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	Buying Books Online: Finding Bargains and Saving Money with Booksense Stores, Amazon Marketplace, and Other Online Sites by Stephen Windwalker
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Product Details Binding Paperback Dewey Decimal Number 658 EAN 9780971577848 ISBN 0971577846 Manufacturer Harvard Perspective Pr Number Of Pages 176 Publication Date December 02, 2002 Publisher Harvard Perspective Pr Availability Usually ships in 1-2 business days Product Description There may not be a more practical addition to the library of any book lover, parent, or college student this year than Stephen Windwalker's Buying Books Online: Finding Bargains and Saving Money with Booksense Stores, Amazon Marketplace, and Other Online Sites. Windwalker is the longtime bookseller who wrote the book on Amazon Marketplace and online bookselling with his recent bestselling entrepreneurship title Selling Used Books Online: The Complete Guide to Bookselling at Amazon's Marketplace and Other Online Sites, one of the top 20 small business titles of 2002 at Amazon. In his new book Windwalker demonstrates the same capacity for providing the inside scoop as he shows book buyers how they can safely navigate the global internet book marketplace to find the new, used, or rare books they want and need, in great condition, at huge savings. For starters, Windwalker's book helps buyers to understand the basic terminology of bookselling so that they will be able to distinguish between different copies of a title with respect to condition, edition, binding, size, and age. They will learn how to evaluate the apparent professionalism of a seller based on customer feedback, book descriptions, customer service policies, and other available information, and are provided with a helpful listing of the best places to buy books on the Internet. Beyond these basics, the book buyers will pick up some useful 'tricks of the trade:' · How to use 'pre-orders' and 'wants lists' to get the more scarce books you seek, at the best possible prices; · When and how to use email to communicate with a seller to pin down important information; · How to build a special relationship with a seller by establishing yourself as a responsive, repeat buyer; · How to request and get special assistance in building a collection, acquiring a set of an author’s first editions, or buying the books on your college course syllabi; · How to read, use, and leave customer feedback to help yourself and other potential buyers; · How to make the best use of available payment methods to protect yourself against fraud and to get your orders shipped as quickly as possible; · When to consider re-selling or donating one or more of the books that you have purchased, and how to make the most of that experience; · How to use a title-searching site such as Bookfinder.com to help you identify the 'best buy available' for any book you are seeking; · How to develop a quick reference checklist to evaluate a seller before clicking through to submit a purchase; and much, much more. There may not be a more practical addition to the library of any book lover, parent, or college student this year than Stephen Windwalker's Buying Books Online: Finding Bargains and Saving Money with Booksense Stores, Amazon Marketplace, and Other Online Sites. Windwalker is the longtime bookseller who wrote the book on Amazon Marketplace and online bookselling with his recent bestselling entrepreneurship title Selling Used Books Online: The Complete Guide to Bookselling at Amazon's Marketplace and Other Online Sites, one of the top 20 small business titles of 2002 at Amazon. In his new book Windwalker demonstrates the same capacity for providing the inside scoop as he shows book buyers how they can safely navigate the global internet book marketplace to find the new, used, or rare books they want and need, in great condition, at huge savings. For starters, Windwalker's book helps buyers to understand the basic terminology of bookselling so that they will be able to distinguish between different copies of a title with respect to condition, edition, binding, size, and age. They will learn how to evaluate the apparent professionalism of a seller based on customer feedback, book descriptions, customer service policies, and other available information, and are provided with a helpful listing of the best places to buy books on the Internet. Beyond these basics, the book buyers will pick up some useful 'tricks of the trade:' · How to use 'pre-orders' and 'wants lists' to get the more scarce books you seek, at the best possible prices; · When and how to use email to communicate with a seller to pin down important information; · How to build a special relationship with a seller by establishing yourself as a responsive, repeat buyer; · How to request and get special assistance in building a collection, acquiring a set of an author’s first