Book to the Future

Just a reminder…you have less than two weeks to remove any excess FBA inventory for free. On August 15th, Amazon will be charging a long term storage fee for items that have been in storage for longer than one year.  The fee is $45 per cubic foot (about $1.10 for an average size book and $4.58 Read More

“Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination.” -Oscar Wilde I’ve always been a free spender, so I thought I’d try something new and actually check all my personal expenses for the previous month.  I knew it would be painful, so this is something I’ve been avoiding for a while.  What Read More

I’ve been doing a lot of scouting lately – mostly due to the recent changes in Neatoscan’s software.  They now list FBA prices on the scanner.  Knowing the FBA price has definitely helped me make better buying decisions when I’m out searching for inventory. Here is a screen shot: Their new beta program called Neatopricer 4 Read More

I’ve been working from home for nearly four years as an Amazon seller and blogger.  It definitely has its advantages and disadvantages (as I described in an earlier blog post).  Here are some tips that have helped me stay productive. 1.)  Get out of the house and work.  If you have something to do that Read More

My name is Nathan Holmquist, and I grew up in the small town of Roscoe, IL.  I’ve pretty much lived in Illinois my whole life until 2009.  I’ve since lived in Washington State and North Carolina. My first online money-making epiphany occurred in the fall of 2002.  I stumbled upon an online poker site.  I Read More

When I lost my job in 2007, I started selling books full time on Amazon.  I thought it would be fun to try this for a year to see what happened.  In the back of my mind, I always thought this was temporary and that I would get back to a regular job soon. Well Read More

Best Blogs and Newsletters in the Online Selling World Adam Bertram:  Sell Your Books Online If selling books on Amazon.com or eBay is your thing – then this blog is for you.  It is highly concentrated in the field of selling books on Amazon.  His topics range from: Amazon, Fulfillment by Amazon, pricing strategies, hand-held Read More

I’ve listed a couple of business people who have a major following – and it’s for a reason.  They KNOW what they are talking about.   Seth Godin Seth runs the most enlightening business blog I have ever read.  He just gives pure nuggets of information that have the ability to change the way you Read More

I recently discovered a great forum just for FBA sellers.  There are 209 members that freely discuss the tips and tricks of using FBA.   It seems like the thing to do now is….using FBAScout to buy new discounted Toys, Games, Tools, Kitchen products at stores like Target, Home Depot, and Big Lots.   This Read More