The Complete Idiot's Guide to eBay, 2nd Edition

The Complete Idiot's Guide to eBay, 2nd Edition
Author: Lissa Mcgrath
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2010-01-05
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1101195541

Experts explain "the new eBay®" . . . eBay® users, new and experienced, also need a clear, convenient reference for optimum results. In this revised edition, readers will find: • Tips on how to set up an account • Buying and selling • Protecting one's identity • Finding the best deals • Making fast and profitable sales • Revised version includes major changes to eBay® as of July 2009, which change users' experience • Authors deeply involved and influential in the eBay® community, as sellers and educators • Tens of millions of people use eBay® every day and three quarters of a million people earn their living with it

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting an Ebay Business, 2nd Edition

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting an Ebay Business, 2nd Edition
Author: Barbara Weltman
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2008-02-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 143621243X

The buck starts here! eBay® is the Internet's premier auction site and everyone's favorite place to shop. It's also the place to start a business and make money from the comfort of one's home. Completely revised, this new edition will help readers create the eBay® business they dream of. There is also new and updated information on: - The basics of eBay®, the auction process, and the essentials of getting the business down on paper-including recordkeeping, accounting, taxes, insurance, legal issues, and other essential details - Determining what to sell, how to price it, and working with services such as PayPal® - The ins and outs of the biggest growing areas of eBay business-sourcing, wholesaling, and fixed price sales - Cutting through the competition, improving profit margins, changing strategies, improved advertising and promotions, and more

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting an EBay Business

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting an EBay Business
Author: Barbara Weltman
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2008
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781592577248

So, you've got eBay ambitions. Do you want to become a full-time seller or make money from a side business to supplement your existing income? Whatever your ideas, you're not alone. Millions of new sellers will list their wares on eBay® this year alone. But putting an ad on eBay is no guarantee that your item will sell - 39 percent of all listings never sell - or that your online business will succeed. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting an eBay Business, Second Edition, is a step-by-step guide to creating the eBay business you've dreamed of. Not only will it help you understand what's involved in selling with eBay, but the authors also walk you through the best ways to establish and grow your online business.

Crash Course in Library Services for Seniors

Crash Course in Library Services for Seniors
Author: Ann Roberts
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2012-05-31
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

A comprehensive guide to creating dynamic, successful, and innovative library programs that cater to the specialized needs of older adults—an important and growing user group. Crash Course in Library Services for Seniors provides a refreshingly positive approach to working with older adults—one that focuses on the positive effects of aging on patrons, and the many opportunities that libraries can create for themselves by offering top-notch services delivered with a concierge mindset. The book offers page after page of great programming ideas specifically for reaching out to Baby Boomers and older customers—a population that is predicted to double over the next 20 years. Organized in only six chapters, this easy-to-read book provides practical suggestions for making any library a welcoming place for older adults, covering topics such as assessment, planning, programming, services, marketing, and evaluation. This title will be invaluable to public librarians interested in expanding and improving their current programming for older adults within their community, and for those looking to create entirely new programming for seniors.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Marketing, 2nd edition

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Marketing, 2nd edition
Author: Sarah White
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 490
Release: 2003-11-04
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 144069611X

From online marketing to old-fashioned word-of-mouth, readers will find a comprehensive update on key marketing basics, as well as such topics as: • Guerilla marketing. • Marketing to Boomers and Latinos. • Online marketing. • Targeted, but affordable direct mail. • Sample marketing plans for several types of small businesses (as well as a couple of larger projects). • Practical, do-it-yourself distribution strategies. • Analysis of business segments and trends, and much more.

