How To Label, Pack, and Ship Used Books To Amazon FBA [Beginner/Not Pro Acc.] - Family Man Freedom

Now you have listed your used books on Amazon FBA what next? In this video we go over how to label, pack, and ship your used books to Amazon FBA. The next step in the series is to have a way to keep track of your books and maybe go in and reprice.
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This is a numbers game, the more books you scan the more profitable books you will find.
Also, since our goal is to have this whole process take as little time as possible to we have a better ROI on our time investment we need to speed things up.
Using a bluetooth bar code scanner paired with a scanning app like Scout IQ is significantly faster than just using the Amazon Seller App. At least 3-4 times faster.
Also, it is easier to get a bluetooth bar code scanner into tight places and scan in low light.
To make this even faster if you get the higher tier from Scout IQ you have the ability to pull the Amazon Database onto your phone so you are not even reliant on having internet, and it is faster.
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The goal of Family Man Freedom is to get Dads to spend more time with their kids. Creating time independent income is one of the ways we want to help dads accomplish this.
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[@heidylopez8955]

You are the first video, of many that I've watched, that actually shows how to view/print the labels! Thank you so much for this information! I am a mom of 2, this is my last week of maternity leave and I can't see myself being able to care for both my kids while working. I am looking for any way to make money on the side until I can support myself enough to quit. This video really means so much to me. Again, thank you!!

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Thanks for the encouragement Heidy. Wow this means so much to me. The whole point of the channel is to help Dads spend more time with their kids and along the same lines I believe that Moms should also spend as much time with their kids as they can so I am glad it helped. Finances are such a big block between parents spending time with their kids so this channel will have a good amount of content on earning money in a time independent way like this and maybe how to invest the money after it is made. I will also cover some Dad stuff related to adventuring with your kids, making them feel special, quick connecting ideas, and other stuff like that. If there are any other things with this you need help stepping through feel free to leave a comment or if it could be video idea then that would help me too. Also if you have any other ideas that you have been researching that are similar time independent businesses I would like to hear about them and maybe give them a try on here. Take care

[@iphonewalkthroughs]

"I don't print in color often enough for it to make sense for me to have to buy magenta" finally someone says it.

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Right, just go for the lasers.. if I need color I will pay for better color at Office Depot…

[@born2perform26]

I DID iT!!!!! wahoooo thanks soo much! i only had one error so i had to restart the shipping all over again. im so excited!

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Great job! Mission get the ball rolling has been accomplished!

[@grateful4books770]

Just sent in my first shipment of books yesterday....soooo excited.... 54 books in total cost me 150 profit should be around 1G

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Wow that is awesome! How are you coming up with the 1G? Great job! Are there any other videos you think you need? Something I have found from tracking is that my margins from FBA are averaging around 35-40% and then I have to take out the expenses to get the books there.

[@grateful4books770]

@@FamilyManFreedom OH I listed my books using accelerlist....it was a little difficult to get set up but I'm happy so far with the results. I kinda hit the ground running hard....already had a thermal so just did scout iq and accelerlist....that and my local thrift store seems to be quite generous with used books 😆

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Awesome! Accelerlist/scout IQ and a thermal printer is a great combo as long as the profit comes in fast enough to pay for it. If I was not doing the $100 challenge now that I know that it works well I would go that route. This is a side thing from other income streams just to see what kind of businesses I can start from $100. With the goal to try and teach dad's how to make "time independent" income. So they can have flexible time with their families.

[@makethatchangelifecoaching4009]

This was the 1st video that didnt get lost in the details and confuse me with all the info, and you didnt skip steps and thats important cause its not step by step if you dont show each step. Ty so much. I finally understand. :)

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Thank you so much for the encouragement. I tried to make it as clear as I could, glad it worked out. I hope you can find some great books out there and earn some extra for your family!

[@NostalgiaCity]

i just started selling books on amazon. I am a new dad and this video has been super helpful. It was kinda daunting starting my first shipment but this was good stuff! The kiddos appreciate it

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Congratulations on being a new dad and on starting a new side God that is time independent! Also, thank you for the encouragement and I am glad you found that it was explained clearly.

[@NostalgiaCity]

@@FamilyManFreedom absolutely. Keep up the great work fellow father!

