How to Sell Books on Biblio

Biblio's website lists over 50 million used books. Book buyers search the site by author, title, keyword or ISBN and binding. All kinds of books, textbooks, rare or out-of-print editions with seller's fixed prices make this site ideal for the bookseller to establish an Internet business. The site commits itself to quality, service and the independent bookseller.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Application
• Book inventory

1. Go to the Biblio website and click "Apply to sell books on Biblio" at the bottom of the page (see Resources below). The next page has all the links you need and information to open an account.

2. Read the main article "Selling books on Biblio."

3. Choose "Commission and Fees," near the bottom for options concerning payments. Study these options to determine what best suits your business then go back to the previous page.

4. See Biblio's "Policies and Procedures" detailing the business of selling and shipping. Note the procedures and return to the previous page.

5. Study the "Membership agreement and terms" before you apply then click back to the previous page.

6. Click "Apply now!" at the end of the article. Fill out the form beginning with "Create a Biblio account," then push the "next" button to continue.

7. Submit the form when finished then wait 5 to 7 business days for processing.

Tips & Warnings

• Keep an inventory of high quality books.
• Understand how to manage inventory, the website and email.
• Maintain high ethical business standards and service.
• You must be able to recognize a lot about books, cataloging, grading and shipping procedures. Biblio recommends you have several years of book selling experience.
• You wll need to know how to ship both here and abroad.

Resources

• Fill out an application to sell books on the biblio website.