Amazon Top Seller Secrets

Amazon Top Seller Secrets
Author: Brad SCHEPP
Publisher: AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2009-03-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0814410464

There is a new phenomenon hitting the world of the Internet marketplace. PowerSellers who have made a fortune on eBay are moving their merchandise over to Amazon. After all, the benefits of selling on Amazon are legion—sellers have found that they can charge more for their merchandise, avoid upfront fees, and deal with less-demanding customers. The opportunities for selling are endless—Amazon now sells products in more than 40 categories and is the web’s number one retailer with more than 81 million customers. As the authors of the popular book eBay PowerSeller Secrets, Debra and Brad Schepp are experts at making big money selling products on the web. Now, in Amazon Top Seller Secrets, they show readers why Amazon is the marketplace that will bring them more cash and more customers. Sellers will discover everything they need to: • navigate the Amazon marketplace • set the right price for merchandise • drive more traffic to their product pages • achieve consistently high feedback ratings • become an Amazon Pro Merchant • open more than one Amazon WebStore • source the best products • and more With this priceless advice, readers can increase their profits and build their business without constraints and without all the hassles.

The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Repairing Your Credit, 2nd Edition

The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Repairing Your Credit, 2nd Edition
Author: Edie Milligan Driskill CFP, CLU
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2009-08-19
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1101155604

Good news for hard economic times . . . During this recession, even people once considered prime customers have watched their credit ratings decline. This guide shows these readers how to reestablish their credit and increase their credit scores. Topics include: the ins and outs of credit scores; where to get credit reports and how to identify mistakes; how to take advantage of consumer protection laws; telephone scripts and a letter to use when communicating with creditors and bureaus. • In 2008, over two million Americans lost jobs-and one out of every 10 mortgages were one month or more behind in payments • Author is a sought-after expert on personal financial planning, featured in Money Magazine, Family Circle, Women's Day, and on CNBC and CNN

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Life as a Military Spouse

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Life as a Military Spouse
Author: Lissa Mcgrath
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2008-09-02
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 144063632X

For better, for worse, for Uncle Sam . . . Today’s military has changed dramatically—and spouses need to be prepared. Approximately half of our 1.4 million fighting men and women are married. And for a military spouse, information and support are not easy to find. Included here is: • How to enroll in the Child Development Homes program • What to do before a permanent change of station (PCS) • How to prepare for the deployment—and the return—of a spouse • Easy ways to calculate benefits, allowances, and special pays

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating a Graphic Novel, 2nd Edition

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating a Graphic Novel, 2nd Edition
Author: Nat Gertler
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 527
Release: 2009-11-03
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1101155612

Graphic novel guidance from two experts in the field. Here is a clear, beginning-to-end guide to creating a graphic novel, from developing a concept to getting it to readers. Heavily illustrated, this book explains the tools used, demonstrates techniques, and offers tricks of the trade. Writers and illustrators alike will find it the best overall introduction to the world of graphic novels. ?New edition features a larger format with expanded illustrations. ?Publishers Weekly reports graphic novel sales in the U.S. and Canada at $375 million in 2007, quintuple sales from 2001, while in 2008, United Press International reports, graphic novel business is booming. ?Well-known author in the graphic novel community, both Eisner Award nominees

The Complete Idiot's Guide to 40,000 Baby Names, 2nd Edition

The Complete Idiot's Guide to 40,000 Baby Names, 2nd Edition
Author: Marcia Layton Turner
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 452
Release: 2009-03-03
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1101014490

From Atticus to Zuzu With 10,000 additional names and 50 additional lists (200 total), this latest edition is the most comprehensive guide to naming newborns on the market, and the most fun! With specialized lists, from world leaders to favorite characters from children's literature, biblical figures to Wiccan/ Gothic/Vampire names, Olympic medalists to Nobel Prize winners, plus alphabetized lists for each gender, this guide makes the name game easy, pleasurable, and enlightening. - Approximately 4 million babies born every year in the U.S, and they all need names! - Contains 40,000 names, 10,000 more than The Everything Baby Names Book and 35,000 more than Baby Names for Dummies - Includes 200 specialized lists - even the names that have the best and worst nicknames - which add to the fun of selecting the perfect name