[@toloijarai]

Thank you so much. I tried following Amazon video and other videos, I couldn't follow their directions. Their videos look professional with cool animations, but they were no help to me. Your instructions resemble how real humans do things, and I could follow you easily. I'm about to buy labels and then send my first shipment to Amazon. Wish I could buy you a cup of coffee. Many thanks

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Glad I could help Lap Siu! Thank you so much for the encouragement!

[@chrisallebaugh8337]

Loving your videos! Just finally got my first shipment completed. You take the time to show each step and not going through so fast that I get lost. I hope your business is growing and you are enjoying you family time! Thanks!

[@FamilyManFreedom]

This is so encouraging Chris, Thank You. I hope you were able to find the couple videos I have made since this one about updates to the process. Oh and GREAT JOB getting the first shipment out!

[@Schatzie301]

Great video. Wish I had watched this before my first shipment. So many steps are not intuitive and you have shown step by step how to do it. Thanks so much.

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Thank you for the encouragement!

[@UncutDatingTruths]

Best video should have more views

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Thank you for the encouragement uncutdatingtruths. I really hope it helped and hopefully you are able to start and little high ROI low time gig so you can spend time with your family

[@iphonewalkthroughs]

Thabks for this video, dude. Helped a ton. Editing was excellent. Your tone of voice helps, like I don't know how you're being so calm lmao definitely earned a sub

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Thanks for the encouragement man! It’s always hard to put yourself out there but I just think I’m chatting with a friend to help them do something…

[@iphonewalkthroughs]

@@FamilyManFreedom i like that approach a lot. It seems like people that are into fba feel pretty liberated haha

[@makethatchangelifecoaching4009]

I like your videos, you should make more ... I like the music, the easy goingness and simplicity

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Thank you so much for the encouragement Make That Change

[@evangelinefollero7964]

I want to thank you! I have been looking up everywhere about how to ship the books i will list, step by step, and I came across your video and answered all my questions. Thank you! You just gained another subscriber!😊

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Glad it was helpful and thank you for the encouragement! Are there any other snags you have come across? I have not put up a video in a little because the next thing I will do on this topic is test uploading books by CSV on an Amazon professional account. Even though this business can not support $40 per month with how much I am sourcing books if it saves a ton of time I will hold off on shipping books until I get a good amount and then buy a month of Amazon pro so it does not take as much time. If it can cut each box I ship by half it will be worth it, I think it will cut it more. Have a great day!

[@user-uz8js5bm9i]

Please continue to make more videos! I love how you explained this process clearly step by step and your purpose with creating this channel. I would like to see videos on setting up Scout IQ and Accelerist outside of this $100 challenges as well as other side income challenges. Bike flipping, phone flipping, couch flipping, and toy arbitrage would make great content!

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Thanks for the encouragement! I have just been in the flow of doing a few other things but this is really a passion project for me and now that it is picking up some steam I will be dedicating more time to it. I will have a video coming out today or tomorrow on repricing. I will be doing a video about Scout IQ soon as it is worth the investment. For Accelerist I have not even played with it since my current income from this project can not cover those costs. Remember I have only put $100 starting capital into this and everything else is running from that. I would like to do at least 1 video a week but it will be hard to do that many videos about this particular challenge. Adding new challenges and or other content will help. I have watched most of the couch flipping videos and considered that before this but the size of the couches really throws me off. Also with bike flipping and phone flipping they require time to fix them up, knowledge on how to fix them, and then time to make the sale. Since the goal of the channel is to help and encourage dads to spend time with their families and kids that time investment might not fit, this is why the used book thing fits so well. I think the next "challenge" I put up might be about starting off in crypto currency investing with $100 and see where it goes. I don't think that most people know that in crypto currencies you can earn interest and you are not just hoping the value of the tokens go up and down. I am only 2 months new in this market and I have been pretty surprised by the options that open up with it. Please keep the ideas coming! I am looking to kick off a couple more challenges so I have more things to talk about on here. For the challenges they need to be time independent but learning a new skill set is fine. Thanks again for the encouragement.

[@itsamore382]

This is good stuff! You made it look easy and I'm eager to try it. I wish Amazon had a "Sandbox" that we could use to test and try before going live.

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Thanks for the encouragement ItsAMore! Once you get Amazon Seller Central setup it is not that bad. I am glad that these videos helped. I am also soon releasing an online checklist tool and checklists you can print out that will be for sale. You can totally do it!

