HOW I MAKE $4,000 A MONTH PART-TIME SELLING USED BOOKS ONLINE by M. Mitch Freeland
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Book Details
Format: Paperback
Size: 6" x 9"
Pages: 207
Authors: M. Mitch Freeland
Publisher: Las Vegas Book Company
Edition: 1st Paperback Edition, September 15, 2018
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How I Make $4,000 a Month Part-time Selling Used Books Online is the most up-to-date book on online bookselling available Today! Jam packed with everything you need and more to get you started. Mitch Freeland gives it to you straight with solid information you can rely on.
Did you know you could make a full time income selling used books, DVDs, CDs and VHS tapes online from home?
Do you have a dream of working your own business from home? It is a good dream; but it doesn’t have to be just a dream. I’ve done it and you could make it your reality too. And you can start right NOW where you are
You will Learn How Ordinary People just like you are making $50,000+ Selling Used Books Online, and from Home.
In fact, you can make more than just a living; you can build a business and work on your own time and on your own terms. Starting from scratch and starting from home, you earn what you want in no time. Yes, you can run a thriving business straight from your home.
Mitch Freeland guides you every step of the way toward building a solid business that allows you to have the freedom, joy and fulfillment of creating something meaningful for you and your family.
Brand new entrepreneurs wanting to build a new, successful online business that generates income 24/7 from home, and Internet booksellers who are unsatisfied with their current performance and want to step-up to the next level can benefit from the strategies revealed in this book. And everyone who dreams of a lifestyle change and freedom from the burdens of working for someone else now has the answers to their most pressing questions regarding an online bookselling business.
Books, DVDs, CDs and VHS tapes are the perfect products to sell. You don’t need to manufacture anything, and unlike other businesses, selling books online means…
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Contents
Introduction 11
Chapter 1: Why Online Bookselling 16
Who is this book for? 1
The Introvert 17
No Experience Necessary 18
DVDs, CDs and VHS tapes 19
Why Bookselling and Other Media 20
Summing Up 20
Chapter 2: How I Got Started 21
Summing Up 24
Chapter 3: The Ten Qualities of a Successful Online Bookseller 25
It’s a Business 28
Be in It All the Way 29
Building Relationships 30
Competition 30
You Must Win or Get Out 3
Learning and Growing as a Professional Online Bookseller 32
The Ten Cs of a Successful Bookseller 32
Professionalism 34
Your Dress and Grooming 35
Selling Yourself 35
Planning for Tomorrow 36
A Few Things to do Before you Get Started 36
Summing Up 38
Chapter 4: Thinking Strategically 39
Plans and Goals 40
How important are Plans? 41
There is No Competition 44
The Go-Getter’s Perspective 45
Competitive Strategy 45
Summing Up 46
Chapter 5: How to Run a Successful Online Bookstore from Home 47
In the Beginning 49
The True Purpose of this Book 51
Gaining Wisdom 52
Becoming a Success 52
Knowing What you Want 52
Forming Good Habits 53
Working from Home 53
When I First Started: How I Did It 54
Summing Up 55
Chapter 6: Equipment, Supplies and the Necessary Tools of the Trade 56
Computers and Printers 56
Making Money with CashBackCat.com 57
What is CashBackCat.com? 57
Where to Start 58
Look-up Devices and Scanners 60
Look-up Services 61
Using a Barcode Laser Scanner 61
Shipping Supplies 61
Envelopes / Mailers 61
Mailer Count and Pricing 63
Bubble-wrap 63
Packing Tape 64
Postage thru Amazon 64
Amazon Postage Procedure 65
How to Fold Postage Labels 65
Summing Up 66
Chapter 7: Sourcing and Sourcing Equipment 68
Library Book Sale 68
Library Bookstore 70
Estate Sales 70
Garage/Yard Sales 71
Swap Meets/Flea Markets 71
How Much Money Should you Take with You to the Swap Meet? 72
Charity Book Sale Fund Raisers 73
Thrift Stores 73
Friends, Relatives and Neighbors 73
Free Newspapers 74
Business Cards 74
Signs on Bulletin Boards 74
Craigslist.org 75
Church Rummage Sales 75
Locating Church Book Sales 76
Used Bookstores 76
Bookstores that are Closing 77
Book Shows and Fairs 77
Colleges and Universities 78
Video Store Liquidations 78
Retailers Discount Racks 79
Online Dealers 79
Shorting Books 79
Neighborhood Campaigns / Fliers: Canvassing your Area 80
Professional Sourcing: Capital Required 80
Bookstores that are Closing 80
Consignment Programs 80
Storage Unit Auctions 81
Book Bins 82
Book Buy Back Websites 83
Books NOT to Collect 83
Most Books Accepted 84
Most Leather Bound Books and Sets
From Fine Reprint Publishers 84
First Editions and Collectible Books 85
The Number Line or Full Number Line 86
