Resources
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All you need for your book business
Very important resources and tools you will be needing for your book business. I only refer resources and tools I have experience with, I can answer any questions you have on, researched about and 100% sure will benefit you.
Mentorship Program
Fast track your success in selling books on Amazon FBA and avoid the mistakes beginners make. The program will give you the right foundation for your business to take off. The required strategy every beginner should start with and grow your business at a fast pace. Get the tips and tricks for your own success.
eBook
Free Beginners Guide
Here is a free beginners guide packed with tons of knowledge about selling books on Amazon as a beginner. Learn the best practices and guiding principles to get your self started with your book business.
Softwares
Zen Arbitrage
Here is an Online sourcing platform I have looked at. I have also heard some good things about this platform from members of my private Facebook group. It is an all web-based system, easy to use with complete training on how to use the platform. No down payment is required compared to other platform. It would have been a no-brainer if I had encountered these other platforms first.
Fetcher (Accounting Software)
Fast track your success in selling books on Amazon FBA and avoid the mistakes beginners make. The program will give you the right foundation for your business to take off. The required strategy every beginner should start with and grow your business at a fast pace. Get the tips and tricks for your own success.
Feedback Genius
This is a very important platform to consider for requesting feedback from buyers. All you need to do is set it up and let it send emails automatically for each sale you make. You can set to thank your customers for their purchase, remind them once delivery is made and request a feedback if the buyer is satisfied with his/her purchase. What’s good about feedback genius is once you link it to your seller central account you just need to let it run automatically.
Book Scanning APP
Scoutify is used to source profitable books during your off-line sourcing. The good thing with Scoutify is it can be linked to a keepa chart which gives you much more information for your buying decision. It has an inbuilt barcode scanner or link it to your desired Bluetooth scanner and get all the information you need for your buying decision. It goes a long way to indicate the profits you can make from each scan. You can try it for free to see how it works before you purchase.
US Bank Account
You can use Payoneer to set up a US bank account if you are an international seller. Amazon does not accept bank accounts from every country but with Payoneer, you can set up a US Bank account to receive your Amazon payments. It is easy to set up and link with your Amazon account.
Repricing Tool
I find amazon automatic pricing tool more convenient for my needs so I decided to stick with it. It doesn’t have some fancy parameters compared to the other paid services but it is all free to use. You can always find the Amazon auto repricing software in your seller central account under the pricing tap. There are some good auto re-pricing applications you can use to automate your pricing for some fee. Some paid systems you can check out informed.co and repriceit.com for those that I know of.
Amazon FBA Calculator
This is a software I use almost every day. It is very important to always have the Amazon FBA revenue calculator handy to check on your profit margins and FBA fees for every item you are willing to sell on Amazon. You will be able to set your price accurately in line with your profit margins.
Tools
Digital Postage Scale
A digital postage scale is needed to weigh your boxes before shipping them into amazon in other to make sure you are not exceeding the required weight given by Amazon. You can either use the DYMO 25lb or Accuteck ShipPro
Book Scanners
A Bluetooth scanner will take your sourcing and book scouting to a whole new level. You will be able to scan faster and conveniently. You will be able to get the details you need to make your buying decisions. You can check out the KDC200 Scanner and Finger Trigger Glove. Here are some mobile apps you can use to scan your books through your mobile phone. Amazon App, FBA Scan, Amazon Seller (But takes time to scan and kills battery life of your phone).
TaoTronics USB Barcode Scanner
To make your book listing much easier, you will need a USD barcode scanner to avoid typing in the ISBN’s and make your book listing process more relaxed and fun.
Label Writer
Label writers will facilitate your listing process as it prints the label for each book after scanning. Check out the DYMO LabelWriter 450 Thermal Label Printer.
Goo Gone
Goo Gone is used to take off the sticky residue from the books as you take off the stickers, leaving your books neat and clean.
Scotty Peelers
Scotty peelers are used to take off the used library and stores stickers.
Cleaning Ink on the Cover Of the Book
In other to take off inks and markings on the cover of your used books, you can use WD-40 to wipe it off.
Dealing With Highlighting
Too much of highlighting can be annoying for some buyers but the good news is you can use a lemon juice and a q-tip to reduce highlighting in a book. It is important to keep the lines dry as you go to avoid water damage either by using a hairdryer or an iron. Light touches of the q-tip in lemon juice work like magic.
Cleaning A Dirty Glossy Cover
To clean a dirty and glossy cover of a book, you can use Windex. What you need to do is prepare a 50/50 Windex and water solution, apply on a clean cloth and wipe the book cover gently. You have to be careful not to cause any water damage to the book. You don’t need to apply much of the solution directly to the book but a reasonable amount just to clean off the book cover.
Reinstate A New Cover Shine
To restore a new cover shine, you can use a Petroleum Jelly and apply on the book cover. All you need is just to dab the petroleum jelly with a cloth and wipe the book cover to restore that new book shine. You don’t have to apply too much. Just a gentle dab will do the trick.
Taking Care Of Smelly Books
Some books will come in with some bad smell and never send a smelly book to your buyers as you are paving the way for bad customer experience and poor feedback. What you can do is use a book deodorizer to get rid of the bad smell before you ship the book to Amazon or your customers. A book deodorizer is just a bag of tiny granules chemical-free that will eliminate old book odor and absorb moisture. All you need to do is place the book with the tiny granules in a bag or ziplock and let it sit for a while. It may take hours, days depending on how strong the odor can be.