How Do People Make Money Selling Books On Amazon For $.01?
Amazon makes a killing off of people who haven’t figured out that there are more profitable uses of their time than spending it buying, listing, filing, pulling, packaging and shipping penny books. Sellers who sell penny books are usually big sellers and that hurts the smaller seller. Amazon keeps all the shipping money, so when a buyer, pays $4.00 for shipping, depending on the price of a book, Amazon keeps all of it, most buyers are not aware of this. They may give a few cents to the seller, but no more than that. Most buyers thinks the seller keeps the postager for themselves, not true. There is no reason for someone to sell a penny book, they even have to pay for a manilla envelope or box. Look at the math: Amazon gives you • 1 cent plus $3.99. Amazon takes .99 plus • $1.35–The seller is left with $1.66 to pay • for packaging, shipping and other miscellaneoucosts–assuming the book was free. There are ways to make money selling • penny books. The books can’t weigh more than a few
