How to Earn Money from Amazon
There are very few certainties in life, except when it comes to book buying and selling. People still enjoy their love of reading and collecting books and when it comes to searching for a particular title most consumers today think first of Amazon.
Although the Amazon Marketplace now offers a vast selection of goods, it is their book department that people refer to first. For anybody who is looking to the internet to start an online business, then selling books on Amazon is an ideal place to start.
All of us have books sitting gathering dust on our shelves, what better way to start than by selling some of your own collection. A great way for you to take a practice run at selling books and make some extra money, even if you decide not to become a bookseller.
Opening a seller account at Amazon is very easy and the fees are quite reasonable. To list your books just enter the ISBN number and all the details are provided there for you. When you give a description of the condition of your books, be honest. Buyers appreciate honestly and like eBay you will be trying to build up and protect a feedback rating. Amazon will contact you by email when you have made a sale, you then mail out the book to your buyer and your earnings are paid direct to your bank account.
Following the success of selling your own books maybe you have decided to start selling on Amazon as a small time business. Your first priority is now to discover how and where to purchase the stock required to list for sale. Books sold in bulk lots can be found on eBay, look out for yard sales and thrift shops often have boxes of books. Keep a record of what you pay for every book you list and make the sale price reflect a profit. Although it is always tempting to undercut another seller to make a sale, this is your business and profit must be what motivates you.
Once your sales start to rise, buy your packaging material in bulk, another way to increase profits. Always remember to check your email account regularly and mail out the sales as fast as you can. Offer a good service and customers often return for repeat orders. As your business grows you will need to invest in plenty of shelving for your stock and develop a good system for retrieving the books easily when sold.
By researching other sellers on Amazon, you will find there are many people today operating highly successful businesses with a large turnover of stock. Despite the world's bleak economy and the threat of a never ending recession it would appear that little has changed in the book market. Although it could be said that maybe now is the time when more sales are for used books, these provide good value against the high price of new.
Amazon can provide the opportunity for anyone who is looking to start an online internet business without the need for their own website. All you require is the drive and ambition to succeed.
