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Amazon launches used item buyback service
As if the competition among sellers of used items on Amazon wasn’t fierce enough, Amazon is getting into the game itself. They’ve launched a trade-in store for DVDs. It’s the same type of setup you see at many textbook buyback sites — you get credit for about half of what the item usually sells for [...]
Bookselling roundup for Wednesday
Borders on 12% sales drop: “We’ve got to become better booksellers.” Confessions of a Bookplate Junkie: Random thoughts from a passionate bookplate collector. Sales of used books “booming.” Bummer at Book Expo: No booksellers, no booze. New business favors used books. How to ship your used books.
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Alibris consignment program will compete with Fulfillment by Amazon
Coming next week from Albris: Alibris Introduces Complete Cataloging and Fulfillment Program for Independent Sellers of New and Used Books Book, music, and movie marketplace offers new service to help online booksellers to list and sell excess book inventory Alibris has launched a new book-fulfillment solution that provides sellers of new and used books with [...]
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Amazon adds new attributes for collectible books
Here’s a nice feature they’ve just added to Amazon Marketplace for collectible listings: Attributes for Signed By, Collectible Edition, and Dust Jacket Condition. This should prevent a few misunderstandings with buyers, and help differentiate your listings. See more details in the announcement. Here’s how it appears (see the bottom listing):
Bookselling roundup for Friday
With foot traffic down at its bookstores, Barnes & Noble plans online expansion. Books A Million resurfaces in Daytona Beach after 16-month hiatus. Long goodbye for the bookstore? Another reason to be an antiquarian bookseller.You’ve got to see this TV commercial for the Amazon Kindle
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More details on eBay collectible book fraud
More details here about the eBay first edition forgeries, courtesy of the Philadelphia Inquirer. I can’t figure out if this guy was brilliant, or one of the world’s dumbest criminals: “He’d take that signature to a stamp-making store,” he said. “They’d take his money and make [the signature] into stamp.” Smith would then stamp the [...]
Bookselling roundup for Wednesday
eBay bookseller pleads guilty to forging author signatures.Bookstore Survival Strategies from Rainy Day Books. Bookstores fight to survive latest plot twists.Unbelievable: Amazon upgrades Kindle again! Kindle 9XXXD. Do you listen to bookstore shelf-talkers?
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Amazon lists top-selling textbooks
Amazon published a list of the top 50 bestselling textbooks. Why now? Well, the August back-to-school rush will be here before you know it, so it’s time to stock up on textbooks: To help you decide which used and new textbooks to include for sale on Amazon Marketplace, we are providing the following list of [...]
Alibris launches textbook buyback service, bookselling roundup
Alibris launched a Book Buyback Service, which pays for new and used textbooks, study guides and other educational books. Here are the benefits being advertised: Free shipping. The shipping charges for purchased books are prepaid. Free, quick, and easy use. There’s no sign-up required, and the service is fast and free to use. Competitive pay-outs. [...]
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Bookselling roundup for Wednesday