How to Sell Books on Amazon: The Stay-At-Home Mom's Secret Guide to Selling Used Books on Amazon Paperback – June 1, 2009

How to Sell Books on Amazon isn't just a how-to manual for fledgling bookmen (the title notwithstanding), it is the ultimate how-to book for anyone who aspires to write a how-to book.If only every author would put as much thought, care and concern into their material. Christine Miller knows how to mind meld with her audience. She lays out her program with an upbeat style that's like a visit with her to the local Barnes & Noble café, where you talk the book business on a coffee jag, the ideas "exploding like spiders across the stars," as Jack Kerouac said.As Ms. Miller suggests, it's a good idea to read other bookselling guides. "No one bookseller knows everything there is to know," she says. Only by reading other guides will you appreciate just how far this book surpasses them. When you finish this book, not only will you be armed with the information you need, you will be charged up, ready to hunt for treasure at your local Goodwill "superstore" or garage sale.The book is organized into sections labeled "Motivation, Preparation, Education, Inspiration, Perspiration, Innovation, and Dedication." She elaborates on these themes with clear, concise advice that proves these aren't just fancy chapter headings. They are cleverly-conceived elements of a grand strategy for winning hard-earned freedom in the world of ecommerce.The high points are too numerous to list. Among them are: Lists of books Ms. Miller has sold, with the selling price; an explanation of the Amazon sales rank and how it applies to your business; inventory management, and profiles of other successful Amazon booksellers. Ms. Miller describes her strategy of selling high-dollar, slow-selling books. She offers the alternative strategy of dealing in low-profit, fast selling books. She gives pointers to help you create your own business model.It's hard to overstate the importance of this book for anyone who might want to start a career as an online bookseller. You have to have How to Sell Books on Amazon.

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.

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!

When I decided to attack my book buying & selling religiously, I turned Christine E. Miller's manual into my bible & my prayers were answered.Before reading this guide, I thought I knew what it took to search out used books, list them, and make $1000/month. The author convinced me that I didn't have to settle for this if I expanded my search area, invested in what she calls a "look-up tool," and expanded my inventory three-fold.She walks the neophyte through the process of buying, stocking, listing, and shipping in an upbeat, sometimes humorous tone. Especially strong was the section on pricing, sales rank, and availability. How many of us have looked at price alone without taking into account how long it make take to move the book or how many other copies were listed?Before reading the book, I had thought I could pick up some tips on where to buy books online, but she makes it clear that her suggestions on locales were for brick and mortar only.A new bookseller tends to list a title quickly just to get the process going. Christine's Appendices section helps new and seasoned sellers learn/review Amazon's listing guidelines and terminology. Who knew that words like "sunned," "cocked," and "foxed" can be used to describe books?Many new booksellers are stymed by other bookscouts' special beeping devices. This manual's list of "look-up tools" and pricing software websites, while not complete, answers many of these questions.Just because you've shipped out a book doesn't necessarily mean you're finished with it either. This manual deals with confirmation letters and letters to request negative feedback removal.I've read Christine Miller's book cover to cover, and am confident that I made the right decision in giving up a career teaching middle school Language Arts for the "rush" that comes from seeing that Amazon email telling me I'd sold another book. Thank you Christine.