Selling Books

Barnes & Noble red dot sale: 50 percent off & more

2009-06-26T09:51:00.005-04:00

Barnes & Noble offers "thousands" of titles at 50 percent off and more. Sales is on now in the brick-and-mortar stores (look for books with the red dot) and online at bn.com. Just got the e-mail...

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Amazon 'Charge When Ship' becomes mandatory this summer

2009-06-18T10:53:00.005-04:00

Amazon is encouraging its Marketplace sellers to opt into a program it calls "Charge When Ship" requiring sellers to confirm shipment before buyers pay for purchases. In an announcement, Amazon is...

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Bookselling roundup for Wednesday

2009-06-09T09:58:00.005-04:00

Remember this little guy? The pictured pup was the longtime pet of Amazon's chief engineer, who brought him to the office each workday. For years, Rufus' picture was displayed on Amazon's "not found"...

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Amazon launches used item buyback service

2009-06-04T09:42:00.006-04:00

As if the competition among sellers of used items on Amazon wasn't fierce enough, Amazon is getting into the game itself. They've launched a trade-in store for DVDs. It's the same type of setup you...

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Bookselling roundup for Wednesday

2009-05-26T19:20:00.003-04:00

Borders on 12% sales drop: "We've got to become better booksellers." Confessions of a Bookplate Junkie: Random thoughts from a passionate bookplate collector. Sales of used books "booming." Bummer at...

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Alibris consignment program will compete with Fulfillment by Amazon

2009-05-22T20:14:00.002-04:00

Coming next week from Albris: Alibris Introduces Complete Cataloging and Fulfillment Program for Independent Sellers of New and Used BooksBook, music, and movie marketplace offers new service to help...

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Amazon adds new attributes for collectible books

2009-05-22T13:47:00.003-04:00

Here's a nice feature they've just added to Amazon Marketplace for collectible listings: Attributes for Signed By, Collectible Edition, and Dust Jacket Condition. This should prevent a few...

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Bookselling roundup for Friday

2009-05-21T08:54:00.002-04:00

With foot traffic down at its bookstores, Barnes & Noble plans online expansion. Books A Million resurfaces in Daytona Beach after 16-month hiatus. Long goodbye for the bookstore? Another...

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More details on eBay collectible book fraud

2009-05-20T21:59:00.003-04:00

More details here about the eBay first edition forgeries, courtesy of the Philadelphia Inquirer. I can't figure out if this guy was brilliant, or one of the world's dumbest criminals: "He'd take that...

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Bookselling roundup for Wednesday

2009-05-19T13:37:00.003-04:00

eBay bookseller pleads guilty to forging author signatures. Bookstore Survival Strategies from Rainy Day Books. Bookstores fight to survive latest plot twists. Unbelievable: Amazon upgrades Kindle...

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Amazon lists top-selling textbooks

2009-05-19T13:08:00.002-04:00

Amazon published a list of the top 50 bestselling textbooks. Why now? Well, the August back-to-school rush will be here before you know it, so it's time to stock up on textbooks: To help you decide...

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Alibris launches textbook buyback service, bookselling roundup

2009-05-17T15:35:00.003-04:00

Alibris launched a Book Buyback Service, which pays for new and used textbooks, study guides and other educational books. Here are the benefits being advertised: Free shipping. The shipping charges...

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eBay popping up on Amazon and Google searches

2009-05-14T18:12:00.002-04:00

I could not believe my eyes when I saw this story on AuctionBytes about eBay's Browser Highlighter download software. As the article indicates, it "allows integration of listings within product and...

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Highest-priced collectible book on Amazon?

2009-05-14T17:52:00.003-04:00

They must have lifted the ceiling on the maximum price on Amazon Marketplace, which used to be about $2,400. Just found this "collectible" priced at a cool billion. Yeah, billion with a B. Can you...

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Bookselling roundup for Thursday

2009-05-13T20:45:00.002-04:00

Alibris adds Google Checkout How to start a book shop in Switzerland Charge Amazon Kindle users a fee to read your blog Amazon program for new authors & self publishers could bring major...

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Booksellers behaving badly? Libraries get tough

2009-05-11T18:28:00.002-04:00

Interesting article in the Minneapolis paper about aggressive book scouts, online pricing checking, and hoarding at library sales. Not many facts, but it makes the point that sale volunteers are...

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Q&A: How much should I pay for used books?

2009-05-07T17:45:00.003-04:00

How much should you pay for your inventory of used books? If I'm buying a book purely for the resale value, I try to pay no more than $1 apiece for books. I'll buy a box of books for $5 or $10...

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Amazon taking pre-orders for new, improved Kindle

2009-05-06T13:18:00.006-04:00

Is it the death of books as we know them? Amazon introduced its new e-reader, the Kindle DX. It looks very similar to the Kindle 2, now being sold for $359, but the new has one has double the memory...

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Wednesday bookselling roundup

2009-05-05T16:16:00.003-04:00

With help, waterlogged bookseller lugs 60,000 volumes to dry land, opens store Online book sales take off in Korea Bookseller ignores recession, opens rare bookshop in Rochester, N.Y. Booksellers'...

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Amazon won't require Pro-Merchant status for collectible book sellers

2009-05-05T10:00:00.005-04:00

Amazon's Marketplace managers must have gotten an earful from outraged booksellers upset about its plans to charge dealers $40 a month to sell collectible books. Without much explanation, they've...

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Amazon's packaging feedback program won't affect 3rd-party sellers

2009-05-02T08:09:00.000-04:00

Have you heard about Amazon's Packaging Feedback Program? It allows customers to report whether items shipped by Amazon arrive in good condition and in appropriate-sized packaging. Fortunately,...

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Amazon tweaks Marketplace seller performance summaries

2009-04-30T19:52:00.003-04:00

Amazon changed the way it displays "Total Sales Value" in your online Performance Summary. Previously, the Performance Summary showed only Shipped order totals, with seller fees already deducted....

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Online bookselling roundup for Friday

2009-04-30T16:35:00.002-04:00

Internet takes guesswork our of book pricing Publishing supply chain is "broken" Tough times for independent book shops Writing contest just for booksellers And for those who are tired of...

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Jumping through hoops to sell collectible books on Amazon

2009-04-29T09:35:00.004-04:00

Amazon's new restrictions on selling collectible books go into effect today. Last week, they published this warning that sellers must apply for pre-approval to list collectibles such as signed books,...

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Used books, eBooks, and books people love to hate

2009-04-20T15:13:00.007-04:00

Here's another story about the growing popularity of used books due to the recession. At least, that's what the headline suggests. If you really dig into the story, it's bad news. New sellers are...

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