selling books on Amazon - tips for more profit

apprentice_tycoon

Just another note about postsage costs - as you will have seen in other people's posts when a book is going to sell very cheaply the amount you spend on postage can make a huge difference to the amount of money you will make.
I pointed out the the Post Office padded envelopes are expensive, another poster suggested the pound shops are good but there is one last point, not all padded envelopes weigh the same, hunt around for lighter ones, the bubbleliner is going to be the same but in some the paper exterior is very thick high quaility paper which you don't really need. So keep the thicker ones for heavier more expensive books, the thinner ones will be fine for paperback novels.

dorry_2

dear apprentice tycoon

thank you very much for your good advice on selling books. i have posted 60 books on today and was very pleasantly surprised at some of their prices that they will hopefully sell at. i have followed your advice carefully and iam keeping everything crossed!!

thanks again for your brill post i am going to nominated you for post of the month!!'

love dorry

cormicanshack

Hi - i don't use padded envelopes - they cost too much - i buy huge rolls of bubble wrap - use a piece of A4 paper for first cover then bubble wrap as the outer - the roll costs about £18 but lasts me well over 8 months even though I'm posting 4/5 a day - just another way to consider - B

nemo183

cormicanshack wrote:

Hi - i don't use padded envelopes - they cost too much - i buy huge rolls of bubble wrap - use a piece of A4 paper for first cover then bubble wrap as the outer - the roll costs about £18 but lasts me well over 8 months even though I'm posting 4/5 a day - just another way to consider - B

Yes, great tip - especially if you are posting any quantity. It' amazing how important it is to keep every cost you can to a minimum.

juliaw

No need to buy bubble wrap. When you shop at supermarkets collect the bubble wrap around the fruit. At first I used to ask the staff if I could have it, but they all looked at me as if I was mad. So now I just put it in the trolley, and use it for packing up the shopping.

Keep all your receipts for stationery, postage, new books bought, etc. You might be queried by the Inand Revenue.

coffeeandfags

Just a quick update...... i have sold 5 items and made £28 since Friday evening. This is soooo much better than Ebay!

How do i nominate for post of the month??

coffeeandfags

mrsmab59

coffeeandfags wrote:

Just a quick update...... i have sold 5 items and made £28 since Friday evening. This is soooo much better than Ebay!

How do i nominate for post of the month??

coffeeandfags

Go HERE for nominating post of the month

dorry_2

since reading at marvellous post we have sold 5 books yeah. i was really excited and i have now launched the book emporium!!

just going to get some padded envelopes from £1 shop and then off to post office!! this is a good start to the summer holidays and ds is really excited about our new hobby1!

thanks again at i have nominated u for post of the month!!

coffeeandfags

Thanks. Nominated!

emr_2

this is great! money saving and clearing the house of some clutter!
i've thought about this for ages, and now, with the great advice here, i'm going to do it!