific books to look for while scouting for used books.

Topics on many other aspects of selling books online such as transactions, packaging, shipping and describing books.