[@kristyjean6219]

Thank you! Finally someone who demonstrates this part of the process! I was a stay at home for years, sold books individually while my kids grew up (before it was “the thing to do”) now I work and just want to send my inventory off to Amazon.

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Thank you for the encouragement KristyJean! Good job staying at home with the kids while they grew up! It is great that you have already been in the book game. It is a great little business and it is upcycling and reducing waste. What is not to like. The coolest thing about being able to ship off to Amazon with FBA is that it brings the time independence into the picture.

[@Delsie1p]

Thank you, for a well explained video.

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Thank you for the encouragement!

[@mrboomdiada5677]

Thanks for making this noob level video :) I'm still sourcing my first shipment but haven't seen too many other videos going over the basics like this.

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Hi MrBoomDiAda I am really glad that it was helpful! This is why I wanted to approach this from a small business challenge to just get it up from the ground up. Most of the other channels are completely focused on reselling or books and they seem to repeat lots of the same things. For me this is a small side business to build this channel which has the bigger goal of encouraging Dads to spend more time with their family. Right now I am outlining some other content that is not all reseller based. Do you have any suggestions?

[@mrboomdiada5677]

@@FamilyManFreedom I was actually hoping to see more of this. I just started with reselling books and hope to eventually turn this side hustle/extra cash into something bigger and more financial independence. But for now, just doing books until I get the hang of it and some ROI. Have you been sticking with it? What type of success have you seen so far? Have you experimented with repricing yet? What type of sourcing do you do?

[@FamilyManFreedom]

I am still working on it. I do not want to go through thrift stores so that limits the growth and I do not want this to take over everything so that also limits growth. I am sticking to either high profit low time sourcing (Library Book Sales) or sourcing I can do because I am already there (Yard Sales) I might try reaching out to thrift stores to see if I can go through things before they go on the shelf in off hours but I do not want to sit in a thrift store scanning.

[@sunsetmanor7814]

Love this! I'm literally at my computer trying to figure this out and this video helped immensely! I've been a stay at home dad for about 10 years and now that my kids are a bit older and more independent I can go out and give this hustle a try. Not trying to make $100k just enough to pay some bills.

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Thank you so much for the encouragement sunsetmanor. Good for you! This little business definitely can pay some bills. Go give it a try. I definitely get the most ROI from library book sales. I think swapmeets might be good to but I have not tried.

[@makethatchangelifecoaching4009]

Omg Stockton CA was a CR England yard where i use to work 😂 this is a great video love the music and step by step ty

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Haha that is funny

[@maryadams1854]

This info was a life saver for me. Trying to get my 1st box shipped!!

[@FamilyManFreedom]

That is great Mary Adams! I hope you got it all together. Let me know if there are any other things you are missing. There was a small update to the process here that will speed it up. Check out the process update video. I also have some checklists for sale that will stay up to date every time I process a box of books. It is literally the SOP I use each time so I don’t miss a step and waste time. The link to that is in the description of the process update video.

[@lfehr1922]

This is the first time I have watched a video that I do not have to fill in blanks for issues passed over in a blur of fast talking. Excellent. However, I do wish the camera would focus more on what you are doing, especially when you are applying labels--it just stays on your head (or the top of your cap!) and never shows how you are applying. I am a new Amazon Seller and hope to make my first shipment today!

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Thanks for the encouragement, literally just cover the barcodes Amazon does not want to see other barcodes I will look into that, it makes making the video significantly more difficult with a moving camera or 2 cameras.

[@maehteesayco7352]

this helped so much, very thorough and straight forward.

[@FamilyManFreedom]

I am so glad this helped you! Thank you for the encouragement! You Got this Maehtee!

[@violetwinchester4225]

Thank you for this. I’m prepping to ship my first box to Amazon today. Like you said hopefully I can turn $100 into something. Fingers crossed

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Yeah, it is worth a shot right? Once you send the books off as long as you researched them before buying you just wait for them to sell. If they don’t then lower the price a bit. It is not a fast money scheme but something to fit in between

[@violetwinchester4225]

So exciting. Made my first $16 in profit today. Thank you!!! To answer the UPS supplies question. No they don’t give free 30up labels You can get free thermal labels but neither you or I have a thermal printer so that really doesn’t help us. Eventually maybe

[@FamilyManFreedom]

So great! Wow only up from here! You Got THIS! Do you have any questions that you would want a video on? I think the next video that I make will be on a spreadsheet I have been putting together to track books when I buy them, prepare the CSV for uploading when I get to that point, Profit/Loss, cash flow, and inventory health. Any other Ideas for videos on used book FBA would be great. I also am looking to start another challenge for creating time independent income if you have other ideas you have been researching.

