My name is Adam Bertram, and for the past two years I have enjoyed a very lucrative career selling used books on the Internet.  Many of you know me from my popular blog http://www.sellyourbooksonline.com/, which is a daily and weekly account of my activities as an online book seller.

Some of you know me from my eBook Used Books: Big Business eBook.  Last year, for the first time, I finally compiled my priceless experience and all of my unique insights into a single text.  In this remarkable book I shared all of my professional secrets, in order to get you up and running armed with my hard-won expertise, and provide you with all the tools you would need to position yourself as a savvy veteran in the cash for used books market.

The response to Used Books: Big Business eBook was outstanding, and more exciting and enthusiastic than anything I could have hoped for!  But many people had follow-up questions about my tips, techniques, and strategies.  And, a year later, the marketplace has evolved, some things have changed, and I have gathered additional expertise that I am eager to share with my readers.  This has provided me with a unique opportunity to reach out and reveal my secrets to a whole new group of people determined to become active in the world of selling used books online...

I am proud to introduce the brand new Used Books: Big Business (Revised Edition) eBook, a completely new edition of my book that has been extensively expanded with new content and completely updated for 2010!  Now more than ever, this is the ultimate insider's guide to the lucrative world of online book selling, designed specifically to turn a newcomer to the world of selling used books for cash into a veteran player – remove the guesswork, common mistakes, and false starts from embarking on a career selling used books on the Internet and discover the advantages that will put you ahead of the game!

In this single book, unmatched in its level of detail about the ins and outs of selling books on the Internet, I provide you with the benefits of everything I have learned in my time as a successful used book vendor – tips, tricks of the trade, what to look out for, and how to run your new business from top to bottom.  In short, Used Books: Big Business (Revised Edition) contains everything you need to turn used books into cash!

This revised edition contains all of the insight and advice that was contained in the first edition:

•    Finding inventory that sells quickly.
•    Not only what books you should buy, but what books NOT to buy!
•    The best places to find inventory you can move quickly and profitably.
•    The ins and outs of building inventory through online purchasing.
•    Profiting from the collectible books market.
•    Book pricing strategies that maximize your profits.
•    Inventory management techniques that optimize your operations.
•    Proven advice on minimizing your tax exposure from selling used books online.
•    Packing & shipping advice that will help keep you in the black.
•    Real life examples & stories
•    Proven professional advice from me.
•    And much more!

Additionally, in Used Books: Big Business (Revised Edition), I have added completely new content that answers some of the most frequently asked questions about how to get started selling used books online:

•    Book Scouting: A complete discussion of book scouting, beginning with a traditional definition and including other crucial factors such as book scouting today and scouting services like NeatoScan, MediaScouter, and ScoutPal.  Learn the advantages and disadvantages of various techniques in order to find the one that works best for you.

•    Customer Service: Some of your most important jobs take place AFTER a book has been delivered!  Learn about common buyer requests and customer service issues, and how best to address them in order to cultivate customer loyalty and maintain sterling feedback.  This information is critical for anyone looking at online book selling as an entrepreneurial endeavor.

•    Third-Party Services: There are a number of software packages and online services that can help optimize your storefront and boost your profits.  Do names such as The Art of Books, FillZ, Aman Pro or RepriceIT sound familiar?  This is what this chapter is all about.  Manage inventory, communicate with customers, update your listings across multiple sites, all with the click of your mouse.  Read this BEFORE you invest in a third-party service!

•    Where to Sell Your Books Online: An in-depth discussion of the five largest online marketplaces for used books: Amazon, eBay, Alibris, Half, and AbeBooks.  Each marketplace has its own advantages and challenges, as well as different fees and terms of use.  I give you the scoop on where to go first and how to leverage each marketplace to generate the best results.

•    Making Contacts: Making professional contacts is crucial to discovering abundant inventory as cheaply as possible.  Discover a who's who of important people to get to know, as well as proven strategies for getting in touch with them and cultivating a profitable relationship.

•    Stories from Fellow Book Sellers: This is a very helpful section that provides an additional perspective, from people like you who are just getting started selling used books online.  Hear what has worked for others with these firsthand stories from the front lines!

•    Closing Thoughts: Finally, this section provides some extra guidance and advice for anyone who has been active selling books online and is looking to grow their business.  As the industry changes, you must adapt: I'll show you how to keep looking forward to stay ahead of the game.

