When I divulge that I sell books online, in particular on Amazon.co.uk, I am always asked: ‘Where do you get your books from to sell?’ I explain there are many places where used books can be picked up quite cheaply. In fact, once you start to look out for used books, they appear in […]...
One of the downsides of selling products online is having to go the Post Office and spend precious time waiting in line to dispatch orders. Royal Mail have recognised that this might deter custom, and have introduced a FREE fast-track service called ‘Drop and Go’. The service basically allows you to take your batch of […]...
I hope you are experiencing some pleasant weather at the moment: officially, springtime is nearly upon us, and it’s so nice when the sun is shining, flowers begin blooming and buds on trees are appearing. To be honest, although there has been plenty of rain, it hasn’t been quite as cold as you would normally […]...
When I went to the Post Office today, an assistant informed me that on 31 March, postage prices are rising again. Postage rises, are a real threat to most online business: sometimes the line between profit and loss is so thin. Gone are the days when I made profit on the Amazon postage credit, selling […]...
I don’t know if you have ever found yourself in the situation where you have sold a product and either you can’t find it, or it turns out that there is a defect with the item – meaning you are unable to send it out. Whilst the scenario of being unable to fulfil an order […]...
I have been selling online now for around 10 years and I find that I am still learning new and often exciting methods to encourage me to push my learning curve further. With my experience, on the one hand, I guess I could be called an expert in my field, but I still feel […]...
I know I have covered the importance of good customer service in past ezines, but I am not sorry to discuss this vital topic again. Amazon and other online sites rely so much on good customer service, they not only provide it themselves, but they also insist merchant sellers do the same. They put policies […]...
Did you happen to watch the recent programme on TV about Amazon? I am sure it’s still available on catch-up if you missed it. It’s a real insight into how Amazon started up: how it turned into a gigantic Titan from its origins with its founder Jeff Bazos and his cronies starting from scratch, […]...
I do hope you are experiencing lovely weather; it makes such a difference and with the onset of spring and promise and expectation of warmth. And now is the time for events such as local car boots and fetes to take place on a regular basis in your local area. If these are events […]...
One of my mother’s favourite sayings was: ‘What goes around, comes around’. I too find myself repeating this saying more and more as I get older. For example, I notice currently so many fashion garments are replicas of clothes I wore 30–40 odd years ago as a teenager. I also remember my mum saying: […]...
I have often been asked if it’s worth trying to sell new books, as opposed to used books. The question is which sells better: used or new? Or, rather: which produce the best profit margins? There advantages to selling new books. Why? New books are easier, in that they are less likely to have […]...
Yesterday I received a phone call out of the blue from a charity shop manager… Sometime in November last year, I had had handed him a business card… The shop was newly opened and I presented my case that I bought good quality books and paid 25p each for them. He remembered this and once […]
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I am often asked if I really do make a living from selling books online… I do have a little smile, when I tell them it really is true. For many people, the thought of working from home on a self-employed basis is scary. I understand this, really I do. Times are hard, mortgages to […]
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Recently I noted we had a new store open in our area. It looks like a ‘stack ’em high, sell ’em cheap’ type store, but I guess at some point I will nip in to have a gander. For me, the trouble with the store is its name: I thought it was really a strange […]
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Do you ever get the feeling that it’s never ever going to stop raining? If you are badly affected by the flood situation, I do feel for you. We are quite lucky in that actual flooding has not impacted on us at all locally. I know Amazon have a warning for some customers to expect […]
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