Hi seacow,
The first site that comes to mind is ChooseBooks (#2 below) - they are
relatively new (maybe one year old?) but seem to be doing fairly well.
Also, iOffer (#5 below) is an interesting alternative. Below I've
listed the websites according to their fees, starting with one free
one. Generally speaking, the more you pay in fees the more sales you
will have, so that is something to consider.
FREE:
1) Bibliophile: Completely free for now.
"The bibliophile.net is a multilingual web site centred on a
searchable database listing books and other printed and manuscript
material for sale by numerous independent booksellers around the
world. Our database is open to everyone and can be browsed for books
according to various easily configured criteria. If a customer decides
to make a purchase, the book is reserved and an e-mail message is sent
automatically to the bookseller who confirms the sale directly with
the customer and arranges for payment and delivery. Please note that
the bibliophile.net is not a middle man. We do not charge a
commission on your sale, we simply advertise your books to the largest
possible audience and facilitate ordering over the internet.
Cost: bibliophile.net is currently a free listing service. If and when
we charge a listing fee, it will be based on the number of books
listed."
http://www.bibliophile.net/en/sell-books/sell-books-details-en.htm
10% COMMISSION:
2) ChooseBooks: Fees Overview: We do NOT charge any Flat Monthly Fees.
"As of January 1, 2004, our charges are: 10% of each sale until that
number reaches the maximum monthly commission cap which is based on
the number of books you list with us. Once this cap is reached, for
the rest of that month our commissions are 5% of each sale. Following
table shows these maximum cap amounts. It is important to mention that
our commissions are based on the total of items only. We do not charge
commissions on shipping fees."
http://www.choosebooks.com/info_general_5.jsp
16% FEE FOR CREDIT CARD SALES ONLY:
3) MyOwnBookshop:
"The only time you are charged a commission and fee is when
MyOwnBookshop.com processes a credit card sale for you. Then you are
charged a flat 16% of the total order up to a maximum limit of $50 US
per order.
When buyers order from you using Buy From Bookseller, or they
telephone orders to you, or order by private email, you pay nothing
and keep 100% of the proceeds."
http://www.myownbookshop.com/
15% COMMISSION:
4) Biblio.com
"A guarantee on your monthly fees. We will bill you for your monthly
fee based on the number of books you list, or 15% of your net sales
through biblio.com - whichever is less. In other words, if you don't
make money, we don't make money."
http://www.biblio.com/sell_books.html
TRANSACTION FEE:
5) iOffer:
"Selling on iOffer is fast and easy and doesn't cost anything until
your item sells. Simply list your item and state your Asking Price.
Don't know what it's worth? Don't worry, let the buyer Make an Offer."
Up to $4.99 $0.50 FREE
$5.00-$9.99 $0.75
$10.00-$24.99 $1.25
$25.00-$99.99 5% of the total transaction amount
http://www.ioffer.com/tour/sellerTour/quicktour2.jsp
MONTHLY FEE:
6) Book Avenue:
0 to 200 records: $ 5.00 per month
0 to 1,999 records: $ 9.95 per month
2,000 to 24,999 records: $19.95 per month
http://text.bookavenue.com/cgi-bin/becomedealer
MONTHLY FEE:
7) TomFolio: A co-op of booksellers:
0 - 4,000 $35.00 USD
4,001 - 10,000 $40.00 USD
10,001 - 25,000 $45.00 USD
http://www.tomfolio.com/JoinTomFolio.asp
20% COMMISSION:
8) Alibris: No Monthly Fees but you must maintain a minimum of 500 books:
"You will pay nothing unless we sell your items. Sellers give Alibris
a 20% discount on items priced up to $499 and 10% on items priced at
$500 and higher.
We will handle transaction processing, pay all credit card fees, pay
you quickly, provide helpful support, and manage customer returns."
* Optional Amazon.com Marketplace and Barnes and Noble programs.
http://sellers.alibris.com/why.cfm
MONTHLY FEE + 5% COMMISSION:
9) AbeBooks:
Monthly Fee + 5% commission on each sale:
0-500 US$ 25.00
501-4000 US$ 37.00
4001-10000 US$ 42.00
10001-20000 US$ 53.00
20001-30000 US$ 80.00
* Optional Amazon.com Marketplace and Barnes and Noble programs.
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/docs/Sell/fees.shtml
VARIOUS:
10) Amazon:
"There are fees for selling and they differ depending on where you
list your item. Marketplace items list for free, but a 6 to 15 percent
commission and a $0.99 fee is applied when a sale occurs. The $0.99
fee is waived for Pro Merchants ($39.99 per month)."
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/1161274/104-1739955-6078301#fees
MONTHLY FEE + COMMISSION:
11) Amazon zShops:
"There are no listing fees for selling at zShops, but zShops sellers
must register for the Pro Merchant Subscription. As a Pro Merchant
Subscriber, you're charged $39.99 per month to maintain as many as
40,000 items. If your listings exceed 40,000 at any given time, you
will be charged a $0.10 listing fee for each additional individual
listing."
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/1161408/104-1739955-6078301
BOOK AUCTIONS (in no special order):
Books By Bid:
http://www.booksbybid.com/cgi-bin/start.cgi/htmlos/Main.html
Amazon:
http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/browse-auctions/68293/ref=b_rau_r6_03/104-1739955-6078301
Yahoo:
http://list.auctions.shopping.yahoo.com/0-submit.html
Popula:
http://www.popula.com/
Additional Links:
I suggest joining a booksellers' newsgroup - the archives are full of
discussions on where to sell books. Here are two:
Booksellers:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/booksellers/
"BookFinder Insider:
http://lists.bookfinder.com/mailman/listinfo/insider
I hope this helps. If you have any questions, please post a
clarification request before closing/rating my answer.
Thank you,
hummer
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