Where to Find Autographed Books 88
Book Fairs and Shows 89
Long Lines 91
What is an ISBN number? 91
Most Productive Use of your PDA and Scanner 92
Amazon Sales Rank 92
Reading the Amazon Sales Page 95
Inventory Management 95
Re-pricing Inventory 97
Summing Up 97
Chapter 8: Successful Sourcing and Valuable Finds 99
Summing Up 101
Chapter 9: Listing your Inventory Online 102
Condition Grading for Books 102
Books that Will Never be Listed 105
Large and Heavy Books 107
DVD Sale Restrictions 107
Condition Grading for DVDs and CDs 109
Condition Grading for VHS Tapes 110
Fixed Prices on Collectible Items 111
Using a Laser Scanner 112
Summing Up 113
Chapter 10: Order Processing and Fulfillment: How to Pick, Pack and Ship 114
Who can Benefit from This Section Concerning Fulfillment? 11
Materials and Equipment to Use and Where to Get Them 116
Shipping Materials 117
How Long Does it Take? 117
Time for Listing Products 118
Tips on Speed 119
Time for Picking 119
Time for Packing 120
Packing Machines 120
No Label Printer, No Online Postage 121
Saving Time and Money 121
Going to the Post Office 121
Online Postage 122
Extra Equipment and Supplies 123
Postage Scale 123
Label Printer 12
Labels 124
Rolls of Wrapping Paper 124
Rubber Stamps 125
Making Return Labels with Your Rubber Stamp 12
Printing your Custom Return Labels 126
Scissors 126
Preparing Your Work Space 127
Materials Required 127
Poly Bubble Mailers 127
Shipping Boxes 128
Cardboard and Box Lids 129
Stuffing and Packaging 129
Paper 129
Glue 129
Wrapping Paper 131
Expedited and 2-Day Delivery (USPS Priority Mail) 131
International Orders 131
Cleaning and Packing Orders 132
Few more Tips for Cleaning 133
A Few more Tips on Packaging 134
Packing DVDs, CDs and VHS Tapes 135
Packaging 136
Multiple items to same customer 136
Orders Containing Several Volumes or Any Large Multiple Order Requiring One or More Boxes 137
Collectable Items 138
Repairing Damaged Books 138
Summing Up 139
Chapter 11: Where to go for Shipping and Cleaning Supplies 140
Where to go for Mailers and Shipping Supplies (Online) 141
Big Box Stores 143
Summing Up 145
Chapter 12: Customer Satisfaction: Maintaining High Positive Customer Feedback 147
Customer Centric 148
Customer Centric Relationship Management 149
Handling Complaints and Negative Feedback 150
FAQs and Emails 151
Summing Up 151
Chapter 13: Addressing Customers Concerns or Requests with Standard Forms and Letters 153
Introduction Letter 154
Letters to Remove Negative Feedback 155
General Inquiry From Customer 157
Where is my stuff? 157
Apology Letters Explaining Corrections in Product Descriptions and Damages Items 158
Address Change 158
No Packing Slip or Invoice 158
DVD or CD Does Not Work Properly 158
Ordered Wrong Book (Product) 159
Cancel Order 15
Return Item Letter 159
Description of Your Company 161
Amazon’s A-Z Claim 161
Your Return Policy Statement 161
Summing Up 162
Chapter 14: Your 5-Step Program for Getting Started 163
Length of Time You Should Hold a Product 165
Choosing Your Name 165
Address/Mail Box 165
Corporation, LLC or DBA 166
Step 1: Getting your Equipment in Order: The Things you Will Need 166
Step 2: Sign up As a Pro Seller on Amazon 167
Step 3: List Inventory 168
Step 4: Ship Sold Items 169
Step 5: Grow Listings thru Sourcing 169
Summing Up 170
Appendix 1: Book Terminology 171
Appendix 2: Resource Websites 177
Appendix 3: Agreement for Consignment 180
About M. Mitch Freeland 182
What’s Next? 183
INTRODUCTION
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id you know you could make a full time income selling used books, DVDs, CDs and VHS tapes online? In fact, you can make more than just a living; you can build a business and work on your own time and on your own terms. Starting from scratch and starting from home, you earn what you want in no time. Yes, you can run a thriving business straight from your home. I’ve done it and so can you.
Selling books and other media products online may seem as an all encompassing learning process when you first start, but in reality it is really a simple process with a low learning curve. This business is newbie friendly for the self-starter with extremely low barriers to entry. You don’t need knowledge of books or how online commerce works, and you do not need a lot of cash to get started. It is the perfect home based business.
Knowing what to buy, where to sell, what materials to use for shipping, equipment requirements, and determining value of time and products are all important and quite necessary for growth; and the good thing is, it’s all teachable. And in How I Make $4,000 a Month Selling Used Books Online, you are going to get all the facts, ideas, methods, tips, tricks, and strategies that I have used to get you started on the right footing. The information in this book is designed to keep you in the game for the long-term.
