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Very informative. This is a great book to help anyone get started selling books online.
Also, the writing is very clear and to the point. I wasn't sure I'd learn much from this book, but I was wrong--it's very informative.
Writer knows how to tell the general public what it's all about inlaymens terms. Great book.
I'm not saying all online sellers are like this, by any means.Borrow this from your library. There is a distinct advantage to being able to personally examine books. Customers get really tired of returning incorrectly described/damaged books due to poor packaging back to sellers, and unlike sellers, we can't write off the trip (and in some cases packaging). The problem is that many online sellers seem to ignore what the very clear Amazon book descriptions state, and the bigger the seller, the worse the problem seems to get.
A lot of this book was content that was easily available online. It was more helpful to me as a buyer of used books online. A lot of sellers don't realize this, and this book doesn't get it, either. I was disappointed by how small and unhelpful the customer service section of this book was, as well as how little time was spent emphasizing how important it was to be honest about a book's condition in order to avoid customer dissatisfaction issues.
And no more 4th and 5th party online sellers for me, either.The author at one point mentions customers who are upset about the condition of an inexpensive book--if the stated condition doesn't match the book, the customer does have a right to complain, regardless of the price of the book (which online includes shipping/handling costs). If I were going to sell books online I would look for a different book. I buy a lot of used books. If you know up front the book is in x condition and are willing to pay the price, fine.
I already knew what dog-eared means. A lot of empty spaces, large type and semi-useless information. Anyone who thinks that someone named Robert Chambers wrote The Big Sleep(pg 81)doesn't know much about books. Pretty thin for 17.05. Half of it consists of lists of websites.
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