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- Adam
About the Author (PDF eBook) (Audio Version)
- How Bookselling Changed My Life
Introduction
Chapter 1 – Getting Started
- What does it take to get started?
- How’d you get started?
Chapter 2 – Where to Find Inventory
- Where to buy inventory that’s for sale
- Where to buy inventory that’s NOT for sale
- Other opportunities
Chapter 3 – What to Buy/Not to Buy
- What do I buy?
- What NOT to buy
Chapter 4 – Other Strategies for Finding Inventory
- Making contacts
- Where to make contacts
- Check sales trends
- Think long term
- Fail fast
- Replicate success
- Negotiation (PDF eBook) (Audio Version)
Chapter 5 – Where to Sell Books
- Amazon
- eBay
- Alibris
- Half (PDF eBook) (Audio Version)
- Abebooks
Chapter 6 – Pricing/Grading Books
- Collectible vs Non-collectible books
- Collectible books – Condition
- Collectible books – Attributes
- Collectible books – Supply and Demand
- Non-collectible books – Supply and Demand
- Non-collectible books – Niches
- Non-collectible books – Condition
- The Way I Price Books
- The Way I Price Books – Books with an LCCN but no ISBN
- The Way I Price Books – Books with no LCCN or ISBN
Chapter 7 – Book Scouting
- What is book scouting?
- The Present Day Book Scout
- What is a book scouting service?
- Offline Book Scouting (PDF eBook) (Audio Version)
- Online Book Scouting
Chapter 8 – Organize Your Inventory
- The Random Box Method
- The Labeled Box Method
- The Alphabetical Method
- The SKU Method
Chapter 9 – Inventory Necessities
- A Climate Controlled Area
- Bookshelves
- A Computer
- USB Bar Code Scanner
- Rolling Book Cart
- Book Ends
Chapter 10 – Inventory Software
- Spreadsheets
- Databases
- Proprietary Applications
Chapter 11 – My Inventory System
Chapter 12 – Pick/Clean/Pack
- Picking Orders
- Cleaning Orders (PDF eBook) (Audio Version)
- Packing Orders
- Packing Orders – Plain Boxes
- Packing Orders – The Book Burrito Method
- Packing Orders – Bubble Mailers
- Packing Orders – Priority Mail Boxes and/or Envelopes
Chapter 13 – Shipping Orders
- Online Postage Printing vs. Local USPS Printing
- Shipping Domestic
- Shipping International
Chapter 14 – Online Postage (PDF eBook) (Audio Version)
Chapter 15 – Third Party Services
Chapter 16 – Customer Service
- Pre-Order Questions
- Processing Returns
- Dealing with Negative Feedback
- Follow-Up