[@pascalebradley5982]

Super helpful to see a step-by-step video, thank you!

[@FamilyManFreedom]

You are welcome Pascale, thanks for the encouragement. There is a small update to this process if you watch the next video in the playlist.

[@lj21331]

Thank you for this! Question-- what if I ship the books and they don't sell?? Also, if the book is showing a negative profit, should I increase the sell price or just avoid selling all together? I am doing the Amazon FBA.

[@FamilyManFreedom]

If it shows negative profit don’t sell the book… that means you are paying Amazon fees above what profit you are making. If the book does not sell you can have it sent back to you or if it stays too long you pay for it to sit there

[@lj21331]

@FamilyManFreedom thanks so much! I have a few hundred books lying around, but this process is a bit overwhelming for a noob 🙈

[@LucidIntuition]

Thank you so much for your genuine and valuable content. I can tell that your goal is to legitimately help us and that's deeply appreciated. There are tons of accounts out there that are geared toward an FBA audience but none come close to your authenticity and level of detail. I have sourced a good amount of books and am ready to send them off. I have no printer currently and want to just have Amazon place the FNSKU labels for whatever extra charge that may be. I just want to start the momentum and then I'll invest in a label printer. I was wondering how would the process change if at all for my scenario? For example, covering extra barcodes. Also, do you have any tips on rating the books? I'm slightly nervous on incorrectly rating them and getting my account in trouble.

[@TRDreams]

Thanks a lot for your videos,you helped me with final step that I got stocked.

[@FamilyManFreedom]

That is amazing! Thank you for the encouragement zaokeanom!

[@deepsoundworld]

great video. straight to the point and clear. thanks

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Thank you Deep Sound World! The encouragement is great. I really hope you can find some good books to list and get started on this adventure

[@kamfu2]

Thanks for this video. Do you also have to polybag the individual books?

[@revelstokeindependantpowde9021]

Thank you for the great step by step!

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Thank you for the encouragement Revelstoke! Sorry for the late reply. Make sure you check some of the newer videos for process updates.

[@MohiniMadhavi]

Thank you for this video! It was helpful. Could you please tell do you put each book in a poly bag? Or you just pack them all together in a box?

[@FamilyManFreedom]

I just pack them ask together in a box. No poly bag. Thanks for the encouragement!

[@ImranSaleemArain]

Brilliant video, very very helpful

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Imran thank you so much for the encouragement!

[@nancylittle6136]

You don't need to go through all the steps you went through to get those five additional labels to print - just rotate your label sheet to line up with what you need to print. Print a test sample on plain paper to check your position and then rotate (and/or flip over) your label sheet as needed.

[@FamilyManFreedom]

If the empty labels line up right you are correct. But, as an example the sheet I used in this video still has 10 or so spots I think and they do not line up perfectly in either corner. Flipping the paper would still require labels in the corner. Otherwise you need to change where the labels will print like I showed in the video.

[@michaelcollier151]

thanks for the help and advice keep up the good work

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Thanks for the encouragement! Hope you are able to get something started

[@cassandradugas2287]

I’m taking over the book game. I work for a company which does this on a massive scale. We buy from thrift stores in bulk and re sell on a professional account. Everyday I take home at least 6 books (behind my bosses back) which are all valued at over $40, sometimes I take some which are valued at over $100. I of course make sure the ranks on all books are under 400k. Every week I try to ship out atleast one box on my personal account. I’m in a bit of a different situation because I get the books for free. My only expense is shipping it to Amazon. If I can get 1000 units into Amazon and sell each one for a $30 profit that I’d be making $300000 roughly. As long as you list as the lowest price and the ranks are low your books should sell

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Yeah the business works, not sure I like the idea of doing stuff behind your bosses back to make it work. Maybe do some of the sourcing on your own. The owner of that business at one point has to put in the hard work and now you are trying to shortcut off of their work. It is already a simple model, put your own work in.

