Sell Books Online
on Amazon
Become part of India's largest books store
E-commerce in India has changed the buying habits of customers. 15 years ago, we used to regularly visit book shops and spend hours finding what we need. With online selling, buying books became so easy that, books are now one of the top selling categories in e-commerce.
If you are a books seller, here is your chance to reach out to crores of customers across India by selling on Amazon. Books are a tax exempted category (most books sellers should not be impacted by GST) so you can start selling your books in a jiffy on Amazon by just providing your PAN details and it’s done. If you can deliver grocery products to customers in nearby pin codes, you can visit Local Shops on Amazon.
If you are a books seller, here is your chance to reach out to crores of customers across India by selling on Amazon. Books are a tax exempted category (most books sellers should not be impacted by GST) so you can start selling your books in a jiffy on Amazon by just providing your PAN details and it’s done. If you can deliver grocery products to customers in nearby pin codes, you can visit Local Shops on Amazon.
28M+
books sold on Amazon.in to customers across India
70,000+
book sold on average everyday on Amazon.in
+26%
increase in customers buying books
3,000+
books sold on average every hour on Amazon.in
Step-wise Guide to Selling Books Online
Step 1
Register as an Amazon Seller
To create your seller account on Amazon you will need to submit the following details to:
Your PAN information
An active bank account for payments
Step 2
Listing your products
Next, you will need to display your products on Amazon for customers to purchase. To do this, you need to list your products from your Seller Central account by either:
If the book is available on Amazon.in, you can add a new offer by matching it to the existing product or by scanning the product barcode or ISBN through the Seller App
If you have a new brand of book that is not currently listed on Amazon.in, you will need to create a new listing by uploading product images and fill in the details
Types of books you can sell on Amazon
Step 3
Deliver to customer
Once your product receives an order, you will need to deliver it to the customer. There are many ways to do this:
Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA)
Amazon takes care of storing, packing, and delivering your products. Your products also get the added FBA benefit of gaining the Prime Badge.
Easy Ship (ES)
You store and pack your products, Amazon delivers it to your customer’s doorstep
Self-Ship (SS)
You store, pack, deliver your products
Step 4
Get paid every 7 days
You will get paid for all your delivered orders in 7-day payment cycles after deducting the Amazon fees, with funds deposited directly into your bank account.
Example
Here is the fees charged for a sell price of ₹ 350, assuming package weight is 400gms, shipped regionally by Easy Ship
Fees Charged
Closing Fee
₹ 5
Referral Fee at 7%*
₹ 24.5
Easy Ship Delivery fees
₹ 46
GST on total Amazon Fees
₹ 13.59
Total Amazon Fees including GST
₹ 89.09
Earnings sent to your account
₹ 260.91
We do not have the knowledge or the manpower to reach even the remotest of areas where people would want to order from us. So we used to miss out on all those orders a lot.
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Make your books available to the crores of Amazon.in customers searching for books everyday