For the first time in 10 years as an Amazon seller, I decided to rent some office space and hire an employee to list books. In this video, I go over: A tour of the office space The cost of the office space The benefits of working outside the home Why I didn’t want an Read More
Listing Tools
ScanLister – Bulk Listing Tool for Amazon Sellers
It’s been almost 18 months since I first launched ScanLister. It’s been quite a ride and much more popular than anticipated. Much has changed since the first release, so I’m going to discuss the updates, changes, and fixes. Now Available for Mac and PC This by far has been the most popular question. “When will Read More
How to Use a Dymo Printer on your Amazon FBA Seller Central Account
Here’s a quick video on how to use a thermal printer to print your FBA labels. You can do this directly on your seller account. An additional add-on is needed. It’s called ListLabelShip and it costs $5 a month. It works on FireFox and Google Chrome browser. By the way, this works very well with Read More
Detailed Work Flow for Listing Books in Bulk
For this post, I’m going to do a demonstration of how I list books in bulk using ScanLister. All examples are from a book sale that I attended in February 2015. I bought 164 books. Step One – Sorting – 26 minutes I briefly look at each book and do a quick inspection. Then, I Read More
Inventory Lab Contest Results
Here are the results from last month’s Inventory Lab Contest. There were 174 comments made before the deadline. Thank you for all the great comments – I read them all. The winning numbers were: 45, 115, and 132. As a result, the winners are: 1st Place: Caroline K. 2nd Place: Carl C. 3rd Place: Carol G. Read More
Inventory Lab – Track your Amazon Sales
If you’ve been reading this blog for a while you’ve probably noticed that I’ve been tracking my Amazon FBA profits to the penny. Every single library book sale, thrift store, and other sources are tracked so I know whether to return to the same place in the future. It also helps me to make informed Read More
How to use Amazon’s FBA Labeling Service with the Bulk Inventory Loader
In the last newsletter, I talked about my experience with Amazon’s new labeling service. I decided to make a video on how to upload items in bulk and then using the FBA labeling service to speed up the process. Things to keep in mind when using the program: 1) It costs 20 cents a label Read More