[@cassandradugas2287]

What are you talking about. I find atleast 600 books for them to list a day. I’m the one doing the hard work jumping through skids and gaylords looking for books. I helped build their business from scratch. If I want to take home a few books a day it’s totally warnanted

[@Justfortoday67]

@@cassandradugas2287 i believe that what he is talking about is that you probably get paid by the employer already, to do the "jumping through skids".. and if it were warranted then how come it has to be done "behind my bosses back" ?? more like taking over the thieving game.. good luck with that

[@lewstone-yk7xy]

Appreciate your step by step, down to earth, clear points. Sorry newbie question. Does one need to take photos of books before sending in to AMA on FBA? Thanks

[@FamilyManFreedom]

No you do not need to take pictures

[@Schatzie301]

Even if you pack in one box they can ask you to divide the shipment and ship to more than one location. I pay extra per book to avoid that.

[@FamilyManFreedom]

That is interesting, I have never had that happen

[@vanortiz663]

Loved this, I really needed this info.

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Thank you for the encouragement! New video on Amazon used book FBA coming soon and some videos on other stuff.

[@jojidavenport]

Love the mission man. Keep it up :)

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Thanks for the encouragement!

[@MrMikeD28]

Very helpful! Thank you!

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Thank you so much for the encouragement Mr Mike D!

[@Los655]

If it's a collectable book (maybe like a comic book or a graphic novel could I put it in a plastic bag and then put the Amazon label over the bar code but on the bag and not on the product itself?

[@FamilyManFreedom]

I am sorry los655 I have no idea our experience with this kind of product. I wish I could help

[@rosadelgado8747]

Very Helpful! Thankyou!!

[@FamilyManFreedom]

You are welcome Rosa, thanks for the encouragement. There is a small update to this process if you watch the next video in the playlist.

[@nancylittle6136]

Question: Could you just use a Sharpy to cover up the bar codes?

[@FamilyManFreedom]

I imagine you could but you do need to put the label from Amazon on. I would prefer to get a book with an extra little sticker instead of sharpie myself.

[@markador9544]

Hello are you still on media selling?? I have question how to ungated on beauty products and groceries here in Canada. By the way i already send my 4th shipping on books because of your vid. Thank you God bless

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Wow you are doing great Mark! I have only been doing books so I do not know about how to get ungated, sorry. Keep going man you are doing great!

[@volverami]

Hi! Thank you for your video! How do you pu the books inside the box? Do you wrap them?

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Literally stack them in with as little room to slide as you can as long as you are safe under the 50lb weight limit. I try to keep bigger books on the outside edges of the box and pages in toward the middle of the box. Most of the time I end up cutting the box down a little to fit extra tight.

[@MyersJ2Original]

$100 for printer, and $85 for cartridge. A generic rollo is about $120 and it never needs ink, and the labels are free from UPS for lots of what you need...

[@FamilyManFreedom]

I completely agree and I use a generic thermal right now. Part of the challenge was to build up to that from $100.

[@christopf1437]

Great video thank you!

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Thanks for the encouragement

[@jcmtz0814]

you got a new follower ! can you show how to add the prize on the used book ? thanks

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Hi Juan Carlos, thank you for the encouragement and the follow. I don't know what you mean by prize and I am assuming you mean Price. In the video I did right before this one I covered listing the books which includes the pricing step. If there is a prize to add... Then I'm not sure about that one.

[@bluebellbeatnik4945]

Also why do you have SKU's for other people's books? I get it for your own products but not for books/resold items.

[@FamilyManFreedom]

The SKU's are for Amazon and for myself to keep track of the books I send in and sell.

[@ZestlyDrew]

Incredible video!

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Thanks for the encouragement! Were there any things that could have been improved on or are there other topics you think I should cover? Have a great day!

[@ZestlyDrew]

@@FamilyManFreedom I'm a new Amazon seller and have the basic account and a printer somewhere to get started on books around the house and online or at goodwill etc. The only thing I'm trying to wrap my head around is the label process and if it's costly having ups pick it up and drop it off at Amazon. Thank you for your education and incredible tips you have provided. I'm diving into all of your content now!

[@FamilyManFreedom]

I drop it off at a UPS store. I do not have UPS pick it up. For me the price is between $0.35 to $0.45 per book for a box of books. Of there are bigger heavier books it increases the per book cost. So 30 books should be around $11

[@bluebellbeatnik4945]

Can you do an FBM for this please? I don't know how 'professional' it needs to look. Do we also need labels?

