Book Sale Results in Pittsboro, NC

Goal:  To see the exact profits from library book sales.  All books are sold on Amazon FBA

Setting
City: Pittsboro, NC
Place: Library
Date:  9/26 and 9/28
Advertised on:  BookSaleFinder.com

Prices:
Soft Cover Books: $2
Hard Cover Books: $3
$5 Bag Day on the last day

Equipment:
Dell Axim X51 PDA with a Socket Scanner Attached.  The Neatoscan Software was installed on the PDA.

Purchase Numbers
Books Purchased: 229
Cost of Books:  $112
UPS Inbound Shipping:  $65.53
FBA Label Service: $42.60
Total Costs: $220.13

Sales Results for the First Month
Books Sold: 30
Percentage of Books Sold: 13%
Sales Revenue (after all of Amazon Fees):  $202.68
Profit:  -17.45

Sales Results for the Second Month
Books Sold: 22
Percentage of Books Sold: 10%
Sales Revenue (after all of Amazon Fees):  $121.61

Sales Results for the Third Month
Books Sold: 12
Percentage of Books Sold: 5%
Sales Revenue (after all of Amazon Fees):  $78.62

Sales Results for the Fourth Month
Books Sold: 13
Percentage of Books Sold: 6%
Sales Revenue (after all of Amazon Fees):  $83.07

Sales Results for the Fifth Month
Books Sold: 5
Percentage of Books Sold: 2%
Sales Revenue (after all of Amazon Fees):  $27.01

Cumulative Sales Results
Books Sold: 82
Percentage of Books Sold: 36%
Sales Revenue (after all of Amazon Fees):  $512.99
Profit: $292.86

Per Unit Averages
Buy Price:  $1.28
Gross Sale Price:  $11.05
Amazon Fees:  $4.70
Net Sales Price:  $6.35
Profit:  $5.07
Return on Investment (ROI):  396%

 

To see the individual transactions, please click on the image below.  Statistics courtesy of InventoryLab.com.