70,000+
books sold on average every day on Amazon.in
+26%
increase in customers buying books
In 2018, close to 28 million books were sold on Amazon.in to customers across India. If you are a books seller, here's how you can sell them on India's largest bookstore, Amazon.in, and reach crores of customers across India.
STEP-WISE GUIDE TO SELLING BOOKS ONLINE
Step 1: Register as an Amazon Seller
You need the following details create your seller account on Amazon
Your PAN information
An active bank account for payments
Types of books you can sell on Amazon
Step 2: Listing your products
To display your products on Amazon.in for customers to purchase, you need to list them from your Seller Central account by either:
Adding a new offer by matching or scan the product barcode or ISBN using the Seller App
(if the books is available on Amazon)
Create a new listing by uploading product images and fill in the details
(for new books not currently listed on Amazon)
3,000+
books sold on average every hour
on Amazon during 2019
on Amazon during 2019
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 stores, packs &
delivers your products.
Products on FBA are Prime eligible.
delivers your products.
Products on FBA are Prime eligible.
Easy Ship
You store & pack your products,
Amazon delivers
Amazon delivers
Self-Ship
You store, pack & deliver
your products
your products
“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.
But Amazon has the expertise and infrastructure to do so”
But Amazon has the expertise and infrastructure to do so”
Akash, selling on Amazon through Source Books
Step 4: Get paid every 7 days
You will get paid for 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
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
₹ 8
Referral Fee at 4%*
₹ 14
Easy Ship Delivery fees
₹ 48
GST on total Amazon Fees
₹ 12.6
Total Amazon Fees including GST
₹ 82.6
Earnings sent to your account
₹ 267.40
*2% for Books priced <INR 250; 4% for Books priced >INR 250 and <=INR 500;
9% for Books priced >INR 500 and <= INR 1000; 13% for Books >INR 1000
9% for Books priced >INR 500 and <= INR 1000; 13% for Books >INR 1000
Start selling books to crores of customers today
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