If you are done with your college textbooks and they are just taking up space, you can sell them and make some money. If your used textbooks are in good condition, you can list and sell them on Amazon.com using the outlined steps in this article. According to Amazon, the optimal times to sell your textbooks are during spring and fall. So, take advantage of that nugget of information. Here are the key steps you can follow to sell your textbooks on Amazon:
Step 1: Identify the Books You Want To Sell
Once you are done with your courses, chances are you may no longer need the books. However, some textbooks may be needed for future reference. So, make a good assessment of your used books and clearly identify the ones you will no longer need. Once you identify them, make sure they are in good condition for listing. Amazon has specific guidelines when it comes to categorizing the condition of the items you are listing. Here are excerpts of Amazon’s condition guidelines for listing books:
Books - New and Used
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New: a brand-new copy with cover and original protective wrapping intact. Books with markings of any kind on the cover or pages, books marked as "Bargain" or "Remainder," or with any other labels attached, may not be listed as New condition.
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Used - Like New: item may have minor cosmetic defects (marks, wears, cuts, bends, crushes) on the cover, spine, pages or dust cover. Dust cover is intact and pages are clean and not marred by notes. Item may contain remainder marks on outside edges. Item may be missing bundle media.
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Used - Very Good: item may have minor cosmetic defects (marks, wears, cuts, bends, crushes) on the cover, spine, pages, or dust cover. Shrink wrap, dust covers, or boxed set case may be missing. Item may contain remainder marks on outside edges, which should be noted in listing comments. Item may be missing bundled media.
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Used - Good: all pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May include "From the library of" labels. Shrink wrap, dust covers, or boxed set case may be missing. Item may be missing bundled media.
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Used - Acceptable: all pages and the cover are intact, but shrink wrap, dust covers, or boxed set case may be missing. Pages may include limited notes, highlighting, or minor water damage but the text is readable. Item may but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting, but the text cannot be obscured or unreadable.
Step 2: Create Your Amazon Seller Account
Amazon has professional sellers and individual sellers. Decide if you want to register as an individual seller or a professional seller. The key differences between individual and professional sellers has to do with the fees and benefits. The individual selling plan is a pay as you go plan and will allow you to create simple listings. You will not pay unless you sell an item. On the other hand, the professional selling plan has monthly fees, but a more robust set of tools designed for medium and commercial sellers. Since you are basically selling your own used textbooks, the individual seller category should be the best fit.
Step 3: Decide How You Will Handle Orders
You can decide to handle the inventory, packing, and shipping of your textbooks on your own or you can have Amazon do it for you. As an ecommerce seller on Amazon, you have two choices:
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Merchant Fulfilled Network (MFN) – With this option, you will store the textbooks, pack, and ship them independently once you receive your orders.
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Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) – With this option, you ship the textbooks to an Amazon Fulfillment Center, and they do the rest for you. FBA includes storage, packing, shipping, customer service, and returns.
Step 4: Establish Your Book Price
Setting the right price for your textbook is a particularly crucial factor on how quickly it will sell. Price of textbooks vary based on different factors such type, edition and the condition. Before setting your price, you should look at the prices other sellers are asking for seller textbooks and start close to that. You can always come back and adjust your price.
Step 5: List Your Books on Amazon
According to Amazon.com the simplest way to list your textbooks for sale is to go to the product page and look up the title for the book you want to list. They recommend these steps:
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For textbooks printed before 1970, type in the ISBN code into the search bar. If it was printed before 1970, enter the title. Note that an ISBN is a unique identifier for each published book. You can find it at the back of the book along with the bar code.
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On the product listing page, click the "Sell on Amazon" button on the right side of the screen.
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Enter the Stock Keeping Unit (SKU). This can be the SKU of your choice, or if you leave it blank, Amazon will generate one for you.
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Select your price. To match the lowest price, simply click that button.
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Enter the quantity of the books.
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Choose the condition. See the condition guidelines above.
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Select your fulfillment channel (MFN or FBA).
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