Newbookscanbeexpensive,andifyouthinkthepricesintheUSAarehighyoushouldseewhattheyarecharginginEurope.Butoncehavingreadthempeopleofteneithergivethemawayorsellthemforafewcents.
Buyingsecondhandbooksiseasyvisitanyfleamarket,thriftshoporcharitysaleandyouwillfindplentytochoosefrom.Themostsaleablebooksarenon-fictionhardbackswhichshouldbeinagoodtoreasonablecondition.Youmaybeabletogetagoodpriceforaslightlydog-earedcopyifthesubjectofthebookisgoodbutideallyyoushouldbelookingforasnearmintacopyaspossible.
Manybooksecondhandbooksellersspecialiseinaspecificsubjectareaornicheandthisisagoodidea.Ifforinstanceyouspecialiseinmilitarysubjectsyouwillbeabletobuildupalistofcustomersandofferthemfurthermilitarybooksasyouacquirethem.Thesecretofsuccessinthesecond-handbookbusinessistohavealistofcustomerswhoyoucanmakeregularsofferstoo.Infactmanyofyourcustomerswillsendyoutheir"wantslist"ofbooks.
ThereareplentyofplacesontheInternetthatyoucanofferyourbooksforsale,,andofcourseItisagoodideatobrowsethesesitestoguidetothepricesthatyoushouldbechargingforyourbooks.OfcourseoneBayyouhavetheoptionofsellingyourbooksforasetprice(BuyItNow)orputtingitintotheauctionandlettingthemarketsettheprice.IhavefoundthatquiteoftenIgetabetterpricebyauctioningabookratherthansettingaprice.Thisisparticularlytrueifyouget2ormorepeoplechasingthesameitem.
Isaidthatnon-fictionbooksarethebestbutthereisoneareaoffictionthatyoushouldkeepaneyeopenforandthatismodernfirsteditions.ThereisastrongmarketfortheseespeciallyforbooksbytopwriterssuchasStephenKing,JKRowlingsandIanFleming.Formoreinformationonmodernfirsteditionbooksvisit/antiques/expert_tips/firsteditionbooks.shtml
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