Am i doing something wrong trying to sell second hand books
I'm new to Amazon and have found the process of listing second hand books to be an absolute pain. First my accounts got deactivated then deactivated in the US which deactivated my UK shop.
Listing the books is horrendous - put in the isbn - then trawl through reams of info for each book, assuming you dont have to apply for permissions which then simply refuses me unless I can prove orders of 10 from the publisher ( I cant they're second hand books).
then when Ive finally listed 6 (after a couple of hours!) I am stuck without knowing if the actual books have been listed. Yes I can use other software to list but in the same time frame I listed these 6 on amazon I managed to list 85 books on eBay - so simple.
If anyone can help with this please let me know - maybe im just not meant to be on amazon!
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Seller_ZVAz3d5lZuGid
As a seller of second-hand books, I can sympathise. There is very little profit to be made these days as the book catalogue is awash with dropshippers (often overseas sellers) and multiple bogus duplicate listings where somehow they have got round the requirement to list by ISBN.
Many booksellers are leaving Amazon, and it is too complicated to sell overseas, due to high shipping prices. I have been here over 18 years, and the site has changed beyond belief. Some publishers require permission nowadays, which is ridiculous. Continue with Ebay as well - more likely to get sales, though many people do still think of Amazon as the place to buy books.
Am i doing something wrong trying to sell second hand books
I'm new to Amazon and have found the process of listing second hand books to be an absolute pain. First my accounts got deactivated then deactivated in the US which deactivated my UK shop.
Listing the books is horrendous - put in the isbn - then trawl through reams of info for each book, assuming you dont have to apply for permissions which then simply refuses me unless I can prove orders of 10 from the publisher ( I cant they're second hand books).
then when Ive finally listed 6 (after a couple of hours!) I am stuck without knowing if the actual books have been listed. Yes I can use other software to list but in the same time frame I listed these 6 on amazon I managed to list 85 books on eBay - so simple.
If anyone can help with this please let me know - maybe im just not meant to be on amazon!
Am i doing something wrong trying to sell second hand books
I'm new to Amazon and have found the process of listing second hand books to be an absolute pain. First my accounts got deactivated then deactivated in the US which deactivated my UK shop.
Listing the books is horrendous - put in the isbn - then trawl through reams of info for each book, assuming you dont have to apply for permissions which then simply refuses me unless I can prove orders of 10 from the publisher ( I cant they're second hand books).
then when Ive finally listed 6 (after a couple of hours!) I am stuck without knowing if the actual books have been listed. Yes I can use other software to list but in the same time frame I listed these 6 on amazon I managed to list 85 books on eBay - so simple.
If anyone can help with this please let me know - maybe im just not meant to be on amazon!
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1 reply
Seller_ZVAz3d5lZuGid
As a seller of second-hand books, I can sympathise. There is very little profit to be made these days as the book catalogue is awash with dropshippers (often overseas sellers) and multiple bogus duplicate listings where somehow they have got round the requirement to list by ISBN.
Many booksellers are leaving Amazon, and it is too complicated to sell overseas, due to high shipping prices. I have been here over 18 years, and the site has changed beyond belief. Some publishers require permission nowadays, which is ridiculous. Continue with Ebay as well - more likely to get sales, though many people do still think of Amazon as the place to buy books.
Seller_ZVAz3d5lZuGid
As a seller of second-hand books, I can sympathise. There is very little profit to be made these days as the book catalogue is awash with dropshippers (often overseas sellers) and multiple bogus duplicate listings where somehow they have got round the requirement to list by ISBN.
Many booksellers are leaving Amazon, and it is too complicated to sell overseas, due to high shipping prices. I have been here over 18 years, and the site has changed beyond belief. Some publishers require permission nowadays, which is ridiculous. Continue with Ebay as well - more likely to get sales, though many people do still think of Amazon as the place to buy books.
Seller_ZVAz3d5lZuGid
As a seller of second-hand books, I can sympathise. There is very little profit to be made these days as the book catalogue is awash with dropshippers (often overseas sellers) and multiple bogus duplicate listings where somehow they have got round the requirement to list by ISBN.
Many booksellers are leaving Amazon, and it is too complicated to sell overseas, due to high shipping prices. I have been here over 18 years, and the site has changed beyond belief. Some publishers require permission nowadays, which is ridiculous. Continue with Ebay as well - more likely to get sales, though many people do still think of Amazon as the place to buy books.
