Howdy! My name is Caleb Roth and I have dabbled in selling books on Amazon for the past decade. In late 2014 I decided to approach my business more seriously, switched completely over to FBA (Fulfilled By Amazon), and haven’t regretted it for a second!
My goal with this site is to share my journey with fellow booksellers and invite you to join the FBA book bandwagon. Whether you are just starting out with Amazon or have been selling for several years, there should be something for everyone to learn on this blog. There is always something new to learn in this business, and I look forward to learning from each of you!
My background is in finance and accounting, and I worked for more than five years in a marketing role for a Fortune 100 company. I will bring lots of data to the table and help to dispel common myths that seem to be prevalent among booksellers.
I challenge you to find a LEGAL business with margins as high as you will find within the used book market. If you utilize Amazon’s FBA program, those margins can be even higher!
Let’s go flip some books!
Questions? Comments? Snide remarks? If you have ideas for future blog posts or want to share some of your own story, please contact me below. I’d love to hear from you!
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Scaling OA with a Prep Company
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
WHICH VERSIONS OF EXCEL WILL THIS WORK WITH?
Excel 2007 or later. It’ll work with both Mac and PC versions of Excel.
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HOW MANY ITEMS CAN I TRACK AT ONE TIME?
You can track as many items as you’d like. The spreadsheet is currently set up to track 20,000 items, but you can easily extend the formulas to track more items. WATCH THIS VIDEOto learn how to extend your spreadsheet. You may notice that Excel starts to slow down if you have 250,000 or more items that you’re tracking. This would be a great “problem” to have!
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Of course! WATCH THIS VIDEO that shows how to convert your data from InventoryLab’s format so it will work with this Tracking Spreadsheet. You can DOWNLOAD THE INVENTORYLAB DATA CONVERTER 5000 SPREADSHEET HERE. You can list books (and other items) quickly with the included Listing Spreadsheet, but you won’t be able to print labels one at a time during the listing process. If you’re willing to adjust to a new workflow you can start saving $500-600 a year in accounting software costs!
WHAT’S YOUR REFUND POLICY?
If you’re not completely satisfied for any reason, I’ll refund your entire purchase price within 30 days. No questions asked!