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Thanks for the question Bluebell Beatnik, I have not done FBM but I assume it works almost the same way for listing books but you might not need the labels since they are never going to Amazon. For me FBM does not make sense and goes against the whole point of the channel. I like that FBA gives time independence and allows me to set it and forget it.

[@dawnwhiting6004]

Thank you

[@FamilyManFreedom]

You're welcome, Thanks for the encouragement!

[@leoninavictoria8024]

Great information! Thanks!💕

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Thank you for the encouragement

[@chericerichmond-mh7yj]

The placement fee is showing for me on the shipment page which is making it more costly. Why doesn’t yours show that?

[@bruhwhaata3110]

Can I use tape instead the stickers?

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Hello Bruh! I think you can use anything you want as long as you cover all other bar codes... most tapes have the little tear line that might come up though.

[@djcorvette8375]

What if I finalized a shipment without downloading the labels. Can I go back and edit a shipment or is it possible to cancel the shipment and start afresh?! Thanks!

[@FamilyManFreedom]

I am sorry for the late reply on this DJ. I am not sure about this as I have never had to do it. My assumption would be that the labels for the shipment are still available somewhere...

[@tonyatonya2365]

How can I connect scoutIQ to my individual amazon acct? It was telling me I can only connect a professional amazon acct

[@FamilyManFreedom]

I am not connecting to my Amazon account, I am using the scout iq database. The database is also faster and allows you to scan even if internet is bad.

[@breshawnaplantagenett3956]

Thanks for your amazing content! With your videos I was able to send in my first shipment with 39 books! But now Amazon is saying that I need to create a brand registry account and make a trademark for my store although my products are listed as active. Do you have a brand registry account/trademark or have you heard of anyone running into this issue?

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Thank you for the encouragement Breshawna! Good job getting you first shipment out with 39 books! Are the books showing up in inventory in your seller central? I do not think I ever had to do any kind of brand registry. I wonder if your store name is setting off some kind of trigger since it is similar to a known brand. I have not heard of anybody running into the issue, sorry.

[@breshawnaplantagenett3956]

@@FamilyManFreedom ok thanks for your response :)

[@iamjustacoolkid1251]

Thanks your video is helpful but how do they know where the books go when they sell and do you ship the books off before you post the books on Amazon on after you post the books?

[@FamilyManFreedom]

As an Amazon seller you have a choice to sell as merchant fulfilled or as fulfilled by Amazon which is FBA. For family man freedom the goal is to have time independent income so we are using FBA. This makes it so once we do all the work and it’s shipped off to Amazon they do the rest. If we were doing merchant fulfilled every time there was an order on Amazon we would have to package up a book and send it in the mail and then that gets rid of the idea of having time independent income because you have to ship it when it’s ordered and you don’t have that choice of time At the very end of this video I show where I pay for shipping and tell Amazon it all fits in one box. Amazon can tell me to ship it anywhere they want but the two I have been told to ship to are within a 4-5 hour drive from my home. The basic flow is you find books that would be profitable, you list on Amazon those books that you have and your quantity, Amazon says OK ship it here and as soon as they get there they put it into their system as available for order and all this will show up on your inventory. As far as where the books go once they’re sold I think there might be a report for that but in general we don’t have access to the data of the end customer Amazon takes care of all that.

[@iamjustacoolkid1251]

@@FamilyManFreedom ok thank you so much and how long does it takes you to receive your money cause I’m new to this

[@FamilyManFreedom]

First the books have to sell... I believe funds are available 7 days after the latest delivery date of the book. Then it seems on mine they pay these out weekly for anything that came available that week.

[@odalysflores5421]

The very last label that you printed, did you tape it on the box or did you just hand the label to the UPS worker?

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Great question! I just handed it to the people behind the desk at the UPS store and they do the rest.

[@hasadiahjones620]

Do I have to use a laser printer. What problems did you have with your ink printer?

[@FamilyManFreedom]

An inkjet will work fine. You do need to buy labels made for inkjet. For me when I went to print the labels the inkjet was making me buy magenta so I could print black labels. I found a laser printer on sale that was not much more than buying 2-3 colors of ink and it came with a “starter cartridge” with 800 pages of prints in it. It just made sense since I really never print color anyway.

[@joycebond9754]

What is the proper way to label books sold together as a set?

