Is discounting the only way to sell books?

I’ve been watching my sales on Amazon.com go up and down like my hemlines in the 70′s for the last 4 months. For the first time in 5 years of selling new and used books on Amazon, I’ve gone entire days, sometimes 2 days, without a single sale. Now I admit, I don’t have a [...]

December 1, 2008 В· Mary В· No Comments
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When to sell books yourself, and when not to

Here’s a topic that came up recently with a client: when to sell your book yourself and when to have someone order directly from your publisher. If you buy books from your publisher for $10 each and your retail price is $20, that gives you a $10 profit, right? Well, sometimes. If you’re selling the [...]

October 17, 2008 В· Mary В· 2 Comments
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