Top 5 Lessons Learned from 6 Months of College Textbook Reselling

Introduction

Greetings, Anon.

If you’re new to the Substack, welcome.

I spent time over the last week organizing the content ideas I have into a calendar to keep myself on track going forward. As I was finalizing my (tentative) list of articles for the year, I realized I am coming up on 6 months since my first sale…

First Sale on October 31, 2023

To be honest, I didn’t know if my Amazon Seller Account worked until I saw this transaction appear.

I shipped books in one at a time when I first started (which is a costly mistake btw). At the time of my first sale, I had ~10 books and stock and was waiting to make a sale before I bought more.

With that being said, April 31 will be 6 months since this sale occurred and I have learned so much about WiFi money since then.

You might be thinking to yourself, “but BowTiedBookSeller, you’ve only sold $5,500 worth of books?”

True, but remember, even some of the best entrepreneurs started out reselling college textbooks…

The skills I have developed and people I have interacted with have taught me invaluable skills that I will continue to leverage in my WiFi money journey.

Eventually, I will build my textbook reselling business to a point where I can balance the time to reward and begin to focus on the real purpose of being in the jungle: E-Comm.

So, for anyone who is considering spinning a WiFi money venture, I’ve set out the top 5 things that I learned from 6 months of reselling college textbooks:

1. Just Start

2. Don’t Take “No”

3. Wait for your Setup

4. Organization is Crucial

5. Crawl, Walk, Run

Now, let’s breakdown each of these…