Comments on: How to Start an Online Bookstore http://www.rcbryan.com/how-to-start-an-online-bookstore/ Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:20:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: adminhttp://www.rcbryan.com/how-to-start-an-online-bookstore/comment-page-1/#comment-61 admin Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:10:44 +0000 http://rcbryan.com/?p=449#comment-61 Fred,Good question. What you are talking about is drop shipping and the answer is yes you can do that. The key here is 1-Supply and 2-Marketing. If you are going to create your own site to sell someone else's product (ie.. you are going to have someone else stock and ship the product) then you need to make sure you have proper margins on the items you sell in order to support profitability. You also need to know a little about online marketing. It isn't easy to get a site up and running that people can find to buy from it. There is a lot of competition out there these days.Let me know if you have any other questions! function sbmgOptinValidateForm596(name,email){var name_fld=document.getElementById('sbmgOptinValidateForm596'+'_'+name);var email_fld=document.getElementById('sbmgOptinValidateForm596'+'_'+email);var reg=/^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/;var msg='';if(name_fld.value=='')msg='- Name Required\n';if(reg.test(email_fld.value)==false)msg+='- Valid Email Required';if(msg=='')return true;else alert(msg);return false;}

Fred,

Good question. What you are talking about is drop shipping and the answer is yes you can do that. The key here is 1-Supply and 2-Marketing. If you are going to create your own site to sell someone else’s product (ie.. you are going to have someone else stock and ship the product) then you need to make sure you have proper margins on the items you sell in order to support profitability. You also need to know a little about online marketing. It isn’t easy to get a site up and running that people can find to buy from it. There is a lot of competition out there these days.

Let me know if you have any other questions!

]]> By: Fredhttp://www.rcbryan.com/how-to-start-an-online-bookstore/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Fred Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:02:41 +0000 http://rcbryan.com/?p=449#comment-60 Hi,Thanks for the insights, however, my question is a tough one (maybe!). I am researching the opportunity to open an online resource for a niche market and wish to include books primarily. From my research, it seem that one either sets up a website within an affiliate program or literally stores and distributes titles oneself. Is there a middle road? In other words, is it possible to offer books and have them bought and paid for through one's own website and have them delivered directly from publisher to end buyer? Is there a president for this? Any comments gladly accepted!Thanks, Fred function sbmgOptinValidateForm871(name,email){var name_fld=document.getElementById('sbmgOptinValidateForm871'+'_'+name);var email_fld=document.getElementById('sbmgOptinValidateForm871'+'_'+email);var reg=/^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/;var msg='';if(name_fld.value=='')msg='- Name Required\n';if(reg.test(email_fld.value)==false)msg+='- Valid Email Required';if(msg=='')return true;else alert(msg);return false;}

Hi,

Thanks for the insights, however, my question is a tough one (maybe!). I am researching the opportunity to open an online resource for a niche market and wish to include books primarily. From my research, it seem that one either sets up a website within an affiliate program or literally stores and distributes titles oneself. Is there a middle road? In other words, is it possible to offer books and have them bought and paid for through one’s own website and have them delivered directly from publisher to end buyer? Is there a president for this? Any comments gladly accepted!

Thanks, Fred

]]> By: adminhttp://www.rcbryan.com/how-to-start-an-online-bookstore/comment-page-1/#comment-59 admin Wed, 12 May 2010 18:55:38 +0000 http://rcbryan.com/?p=449#comment-59 Hello, thanks for the comment. Actually you can get your supply from us. We stock about 170,000 wholesale items that are for sale at different prices. You just need to let me know what types of books you are looking for and we'll see what we can do. Some of our best sellers right now are gaylords (1000lbs boxes w/ 600-1000 books each) of novels, kids books, hardbacks, text books, mixed bins, and our retail sort. We have trucks coming in and our of our warehouse every day and can even help arrange shipping. If you would like to talk more about this please give me a call 1-800-506-0172 Roger. function sbmgOptinValidateForm474(name,email){var name_fld=document.getElementById('sbmgOptinValidateForm474'+'_'+name);var email_fld=document.getElementById('sbmgOptinValidateForm474'+'_'+email);var reg=/^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/;var msg='';if(name_fld.value=='')msg='- Name Required\n';if(reg.test(email_fld.value)==false)msg+='- Valid Email Required';if(msg=='')return true;else alert(msg);return false;}

Hello, thanks for the comment. Actually you can get your supply from us. We stock about 170,000 wholesale items that are for sale at different prices. You just need to let me know what types of books you are looking for and we’ll see what we can do. Some of our best sellers right now are gaylords (1000lbs boxes w/ 600-1000 books each) of novels, kids books, hardbacks, text books, mixed bins, and our retail sort. We have trucks coming in and our of our warehouse every day and can even help arrange shipping. If you would like to talk more about this please give me a call 1-800-506-0172 Roger.

]]> By: booksellerhttp://www.rcbryan.com/how-to-start-an-online-bookstore/comment-page-1/#comment-58 bookseller Wed, 12 May 2010 18:44:34 +0000 http://rcbryan.com/?p=449#comment-58 Hello Roger,I am a fairly new book seller. Thank you for posting this informative video! I am recently unemployed and trying to earn enough money to keep my family afloat. How is it that you come across the bulk book gaylords that are not picked over first? I'm from S. Carolina and I currently shop at my local thrift stores. I'll never get as big as you. I want to keep a fairly small operation, but could use some advice on how to increase my book supply resources so as not to have to compete with so many scanners out there.Any help will be much appreciated.Thanks function sbmgOptinValidateForm657(name,email){var name_fld=document.getElementById('sbmgOptinValidateForm657'+'_'+name);var email_fld=document.getElementById('sbmgOptinValidateForm657'+'_'+email);var reg=/^([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\@([A-Za-z0-9_\-\.])+\.([A-Za-z]{2,4})$/;var msg='';if(name_fld.value=='')msg='- Name Required\n';if(reg.test(email_fld.value)==false)msg+='- Valid Email Required';if(msg=='')return true;else alert(msg);return false;}

Hello Roger,

I am a fairly new book seller.
Thank you for posting this informative video!
I am recently unemployed and trying to earn enough money to keep my family afloat.
How is it that you come across the bulk book gaylords that are not picked over first?
I’m from S. Carolina and I currently shop at my local thrift stores.
I’ll never get as big as you. I want to keep a fairly small operation, but could use some advice on how to increase my book supply resources so as not to have to compete with so many scanners out there.

Any help will be much appreciated.

Thanks

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