books for amazon

GREENBHOY

started to get really into amazon lately, buying second hand books at charity shops, car boot sales and really whatever i find on my travels however i notice on amazon that some of the sellers have, in some cases, thousands if not hundreds of thousands of positive feedbacks although i have only sold maybe 70 or so books, whereabouts can books be acquired (apart from the places mentioned above) and at a competitive price that would allow one to make a profit or some sorts on amazon

kind regards

GB

Kite2010

Unless your going after the specialist market then forget about selling books on Amazon to make a profit. The postage fees soon eat into any money you make.

RFW

GREENBHOY wrote: »

started to get really into amazon lately, buying second hand books at charity shops, car boot sales and really whatever i find on my travels however i notice on amazon that some of the sellers have, in some cases, thousands if not hundreds of thousands of positive feedbacks although i have only sold maybe 70 or so books, whereabouts can books be acquired (apart from the places mentioned above) and at a competitive price that would allow one to make a profit or some sorts on amazon

kind regards

GB

Maybe try someone who deals in books, they're bound to sell them. If you do find a good source for books that will allow you to earn a profit on Amazon be sure to post it on here and share your good fortune.

Syman

GREENBHOY wrote: »

started to get really into amazon lately, buying second hand books at charity shops, car boot sales and really whatever i find on my travels however i notice on amazon that some of the sellers have, in some cases, thousands if not hundreds of thousands of positive feedbacks although i have only sold maybe 70 or so books, whereabouts can books be acquired (apart from the places mentioned above) and at a competitive price that would allow one to make a profit or some sorts on amazon

kind regards

GB

I really don't think there is much money to be made "reselling" second hand books. However, if you have any jumble sales or school fairs going on they are the best place to pick up books dirt cheap. Boot sales and the like you may be lucky, but they ultimately are trying to do the same as you and make a few bob.

soolin

If you try your local papers and small ads a huge number of Amazon dealers are dumping their stock and there might be something worth picking over.

I had several thousand books in stock, but couldn't even give them away so have been slowly drip feeding them to Oxfam a car load at a time. Since I gave up selling in quantity I have been contacted by lots of other dealers offering me stock locally, so even an advert yourself might be useful.

Crowqueen

I'm having moderate success on Amazon but I am only selling off my own old books. I would say, if you have any of the following or can find a reliable source, this is what I primarily buy as a reader:

- academic books. New, they cost a fortune, but secondhand they get a good price but are still affordable. On Thursday I'm planning to go up to Oxford to see what I can add to my growing library in anticipation of having to write a PhD proposal without guaranteed access to my current university library e-journal database . There are large numbers of secondhand/Oxfam bookshops there and most of them have a good academic department. If you can do some harvesting of somewhere like this and turn round and flog them online you will have a hungry market, particularly during the academic year.
- non-fiction. That is, history and the odd scientific book.
- spiritual/psychic stuff, the more obscure the better.

Have a look and see if possible whether or not your book is selling at 1p - those are not the books to sell unless you are a huge megalister who can post at tracked rate. My test listing was a Dilbert book at 50p but the likelihood of it selling is close to 0.

Just buying the latest chicklit and trying to sell stuff won't work. I find eBay also works better for things like fantasy and sci-fi or unusual or older books.

If you are prepared to be flexible, spread yourself across different platforms, and 'smell what sells' then you can make a go of it.