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Jun 18, 2024

Welcome, Anon!

I am a college textbook reseller documenting the growth of my business and teaching other how to profitabily resell college textbooks.

This page is intended to act as a blueprint for my substack and will be updated as I post content.

There is every resource here to start from zero and build up your college textbook reselling business.

Start Here:

Ultimate Guide to Reselling College Textbooks - In this step-by-step guide I walk you through every part of running a college textbook reselling business.

Proving the Textbook Reselling Hypothesis - If you’re not convinced that college textbook reselling should be your next business, start here.

Sourcing College Textbooks:

The Art of Setting a Keepa Alert - Learn how to find and set alerts on college textbooks that are expected to sell when students go back to school.

Keepa Deals Page - Use this article to see the search criteria that I use on Keepa Deals page to quickly find books selling at a discount

Managing Inventory:

How To Ship College Textbooks to Amazon - Here I take you through how to pack and ship a box to Amazon (the proper way).

Pricing College Textbooks:

Pricing College Textbooks to Sell - This article will teach you how to price college textbooks to sell during busy season and as inventory ages

Best Practices with Textbook Reselling:

Setting Business Objectives 101 - Setting objectives with your business is crucial. In this article, I lay out the framework to tracking performance, setting objectives, and assessing the outcome.

4 Ways to Get Capital for your Textbook Reselling Biz - If you don’t have money to start an online business, this guide walks you through getting initial capital.

Top 5 Lessons Learned from 6 Months of College Textbook Reselling - I reflect on my first six months of college textbook reselling and point out the key mistakes to avoid.