Cash in on the start of the new university and college term
October 3, 2013
Firstly, if you are attempting to contact me using [email protected], I have changed my internet provider. Please contact me on [email protected]. Autumn is settling in now and the nights are getting darker much earlier. Now’s the time to ensure you are up-to-date with price-refreshing your inventory and for ensuring that you have actually listed any […]
What questions should you ask yourself when buying Internet marketing products?
July 24, 2013
“Is it safe?” Dr. Szell (Laurence Olivier) menacingly enquires of Babe (Dustin Hoffman) over and over again, in the classic 1976 movie Marathon Man, whilst probing his teeth with a dental curette without the use of anaesthetic. The quote ‘Is it safe?’ was ranked #70 on the ‘100 Years…100 Movie Quotes’ list. The dental torture […]
How do you price the unpriceable?
May 29, 2013
PricingI am often asked is how to price items that have no price comparison on Amazon. It’s a great question! You may well have come across description pages where there are no offers because there are none of that particular title for sale. So what do you do in terms of pricing? Well, unfortunately there’s […]
The Feedback Hall of Shame…
April 4, 2013
(It’s not you… it really is them!) Feedback is always a contentious issue when it comes to selling online. As a Seller your business can easily be adversely affected by one or two neutral/negative ratings, which tends to be unfair and unreflective of the good service you usually provide. If an individual customer has a […]
Motivation when you need it most
February 21, 2013
If you have been reading my articles with the intention of increasing your income selling books, but – for whatever reason – simply haven’t gotten around to taking action yet, you may be wondering if it is worth the effort to get started. Often, it’s hard to get motivated to start something new. You might […]
Act now and cash-in on the New Year clear out
January 11, 2013
Are you are determined to kick start the New Year by building your inventory and boosting your profits? If so you will be looking to source books to resell with more gusto… and the good news is that right now is the perfect time to do so. Why? Charity shops are usually laden with used […]
Answered! 3 of your most popular questions…
November 14, 2012
As you can imagine I get many emails every week asking questions about my experiences with Amazon… Rather than keep them all to myself I thought it would be helpful to look at some of the most popular questions I’m asked. So that’s exactly what I’m doing this week! Without further ado, here goes. Here […]
How a little research can boost your bottom line
October 19, 2012
When buyers go onto Amazon to purchase books sometimes it is not obvious why they choose the copy they buy. You would generally assume that the following factors come into play: Price Condition Feedback Location If anything you would think that price is the main factor, but I believe that most buyers are more keen […]
Is the printed word on it’s way out?
September 28, 2012
I know I have discussed the Amazon Kindle eReader and its impact on book selling in past ezines, but this week on a news programme they had a discussion on eReaders (Kindles in particular) which raised a different question: Will eReaders eventually create a situation where actual printed books are not stocked by libraries? Apparently, […]
When can you ignore the 1p book trend?
September 24, 2012
When buyers go onto Amazon to purchase books sometimes it’s not immediately obvious why they actually choose a particular copy. You would assume that the following factors come into play: Price, Condition, Feedback, Location (e.g. UK v USA). If anything you would think that price is the major factor, but I think most buyers are […]