Easy Way to Sell Books

[Imagine a lovely stack of books here.
Will Blogger ever fix the image upload???]

Amazon has improved its process for selling used books (and all sorts of other items). I have tons of books and a few CDs and DVDs I'd like to sell. Listing them on eBay is such a chore, providing a photo and all, checking out the competition to set a price, deciding on all the features available. By chance I stumbled into the Amazon Marketplace. The linked page consolidates all the various ways you can sell merchandise through Amazon.

I opted for the simplest method and now I'm a bona fide Amazon Merchant (as well as an Associate and probably a few other identities). What blew my skirt up was the ease of listing the first book and DVD. Amazon provides the image and product data automatically. All you must do is write a little description and decide on a price. The latter can be a little tricky, especially if you can list the item as a "collectible" and charge more than the price for a new one.

You can see my first book listed by clicking on the "Collectible" tab on the linked page. Yeah, baby, mine's the only one! Of course, very few people will probably be interested in such an arcane textbook, but it only takes one, right? Similar to selling a manuscript.

Apparently Amazon also consolidates all a seller's listings into a "storefront". I just discovered mine. Hmm. Looks like I have pretty eclectic tastes. Best of all is that it costs me nothing to list these items on Amazon.