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Articles by Adam Bertram

Don’t Mess Up Your Online Book Selling Business
Friday, 27 Aug, 2010 – 12:06 | One Comment
Don’t Mess Up Your Online Book Selling Business

Clean Up Your Inventory Act!
Do you know that managing your inventory when you sell books online can be a very complex thing to do? You can’t just leave everything to chance while running your business. …

Will the Kindle and iPad be the Downfall of Online Bookselling?
Thursday, 17 Jun, 2010 – 10:24 | 6 Comments
Will the Kindle and iPad be the Downfall of Online Bookselling?

Is Kindle Going to Kill Us?
It’s been a year since Amazon first reported earnings in which book sales were flat, but Kindles were in such demand that stocks were empty and back-orders were stretching into …

Anticipating Demand, What Books Will Sell Tomorrow?
Wednesday, 26 May, 2010 – 21:53 | One Comment
Anticipating Demand, What Books Will Sell Tomorrow?

It’s a little known fact that you don’t always have to be Nostradamus to be able to anticipate demand when selling used books. There are several recurring scenarios that offer the savvy dealer a …

Opinions Wanted: Do YOU look at feedback ratings?
Saturday, 21 Nov, 2009 – 11:47 | 10 Comments
Opinions Wanted: Do YOU look at feedback ratings?

I’ve been thinking of the topic of feedback lately and how it affects sales for online booksellers.  I’ve been selling books online for about 2 years now and have maintained a solid 98-99% feedback rating.  …

How To Take Advantage of Used Book Sales
Wednesday, 7 Oct, 2009 – 22:46 | 5 Comments
How To Take Advantage of Used Book Sales

If you own a brick and mortar store or sell books online and want to run a successful business you have to continually acquire new inventory.  Hopefully, you’ll have to do this frequently because your …

Full Time Job/Part Time Book Business
Thursday, 3 Sep, 2009 – 20:48 | 2 Comments
Full Time Job/Part Time Book Business

Throughout the few months that I have been running my blog at sellyourbooksonline.com, I’ve run into countless people just like me that are running a part time business selling books.  I’ve heard from receptionists wanting …

Is a book scouting service actually worth it?
Sunday, 16 Aug, 2009 – 22:12 | 2 Comments
Is a book scouting service actually worth it?

With the right pricing information, the online bookseller can make more educated decisions on purchasing inventory. It’s a very useful service but it can have a significant expense….

Taking the Plunge Starting a Bookstore
Tuesday, 4 Aug, 2009 – 21:47 | 3 Comments
Taking the Plunge Starting a Bookstore

Adam Bertram – I’ve been employed in one facet of technology or another now for about 12 years and really thought that it was where I wanted to go. However, like many of you, book selling hooked me…