Heres an effortless
-to-do and quick money making project for you:
My 18 year old sons been making about $80-$150 a week for 1 hour assessment of worth
of work. If you put more into it you could most likely do better, but hes involved in other things- so he does this just for excess funds
and pocket change:
Amazon.com now lets you easily list used books, CDs etc on their website. The results come up right when anyone searches their page
for new books and CDs.
If you search on anything you are interested in, theres a box below the listing that says, "Already Own This Item?-I have one to sell: Sell Yours Here"
It takes about 30 minutes for him to list about 25 titles a week. The other 30 minutes are taken up packing and shipping the books sold. The listing process on Amazon is incredibly user friendly.
Of the 25 titles he lists, he sells 10-15 for an average profit of $8-$10 each. Newer books on business, computers and the Internet sell best.
The secret is in buying books cheap enough to contruct
a profit. Used bookstores in my area are grand for books in the $4-$5 range you may sell for $15-$20 each --if they are in grand condition. You might
also get really sizeably efficient books at yard sales for .50 to $2.00 that will easily sell for $10-$20 or more!
When youre selling used books, "condition" is everything.
Pay very close attention to the spine (that its not bent, cracked or separating from the book) and build sure there are no pen or pencil marks in the book and very few dog-eared pages, etc.
I also frequently visit used book sites online such as:
www.abebooks.com
www.biblio.com
Internet Marketing Tip:
If you have a website that focuses on a certain topic, like mine does, ONLY list books for sale on Amazon dealing with that topic on Amazon. Why? Everytime you sell a used book on that topic you have a "lead" that you might
follow-up with to sell your online services and products!
I also have tried this with great success:
I find the MOST POPULAR book related to my web page
- Internet branding - on Amazon. Then I contact the wholesaler or publisher and buy a dozen or more titles directly from the publisher at 40% to 50% off the cover price. When I list them as used books on Amazon I usually only build a $1 or $2 on each book, but I get a lead for free of price
! Yes, every person who buys that used book from my son gets a printed advertisement
with a special offer to check out my special offers! Our conversion is VERY high... 45% and up depending on how closely the book matches my sites focus.
By the way, Amazon re-imburses you for shipping costs at Media Mail rates. So your selling price minus your cost is your net profit.
TO SUM: ...its easy...it makes money...it costs you ZERO, NADA to list your books...Amazon only takes a cut if you sell... and it takes 1 hour each week to build an more
$100 bucks or more!
Its not everyones cup of tea... but if you love books as much as my son does, its found funds
.