Used Books: Big Business (Revised Edition) is literally packed front to back with all of the information you need to launch your new career selling used books online.  I'll give you all the tools you need to get started – all you need is the desire to succeed!

Here are Some of My Real-World Sales

1. I bought about 2,000 leftover books at a local Friends of the Library sale for $100.  Typically, they were ecstatic to even get rid of these books!  While processing them, I came across the book Suttree by Cormac Mccarthy which turned out to be a first edition!  I figured I paid about a nickel for the book.  I listed it on eBay a day later for $600 and it sold within 24 hours!  Don't believe me?  Check this out!

2. I found this gem in another batch of books leftover from a library sale.  This book was an ex-library book which is typically not that sought after but was so rare that it was just about one of the only copies available that could be found at the time!  It was My Life in Ballet by Leonide Massine.  I sold that one for $200!

3. Have you ever heard of the author Erle Stanley Gardner?  I hadn't until I made almost $1,000 off of a set of his books.  In this scenario, I had put in a wanted ad on Craigslist for books. Luckily, a nice, little old lady called me and said that she had some old books that she'd like to get rid of because they were collecting dust.  I went over there and found the almost entire set of the Walter Black edition set of Erle Stanley Gardner books.  At the time, I didn't know the worth of these until I took them back and started to do some research.  I still have some of these to this day, but I just tallied up all the sales from just that one set I bought from that old lady for $100, I have almost $1000 from sales of books like The D.A. Goes To Trial: & The Clue of the Forgotten Murder and Gold Comes in Bricks & The Bigger They Come.

About the Author

I have been active selling used books online for just under two years, but in that time I have managed to sell thousands of books for tens of thousands of dollars.  How did I manage to get up and running so quickly and so effectively?  I threw myself headfirst into the Internet used book sales marketplace and I haven't looked back ever since!

My very first sales taught me important lessons about pricing.  I was simply looking to unload some old books on a lark and I priced them to move quickly; every single one of those fifty books sold, but in looking back on those sales I realized that I had left a lot of money on the table – there was real cash to be earned by selling used books online!

After that, I was hooked.  I combed thrift stores, rummaged through yard sales, attended library and estate sales.  Anywhere you could find books, you could find me.  I had to call in my father and my friends to help me haul boxes of books into the one-room apartment that I turned into a makeshift warehouse.  Selling used books on the Internet was officially a new business for me.

Today, I list my inventory on ten different websites and I average around 20-25 orders per day.  My life has been enriched enormously because of the money that I have made from this lark that turned into a brand new entrepreneurial opportunity.  Selling books online has allowed my wife to quit her job in order to stay at home and raise our young daughter, which is a priceless reward in addition to the money that I have made.  Now I've distilled all of my experiences, advice, and tricks of the trade into my eBook Used Books: Big Business (Revised Edition), so that anyone who wants to can get started quickly and efficiently.

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I have worked extremely hard to create the ultimate insider's guide detailing how to sell used books on the Internet, and I have labored to ensure that no detail that will help you earn cash for books has been left out.  This hard work has left me so confident that Used Books: Big Business (Revised Edition) is the best how-to manual out there that I am willing to stand behind my book with a 60-day money back guarantee.

If you are dissatisfied with my book for any reason, simply notify me within sixty days and I will give you a full refund of the purchase price.  Enjoy my book risk-free – I'm betting that you will agree with me that it provides invaluable advice for anyone looking to get involved in the cash for used books marketplace.

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You can get started on the path to earning cash for books immediately!  My book is available as an instant download: there's no paying for shipping or waiting for delivery.  You can begin the process of turning yourself into a used books expert with the click of your mouse!

I hope that I have passed on to you some of my passion for selling used books online.  These guidelines and techniques have allowed me to create my own business and thrive in ways that I previously could only have dreamed of.

And that passion keeps on growing!  In addition to my book Used Books: Big Business (Revised Edition), I offer continuing used book industry support, advice, and updates on my blog: http://www.sellyourbooksonline.com/.  After purchasing my book, I hope you will join the roster of used book sellers and literary enthusiasts that have helped make my blog a center for learning and development in the books for cash community.

Sincerely and with Best Wishes,

Adam Bertram

Author of Used Books: Big Business

Any questions prior to purchase?  Please email me at adam [at] sellyourbooksonline.com.