editions, or buying the books on your college course syllabi; · How to read, use, and leave customer feedback to help yourself and other potential buyers; · How to make the best use of available payment methods to protect yourself against fraud and to get your orders shipped as quickly as possible; · When to consider re-selling or donating one or more of the books that you have purchased, and how to make the most of that experience; · How to use a title-searching site such as Bookfinder.com to help you identify the 'best buy available' for any book you are seeking; · How to develop a quick reference checklist to evaluate a seller before clicking through to submit a purchase; and much, much more. Whether you are a serious book collector, a college or graduate student, or a young family looking to meet your children's reading needs, you can save hundreds of dollars, plenty of time, and significant disappointment by applying the knowledge found in Stephen Windwalker's latest book on buying books online. Be a Savvy Customer at the Internet’s Global Bookstore: · HOW TO SAVE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON COLLEGE BOOKS · HOW TO SAVE ON BOOKS FOR YOUR YOUNG FAMILY · HOW TO BUILD A COLLECTION · EVALUATING ONLINE BOOKSELLERS AND AVOIDING FRAUD · EVALUATING BOOK RATINGS & DESCRIPTIONS · HOW TO SELL OR DONATE BOOKS YOU NO LONGER WANT · HOW YOU CAN HELP SAVE THE INDEPENDENT NEIGHBORHOOD BOOKSTORE WHILE BUYING BOOKS ONLINE · HOW TO ENSURE SAFE INTERNET TRANSACTIONS BUYING BOOKS ON AMAZON MARKETPLACE, HALF.com & EBAY · HOW TO SEARCH WITH BOOKFINDER.com AND GOOGLE Our mission in this book is to help you to protect yourself from the potential pitfalls of online buying, so that you can enjoy the benefits of this global buyer’s market with little fear of being victimized. We believe simply that, whatever the need for a learning curve when it comes to being an Internet consumer, the wages of that education should never include being overcharged, being shipped something you did not order, or being treated in a hostile, unhelpful, or disrespectful manner. Stephen Windwalker, an online bookseller since 1999, is the former owner of an independent neighborhood bookstore and member of the American Booksellers Association and the Independent Online Booksellers Association. He is the founder of the Online Book Buyer's Resource Center and the Online Bookselling Resource Center websites and the author of articles in *American Bookseller* magazine, the IOBA Standard, and other periodicals and books including the current bestseller *Selling Used Books Online: The Complete Guide to Bookselling at Amazon's Marketplace and Other Online Sites* . Customers who bought this item also bought Selling Used Books Online: The Complete Guide to Bookselling at Amazon's Marketplace and Other Online Sites The Home-Based Bookstore: Start Your Own Business Selling Used Books on Amazon, eBay or Your Own Web Site How to Sell Books on Amazon: The Stay-at-home Mom's Secret Step-by-step Guide to Selling Used Books on Amazon Book Finds, 3rd Edition: How to Find, Buy, and Sell Used and Rare Books Online Bookselling: A Practical Guide with Detailed Explanations and Insightful Tips Customer Reviews for: Buying Books Online: Finding Bargains and Saving Money with Booksense Stores, Amazon Marketplace, and Other Online Sites Rating - How To Buy Books Online Buying books is much more enjoyable and much more affordable now than it was in years past for many reasons. The prices of new books online are lower than in traditional bookstores. There is less overhead in an online bookstore. Also, in additon to new books, many online bookstores sell used books which can be priced much lower than a new book. Also, many books are OOP and the used book is the only way to find a copy. The internet has truly opened ... Read More Rating - Very useful and fun to read This book is going to save me a lot of money on books for myself and for my son, his cousins, now and probably when it is time to start buying college books too. It's a very thorough manual with helpful glossaries, abbreviatin guides, and some very good advice for finding the online booksellers most likely to provide good customer service. It's also enjoyable to read and it is obvious that the author has a great sense of humor, loves books, and understands ... Read More Rating - Why do you need this book? As e-commerce is more and more integrated into our lives, many more people are using the internet to find and purchase books they need for many different reasons. How is a buyer to make decisions? To know how to choose which seller to use? The price of this book will be saved again and again as any buyer becomes more aware and more knowledgeable about buying books online. Whether you hope to provide books for your children, for a college class, or to find the ... Read More See all books by author Stephen Windwalker

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