March 2, 2018
by Caleb Roth
34 Comments
On March 1, 2018, Amazon announced new FBA Storage Fees that will be implemented over the next few months. You can read the entire announcement here: (sign-in to your Seller Central Account is required) https://sellercentral.amazon.com/gp/help/help.html?itemID=201411300& Here are the highlights (or … Continue reading
June 21, 2017
by Caleb Roth
47 Comments
The interwebs are going crazy this week in the bookselling world. If you’re in at least one Facebook group, you know what I’m talking about. Last month it was CDs. Last week it was Nike. This week, it’s textbooks. Is … Continue reading
January 30, 2017
by Caleb Roth
72 Comments
**last updated December 30, 2017** February update: The overall supply of used books dropped dramatically in February as existing sellers shed nearly a third of their existing inventory and some sellers quit altogether. For used books with a sales rank under 1 million, … Continue reading
September 22, 2015
by Caleb Roth
18 Comments
You’re probably familiar with the phrase “Different strokes for different folks”. I’d like to propose a slight tweak to this popular saying to make it relevant for booksellers: “Different wages for different pages”. Now before you start rolling your eyes … Continue reading
September 4, 2015
by Caleb Roth
66 Comments
(If you missed last week’s post where I explained how to interpret a book’s sales rank on Amazon, you may want to read that post first before jumping into this one.) Now that you understand the basics about a book’s sales … Continue reading
August 21, 2015
by Caleb Roth
56 Comments
One of my favorite aspects about selling books on Amazon is the reactions from people when I tell them what I do. A typical conversation: “So… what do you do?” “Well, I’m a medical device sales consultant and sell hip and … Continue reading
August 4, 2015
by Caleb Roth
75 Comments
A quick backstory: About nine months ago I made the decision to start approaching my book hobby as a real, legitimate business. I had dabbled in selling books on and off for nearly a decade, but a friend of mine finally encouraged … Continue reading