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Home Business Selling Used Books New books can be expensive, and when you think the costs in the united states are high you should see what they're charging in Europe. But once having read them people often either give them away or sell them for some cents.Buying second hand books is easy visit any flea market, thrift shop or charity sale and you will find plenty to choose from. The most saleable books are non-fiction hardbacks that ought to be in a great to reasonable condition. You might be capable of getting a great price for any slightly dog-eared copy when the subject of the book is good but ideally you ought to be looking for as near mint a copy as you possibly can.
Many book second hand booksellers concentrate on a particular area of interest or niche which is a good idea. If for example you concentrate on military subjects you'll be able to build up a list of customers and offer them further military books as you acquire them. The key of success within the second-hand book business is to possess a listing of customers whom you could make regulars offers too. Actually many of your visitors will be sending you their wants list of books.
There are lots of places on the Internet that you could offer your books for sale, alibris , amazon not to mention ebay. It's a wise decision
to browse these sites to steer towards the prices that you should be charging for the books. Obviously on eBay you have the choice of selling your books for a set price (Buy It Now) or putting it in to the auction and letting the marketplace set the cost. I have found that frequently I get a much better price by auctioning a magazine rather than setting a price. Many of the true when you get Two or more people chasing the same item.
I asserted non-fiction books are the best but there's one area of fiction that you should watch open for and that's modern first editions. There is a strong market for these especially for books by top writers such as Stephen King, J K Rowlings and
Ian Fleming. For additional info on modern first edition books visit
bbc.co.uk/antiques/expert_tips/firsteditionbooks.shtml
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