How to Buy & Sell Books Online

A complete guide to market your used book online, including tips for determining value and packing, in this free series of book collecting videos from our experienced book dealer and online seller.

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Summary: You’ve got a house full of books, many of which you haven’t looked at in years. Now you could just pack up all those books and drop them off at the local used book store, but they will not pay you what they are worth. Their game is to make as much profit as possible, so you are likely to feel insulted if you are expecting a reasonable offer. Or you could sell your books online through auction and sales sites like eBay, Amazon or AbeBooks, which expose your books to a huge audience of potential buyers. But online book buyers are a hard-to-please crowd. They are looking for great deals and rarities. And if you have a book someone is willing to pay a lot of money for, you better know exactly how to list it, or you will definitely get an angry email and a poor seller rating from your unhappy customer.

In this series of free videos, an experienced bookseller will share her tips on how to best sell books online. She will tell you how to determine the condition and value of your books and give you advice for repairing minor flaws. You will learn the right way to remove a price tag without leaving a trace and advice on how to cover your book with mylar to add value to it. Your book collection could be worth a fortune, but it could still cause you a lot of grief if you don’t know the crucial tips and information contained in this video series.

About the Expert

Molly Mackey has been an independent book dealer for more than 10 years. She gained her book knowledge as a used book buyer for Bodhi Tree bookstore on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles. From there she moved to an on-line independent career. Molly and her partner manage a used and rare book inventory of more than 25,000 titles.


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