selling books

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Author Event

patgalca @patgalca (18481) • Orangeville, Ontario 12 Nov 18

This Saturday we had the third annual author event called W.O.W. at our local library. We had 3 published authors speak. Afterwards I overheard someone saying how inspirational the event was. Myself? I felt deflated. Getting...

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My Amazon Journey

Just an Ordinary Owl? @owlwings (43897) • Cambridge, England 15 Aug 16

I have listed a few books on Amazon for several years now, mainly to clear my shelves of books I've collected over the years and no longer want. To be honest, it's not a big money spinner but every now and again - that is, about...

working from home

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So... I sold another book...

patgalca @patgalca (18481) • Orangeville, Ontario 17 Feb 16

And I'm not thrilled about it. Because I know again I will end out losing money instead of making money. Amazon only charges the customer $6.49 for shipping. This 2 inch soft cover book is going to cost at least 12 bucks to send...

shipping prices

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Oh My Amazon!

patgalca @patgalca (18481) • Orangeville, Ontario 29 Dec 15

Okay, I'm done with them. I spent all day yesterday emailing back and forth about the payment for the book I sold. They indicated to me that my credit card information was not up-to-date therefore they could not make the...

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Do you sell your books at book stores?

leafygreens08 @leafygreens08 (754) • United States 19 Jun 12

This question is mainly directed to self-published/POD authors. I am such an author and I have been trying to sell my book at Hastings, Barnes & Nobles and Amazon with only limited success. Most of my of sales have been through...

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Do you like to do or attend Book Signings?

leafygreens08 @leafygreens08 (754) • United States 3 Feb 12

I am a new author and my book has been out for about six months. I have been trying various local fairs and book signings. The book signing events have been my most profitable means for selling and promoting my book, but it's hard...

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How do you sell Books?

boyuancy @boyuancy (1708) • India 20 Dec 11

A few days ago, I saw a discussion that a mylotter made handsome money by selling his old books. I realized that I have many book lying in my home too. Where can I sell them? They are Indian author's academic books (Science and...

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Marketing books online

leafygreens08 @leafygreens08 (754) • United States 16 Aug 11

I have never been to college to learn about business nor marketing but I am now in the position where I need to promote my new book,"Realmwalkers", on the Internet. I have an account on Facebook and have made a page there about...

social networking

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Selling books on Amazon sucks

Marmot @Marmot (590) • United States 12 Aug 11

I recently sold one of my text book on Amazon, and I found that the settings of Amazon is quite bad. While you listing your book, the flat shipping is set as $3.99. But when I went to the USPS, I have to spend $5.94 because my...

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Where can I sell my old books?

louisefrank @louisefrank (356) 21 Mar 10

I'm an avid reader and have amassed quite a lot of old books. I'd like to sell them online. I know Amazon will sell your old books for you but does anyone know of any other sites or is Amazon the best one? What tips do people have...

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What would you sell to make extra money?

cyberfluf @cyberfluf (4996) • Netherlands 2 Jan 10

Hi everyone, Sometimes we are in a tight spot and in need of some extra money. What would be the first thing(s) to go if you had to sell anything? Of in a less worse case scenario, if you were looking for some extra...

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What's the best way to make money from used books?

KMPierce @KMPierce (165) • United States 29 Aug 09

I have a lot of used books and have taken them half priced books, but really feel they are ripping me off. Are there other ways to make money from selling these?

making money from used books

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Have you sold books on amazon?

saundyl @saundyl (9783) • Canada 31 Jan 09

I have some books I want to get rid of but they're too new/nice/expensive to just donate to the library or hospital. I'd like to give it a try selling them on Amazon. Have you ever sold anything on amazon? Does it work...

online shopping

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Selling Books for Cash

Transformed @Transformed (1259) • United States 23 Sep 07

Has anyone ever sold books for cash? How much cash did you make doing so? I have a lot of books from my personal library that I'll probably not read anymore. I wish to make some cash from them by selling them to a local bookstore....

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