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The Side Hustle Show

380: Flipping Books for Profit: How to Make $4000 a Month Selling Used Books

The Side Hustle Show

Nick Loper

Business, Education, Entrepreneurship, How To

4.71.6K Ratings

🗓️ 26 March 2020

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Do you enjoy hunting for bargains that you can buy low and sell high?

Charlie William does, and his book flipping business is proof that this business model still works.

He’s become a master deal-hunter, selling more than $9,000 worth of used books last month on Amazon.

The best part? Anyone with access to thrift stores, yard sales, and local charity shops can get started with this side hustle for just a few bucks a month.

I connected with Charlie through the Side Hustle Nation Facebook Group and invited him on the show to learn more about the book-flipping business.

Tune in to hear:

  • How Charlie got started flipping books.
  • The tools and software he uses to run his business.
  • Where he sources profitable inventory.
  • What it takes to make this side hustle profitable and successful.

Full Show Notes: Flipping Books for Profit: How to Make $4000 a Month Selling Used Books

Transcript

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0:00.0

Here's a simple buy-low sell-high business model that still works and could be earning you

0:06.2

thousands of dollars a month.

0:07.8

What's up?

0:11.8

What's up Nick Loper here? Welcome to the Sign Hustle Show because the deals are out there.

0:16.6

You just got to know where to look. One person who's become a master deal hunter is Charlie

0:22.2

William who earned several thousand dollars selling

0:25.5

used books on Amazon last month. I connected with Charlie through the

0:29.6

Side Hustle Nation community on Facebook and invited him on the show to learn more about his book flipping business.

0:36.5

Stick around in this episode to hear how you can get started, where to source profitable inventory,

0:41.6

and what it really takes to make this side hustle successful.

0:44.8

I'm talking about the tools, the time required, the logistics, and some other factors to consider.

0:49.6

Notes and Links for this one along with the full text summary with all of Charlie's top tips

0:54.6

are at side hustle nation.com slash Charlie.

0:58.2

Now one important note before we get started is that Charlie wasn't born knowing how to do this stuff, but he figured it out.

1:04.8

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