How to Sell Books on Amazon: The Stay-At-Home Mom's Secret Guide to Selling Used Books on Amazon

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I ordered the book and it came very quickly, and was in new condition as promised. Reading the book was somewhat difficult because it is a do it yourself type of book that is intended to help people who want to sell books on Amazon. I was hoping for more information on selling books on-line and possibly a comparison of other websites that you can sell books on besides Amazon, just for the comparison. I did not find the book to be interesting to read, but rather more like a textbook. I don't blame the book's author, totally, because she has written a book precisely about what the title says.... I just didn't get out of the book what I was hoping to. I wish she had used more actual examples of some of the books she talked about. I may pursue it further in the future when I am ready to start "selling" books on line, if I do. If anything this book has discouraged me from trying to sell books on Amazon. I felt it was a waste of my money.

Unfortunately, there was gunk on the back of the book! I'm still trying to get it off the cover, carefully.

If Amazon didn't fund this book they should have. It's quite an ad for them. To be fair, Amazon is the biggest online book seller and more sellers use it than any other. However, the entire premise of this book is questionable, and that is that a "stay at home mom" can make money by selling books online. What should have been stressed, because it's true, is that getting around to places where one can buy books, buying them, lugging them home, takes a lot of time away from home. Then there's the daily shipping jaunt, disposing of the ones you can't sell, etc. Not to mention a large enough space at home to store your hundreds of books away from little hands and paws. I have not read a book yet about online book selling that is up to date on what you can actually earn. Between the economy, increased competition, kindle, and Amazon fees, it is very difficult. Don't forget you have to drive to get the books and pay for them, wrap them properly for shipping and pay the postage. Do the math and figure out what you actually stand to make after deducting all these costs.Don't forget to figure in your time. You will be in competition with people who have book scanners that cost around 500 - 700. Can you afford that? It takes a great deal of time and experience to learn what books sell and which don't, and don't believe what you read. Everyone has their own ideas about what sells, and many of them may not work for you.

Christine E. Miller's book about selling books on Amazon (part of the subtitle is "& making thousands of dollars a month")has a few good tips, but the author forgot to mention one thing: There's no way a small volume seller can make any profit against the many, many Mega Sellers who sell books for a penny each on Amazon in order to make about 25-50 cents profit from the shipping credit. Unless you have a warehouse full of books that you got for free, you won't make thousands of dollars in even a year selling books on Amazon. I know this--I've put in many hours of time listing books and am lucky to make $5-$10 per month!