The Trials of Selling Books Online

The Trials of Selling Books Online

Hosts Julie and Jake discuss recent book reads, including Jake finishing “Ultramarine” by Marie NDiaye, about a female freight-ship captain and a mysterious extra crew member after a swim stop. Julie describes her attempt to sell used books online, noting Amazon’s origins as a bookseller and recalling textbook resale frustrations from her college days. She struggled setting up Amazon Seller Central after accidentally choosing a $40/month pro account, then finds she can list some books by ISBN but newer titles require publisher invoices, making Amazon impractical for one-off “digital garage sale” sales; one cheap book sells but fees, shipping, and an email mix-up delay fulfillment. She considers Half Price Books, Facebook Marketplace, eBay, neighborhood little libraries, and sites like Alibris and AbeBooks (owned by Amazon).

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