This book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Home Business. A home business (or home-based business) is a small business that operates from the business owner's home office, and has the advantages of running on less expenses and growing over time. Bill Suecroft is the Official Guide to Home Business.

The Home-Based Bookstore: Start Your Own Business Selling Used Books on Amazon, eBay or Your Own Web Site, by Steve Weber, is a valuable resource for people interested in Home Business, and it is available through Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.

Synopsis
Want to know the most profitable, lowest-risk idea for your home business? It's selling used books online, which is growing 33 percent annually, according to a November 2005 study by U.S. publishers. Learn how to start your business part-time, then work as little or as much as you want. This step-by-step guide, written by one of the most successful and highly rated sellers on Amazon.com and eBay, includes everything you need to know:-- Where to find books Find books in your own neighborhood to resell profitably to a worldwide pool of ready buyers. Get the best sources for valuable used books at low prices. -- Where to sell Learn how to list your books to sell at the best price on Amazon.com and eBay, and even your own Web store. -- Which books to buy What to look for in fiction, nonfiction, and collectibles to resell at the highest profits. -- Grading and pricing your books How to describe and price your books. Learn what buyers are looking for. -- Handling customers Tips on handling online book buyers. See the author's time-tested scripts for responding to customer issues. Learn how you can get and maintain high feedback ratings. -- Fulfilling orders Easy-to-use ideas for storing, organizing, and shipping your books and handling returns. -- Automation tools Maximize your efficiency with these tips on automating your business. Automatically notify customers about shipments, and print postage to ship your books without leaving home. -- Taxes and legal requirements How to register your business to obtain the proper permits and be exempted from paying sales tax on your inventory. -- Exclusive list of wholesale book distributors Exclusive profiles and contact info for 32 wholesale distributors of used and new books. Order inventory at up to 90 percent off retail, shipped right to your door. About the author: Steve Weber started his home-based bookstore as a hobby in March 2000. Two months later, he quit his day job to sell used books full-time on Amazon.com and eBay, using his one-bedroom apartment in Virginia as warehouse and shipping depot. In the meantime, he has sold more than $1 million of used books to buyers in all 50 states and 31 foreign countries. In this step-by-step guide, Weber tells you how he took $80 in savings to buy his first batch of books, then invested the profits to build a successful business, and how you can too.

Author's Bio: 

This book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Home Business. The Official Guide to Home Business is Bill Suecroft. Bill is a highly motivated entrepreneur who excels at the challenge of starting and growing profitable, people orientated businesses. Bill understand and believes that true success starts with individuals becoming successful in their own minds, before they become that way in reality. He has utilized the teaching and wisdom of people such as Napoleon Hill, Anthony Robbins, and Jeffrey Combs to guide him through the adventures of business. Bill’s passion is home based business because of the many advantages it offers people in regards to time, money and quality of life.

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