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Which is better for selling used books online as a business?

1. Ebay and other "auction" sales type sites

2. Amazon.com's used book section

3. my own "in house book store" where I use sites like alibris and abebooks and addall

Anyone have experience they can share. It will be appreciated.

I am interested in selling all kinds of books, pb and hb. I also have some rare books on esoteric subjects.

I will be asking this question in the business/small business section also. Thanks

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    You know it is hard to figure that one out. I had 2 big boxes full of good authors. I sold a whole box full of well known authors on ebay. I like it cause I knew in 7-10 days it would be over and I would be getting my money and the books were in boxes, ready to be shipped. I put some on half.com and amazon.com. For Half and Amazon, I put authors that we good like Stephen Jackson, Mary Balogh, Lisa klepas. These are really good author but they wouldnt do good on a auction. It worked out and it did take longer to sell them. If you have major books try a little of all put a couple or up to 3-5 books in half. amazon. abebooks. ebay. sit back and see which would be your favor.. have fun with it.. I just didn't want to work without paypal. ebay spoiled me on it..lol

  • ?
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    the main good value way may be to establish your guy or woman internet site, then human beings order books even once you're drowsing, the following day you awaken and deliver out the orders! Ebay starts off getting costly, the place your guy or woman internet site may be approximately 20 greenbacks a 12 months! you need to use paypal or clickbank as your figuring out to purchase carts and that's basic. Your in basic terms job may be getting human beings to bypass on your internet site, till you get it to be popular on google seek, etc. you're able to do this with the aid of advertising some books on ebay which you recognize are popular and you will there promote your internet site. in case you like any guidance, enable me understand. we can placed you in the final suited direction!!

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