[@FamilyManFreedom]

I am sorry I have not done this yet and I have no idea. I will look into it. I would assume they need to bagged together in some way. Thank you for the question

[@rhondawinebarger7749]

what's a csv?

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Hi there Rhonda, a CSV is basically a spreadsheet that is turned into a text document. CSV stands for Comma, Separated, Values. When I say this what I am talking about is using a spreadsheet up upload all of the details instead having to click through one thing at at time. Thanks for the great question

[@lovelynikesh606]

Ther is one column with “ ship from” , is this the address of ups store or our address ?

[@FamilyManFreedom]

I put my address here.

[@romulodejesus6401]

Can I put the book directly inside the box? No polybags?

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Yes you can, I guess poly bags or shirt wrapping would protect the book but honestly probably not worth the time and cost.

[@TheBarrelRacer101]

Do you have to poly bag every book individually??

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Hi Shea, thanks for the comment. No you do not have to individually poly bag. I’m not sure where this comes from, I guess if you want your books to stay as perfect as possible. For me the additional time is not worth it. Along with cleaning the books takes too long. I will take off stickers but I won’t clean the books. If the book is to dirty I won’t buy it.

[@TheBarrelRacer101]

Perfect! Thank you!!

[@FamilyManFreedom]

You are welcome

[@adrianagrace1689]

can you tape labels on the box? or do they have to be stickers

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Hello Adriana, The labels on the books need to be stickers. For the shipping label at the end it is just a piece of paper and the UPS store takes care of the rest.

[@angeliarosa1800]

Do you have to poly bag each book before you put it in the box?

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Nope just fit them in the box... I guess I could do a video on putting books in a box???

[@nathanmall7173]

So you never got compensated for the box they lost ?

[@FamilyManFreedom]

No, they would only compensate me if I could show a wholesale receipt. I need to start asking for official documentation at yard sales and the library book sale I guess... :)

[@madisonbrooke1177]

Can anyone tell me why it wont change to "fulfilled by Amazon" instead of ''Merchant'' Do I need to re-list my books?

[@Cookiemanscity]

go to edit on listing and convert to fba

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Did you figure this out? When I first sent books in it took a week or two for amazon to see the books as FBA.

[@thetruthiswhatmatters6382]

How did it go so far? Starting within a few weeks.

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Right now both have been delivered to the location but only 1 box has had the contents received.

[@thetruthiswhatmatters6382]

@@FamilyManFreedom great, man I was doing online book arbitage. And finding cheap new books. And ordered nook under ASR 200.000. How did you do it

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Sorry for the late reply, some how this comment got lost... These are all used books and I scan them with Scout IQ to see if they fit certain criteria mainly how fast they sell compared to how much profit is involved, they can sell slower if the profit is higher. All of these book came from yard sales, thrift stores, or a library used book sale. But, doing arbitrage for new books or ordering books off of amazon to resell on amazon sounds interesting.

[@Aur315]

Where do you find your books ?

[@FamilyManFreedom]

All of my books have come from yard sales, thrift stores, and library book sales

[@thetruthiswhatmatters6382]

UPS gives free labels and boxes

[@FamilyManFreedom]

I will have to look into this.. the 30up labels? Do you have a resource that shows how to get them?

[@brandyroper6595]

Do you pay the $11.23 shipping cost up front? or is it deducted on the back end?

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Great question, right now it is deducted from what I get paid out. I will have to look to see what happened on the first one.

[@brandyroper6595]

@@FamilyManFreedom just packaged my first box thanks to your video. The printing and packing was scaring me

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Great job!

[@alonzoharvey4810]

@@FamilyManFreedom Should just be deducted. The shipping cost gets deducted from my upcoming payment 24 hours after confirming the shipment.

[@anymoose]

So basically try to send in batches of 30. Lol

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Thanks for the question anymoose. It is more a weight issue, if you have a bucket bunch of smaller books you could fit more.

[@anymoose]

@@FamilyManFreedom oh ya I just meant so you don't have to deal with half used sheets of labels

[@JackHarbour]

too much yappy just show us

[@FamilyManFreedom]

Glad you liked my style.. Haha. I also appreciate how to's that are straight and to the point. Do you think that I showed everything that you needed? Did I get too far off topic or was the yappiness thoughts about the process? Can you explain to me how you vloging without chatting about random stuff?