Online book and media selling can be an exciting and profitable venture. It can also be a low learning curve. That’s right. That is the wonderful thing about it. It is all up to you and the time and energy you devote to making your dreams of becoming a successful online bookseller a reality. Becoming a success in online book sales is definitely within your reach.
I will be covering many topics in this book and even though this book is a book for motivated individuals wanting to pursue a successful online book business, it is also a book that will, I hope, change your life for the better. This could be the great lifestyle change you’ve been waiting for. What I mean by this is that, if you have never worked from home or made a living working from home, then this book will allow you to do just that. Are you up for the challenge? Are you ready for a lifestyle change? Are you going to start today and get moving forward until you reach your dreams? I hope so.
Everything written here is proven and everything written in this book I’ve done and experienced—the good, the bad—and you know the rest.
Now here is what you will get:
Chapter 1: Why Online Bookselling? Here I explain all the benefits of online bookselling and why it is perfect for a home based business.
Chapter 2: How I Got Started. In Chapter 2 I give you a detailed account of how I began as an online book dealer and what persuaded me to get into it full-time.
Chapter 3: Thinking Strategically. In Chapter 5 you will learn how to set realistic goals and make plans for growth.
Chapter 4: Qualities of a Successful Online Bookseller. What are the qualities of a successful online bookseller? In Chapter 3 we are going to explore, in detail, successful habits that will transform your life into a very powerful concern selling books and other media online.
Chapter 5: How to Run a Successful Online Bookstore from Home: How would you like to learn how to run a successful online bookstore from home? In this chapter you will get the info on the necessary skills you will need and how I started day one.
Chapter 6: Equipment, Supplies and the Neccssary Tools of the Trade. Learn more about equipment and supplies. In this chapter you will also learn about CashBackCat.com and how to make money when you shop online for office supplies, equipment, books, food, gifts and household products, along with all the supplies and equipment you will need to work productively from home.
Chapter 7: Sourcing and Sourcing Equipment: How do you get top quality inventory? Quality inventory is attained by successful sourcing. In this chapter you will learn all the places to go for books, DVDs and CDs, and the equipment and resources you will need to become a dynamic force.
Chapter 8: Successful Sourcing and Valuable Finds. In Chapter 8 I give you an insight into a few stories of successful outings and some of the great finds in valuable items I’ve purchased for very modest prices—and you will be ready to do the same after you have completed this book and practice the strategies which I have outlined.
Chapter 9: Listing your Inventory Online. In Chapter 9, I’m going to show you how to list your books, DVDs, CDs and VHS tapes online for maximum success, speed, accuracy, and effectiveness. We will also cover where to list your inventory, where to house your inventory and all about inventory management.
Chapter 10: Order Processing and Fulfillment: Pick, Pack and Ship. Once items sell you will now have to fetch them, pack them, and then ship them. I cover all of your shipping concerns in Chapter 10 and a lot more.
Chapter 11: Where to go for Shipping and Cleaning Supplies. Listed in this chapter are the stores and websites we buy our supplies from. You can save a lot of money by just one idea in this chapter.
Chapter 12: Customer Satisfaction: Maintaining High Positive Customer Feedback. Customer feedback plays an important role in securing sales. In Chapter 12 you will learn all about how to satisfy customers and how to maintain high positive feedback.
Chapter 13: Addressing Customer Concerns or Request with Standard Forms and Letters. Here you will get all of the standard forms and letters we use at Go-Getter Books to communicate with our customers.
Chapter 14: Your 5-Step Program for Getting Started. Well, here it is: your step-by-step program for getting started on a shoestring. I start you from the very beginning and guide you through your first sale.
Appendix 1: Book Terminology. Industry lingo.
Appendix 2: Resource websites
Appendix 3: Agreement for Consignment: This is the agreement I use when I take in books for consignment.
Starting off, this is your primer course and a whole lot more. After you have comfortably transitioned yourself into bookselling and begin to see the results (in less than 24 hours), it will be time for you to get a few other books on this subject to add to your home library, and that will propel you into the master class of online booksellers.
Selling books and other media online (DVDs, CDs, VHS tapes) is a viable option for many to make a secure online living and can be an even greater enterprise as a family operation. I have known many successful couples working together and working from their homes that are in the online bookselling business. This is also a business which can be shared with your young children or teenage children—it’s easy to learn and when you are sourcing, it can be a treasure hunt for kids and a great activity on weekends.
I wish you great success always.
M. Mitch Freeland
Las Vegas, Nevada
Chapter 1
Why Online Bookselling?
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here are dozens of reasons why you should consider online bookselling when you want or have a need for change in the way you make your money and spend your time. Because you have this book in your hands shows that you are serious enough to make a change and that you are open to new ideas and learning more about the choices available to you for online book and media selling. I am certain you will find many of the same advantages that I’ve found to make online book and othe