any14deal recently posted on the Amazon Seller Community a list of elements to think about when using the FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon) program.
It is a good comprehensive list and may online booksellers and used book sellers assess some of the unseen costs associated with the FBA program.
Imagine an independent bookseller actually building business for publishers and authors.
This is a great story about how one bookseller, Alex Green of Back Pages Books, is challenging the traditional notion that “… a book needs a recommendation from Oprah Winfrey and a display at Barnes & Noble to be successful.”
Joe Wikert raises an interesting point in his blog post titled: “Independent Booksellers Unite!”.
He proposes a central “shopping cart” site that lists the inventory and provides information about the independent booksellers around the world in order to compete with large chains. Most notably is Amazon.com - publishers and authors see listing their wares on Amazon as a milestone - why couldn’t independent booksellers pool their traffic, help each other out, and potentially topple Amazon?
He goes into more detail regarding his idea and I would encourage everyone to review it - it is definitely a worthy project that could benefit us all!
