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How Would You Price this Book?

November 3, 2013 by Nathan Holmquist 16 Comments

I drove up to Charlotte to visit an unadvertised book sale at the Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC).  There were about 5 branches of their libraries that were having sales, however, I only made it to two of them. I spent $35.50 on 38 books, and I found this gem:  A book titled, Rock Recall:  Annotated Read More

Filed Under: Library Book Sale, Pricing and Re-pricing Tagged With: Amazon Pricing

Book Sale Profits in Hendersonville, North Carolina

October 18, 2013 by Nathan Holmquist Leave a Comment

Here are the statistics from a book sale in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Setting City: Hendersonville, NC Type of Sale: Library Sale Advertised on: Booksalefinder.com Date: September 6th, 2013 Prices Individually priced Equipment Dell Axim X51 PDA with a Socket Scanner attached.  The Neatoscan software was installed on the PDA. Purchase Numbers Books Purchased: 26 Cost Read More

Filed Under: Library Book Sale, Uncategorized

Book Sale with Negative Results after First Month

October 18, 2013 by Nathan Holmquist Leave a Comment

Here are the results from a book sale in Milton, Delaware.  This is the first book sale that has negative results after the first month. Setting City: Milton, Delaware Place: Library Advertised on: BookSalesFound.com Prices The books were individually priced. Equipment Dell Axim X51 PDA with a Socket Scanner attached.   The Neatoscan Software was Read More

Filed Under: Library Book Sale

Book Sale Profits in Williamsburg, Virginia

October 18, 2013 by Nathan Holmquist 2 Comments

The next book sale took place in the quaint and historic town of Williamsburg, Virginia. Here’s in info.   Setting City:  Williamsburg, VA Place:  Bruton Parish Church Advertised on:  BookSalesFound.com Prices Soft Cover Books: $1 Hard Cover Books: $2 Equipment Dell Axim X51 PDA with a Socket Scanner attached.  The Neatoscan software was installed on Read More

Filed Under: Library Book Sale, Uncategorized

Book Sale Case Study in St. Louis, Missouri

October 18, 2013 by Nathan Holmquist 1 Comment

My next book sale adventure led me to St. Louis, Missouri.  I wanted to check their big annual (one million books) book sale.  I met my Dad and Step Mom there for the preview night on Friday, August 16th.  We stayed for about 3 hours, and I ended buying 71 books for $70.50. Setting City: Read More

Filed Under: Library Book Sale

Benefits of Traveling while Sourcing

October 6, 2013 by Nathan Holmquist 1 Comment

When I first started selling books on Amazon, I traveled to every single library sale I could attend.  Every weekend was a different city filled with new faces, new food, and new scenery.  After a few years, I got burnt-out, and I focused on some online sourcing techniques.  Lately, I’ve got back into travelling again.  Read More

Filed Under: Travel

Results for the Cynthia Stine eBook Giveaway

September 30, 2013 by Nathan Holmquist 3 Comments

The results are in!  Here are the winning numbers for the Cynthia Stine eBook Giveaway: 4, 58, & 62.  According to my calculations, the winners are: Karen Brooks  – comment #4 Jamie Kenyon – comment #58 Joseph – comment #62 Congratulations!  All three winners will receive a copy of the eBook, Make Thousands on Amazon Read More

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Book Sale Results in Chapel Hill, NC

September 18, 2013 by Nathan Holmquist 1 Comment

Here are the next book sale results.  This was a sale that lasted three days in Chapel Hill, NC.  I attended the sale all three days during that weekend. Here’s the info: Setting When:  August 26th-28th Where: Chapel Hill, NC Place: Chapel Hill Library Advertised on: Booksalefinder.com Prices Friday: $3 Hard Cover; $2 Soft Cover Read More

Filed Under: Library Book Sale

Win a Free Copy of the eBook, “Make Thousands on Amazon in 10 Hours a Week”.

September 18, 2013 by Nathan Holmquist 109 Comments

It’s time for another giveaway!  This time you have a chance to win a free copy of Cynthia Stine’s book, Make Thousands on Amazon in 10 Hours a Week.  This currently sells for $45. Here is the table of contents: Foreword by Chris Green Introduction: My story Chapter One: What are you doing? Chapter Two: Can I really make money Read More

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How to Profit from Unadvertised Book Sales

September 2, 2013 by Nathan Holmquist 16 Comments

The next book sale adventure led me to Pawley’s Island, South Carolina.  On Tuesday, July 9th I looked at the membership site, BookSalesFound.com, to see if there was any sales nearby.  I found an exclusive sale that was not advertised on BookSaleFinder.com which is always a good sign.  Pawley’s Island is three hours away, so Read More

Filed Under: Library Book Sale Tagged With: Unadvertised Book Sales

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