Overstock? SA Booksellers offers a solution

It is at this time of year, when booksellers are looking at ordering for the following year, that stock is taken of books that have perhaps not moved as one thought they would. Perhaps too many were ordered, perhaps a lecturer changed his recommended reading list, or perhaps a course was discontinued. Thanks to these and other industry idiosyncrasies, booksellers are often left with overstock of books that they have not sold. The bigger chains have the capacity to interchange these books between their shops, however, the smaller independent booksellers are not left with many options. Books that come from local publishers cannot always be returned and those that come from overseas are very expensive to send back.

This is why we developed a Book Swap Site on www.sabooksellers.com for our members.

The concept is simple
• Log onto www.sabooksellers.com using your membership log in details
• If these have been forgotten, simply reset your password using your already registered email address
• Click on the Book Swap Site button on the RHS
• Create a swap offer
• Your offer will be advertised to members for three months, after which it will fall off the listing.
• Any members interested in taking those books off your hands, or swapping them for some books they have on overstock, will contact you directly to talk business.

Some things to remember
It is up to you to set the price for the books you wish to move, keeping in mind that it would be prudent to offer a slight discount to encourage an effective marketplace.

Keep currency fluctuations in mind as books imported at the beginning of the year will now cost more thanks to the weakening of the Rand. These books could be offered at a discount to the current market price without booksellers actually losing out on any profit margins.

SA Booksellers encourages profitable bookselling at all times and we are working hard to offer our members every opportunity for success. Check out the Book Swap Site for books already listed and add your own to ensure a vibrant online marketplace for all.