The most important elements in online sales, of course, are availability and price—most clearly in the ability of sites like Amazon, AbeBooks, Powell’s Books and Alibris to offer a variety of new and used copies of the same title.
“It pays to sell through as many channels as possible, so the switched-on bookseller these days will sell through Amazon, eBay and Alibris, and go on to overseas markets,” says Richard Davies, AbeBooks’ publicity manager.
SPECIAL REPORT: The Transforming Booksellers’ Landscape
The most important elements in online sales, of course, are availability and price—most clearly in the ability of sites like Amazon, AbeBooks, Powell’s Books and Alibris to offer a variety of new and used copies of the same title.
“It pays to sell through as many channels as possible, so the switched-on bookseller these days will sell through Amazon, eBay and Alibris, and go on to overseas markets,” says Richard Davies, AbeBooks’ publicity manager.