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Are you ready to register as a seller on AbeBooks? Find our registration checklist below:
1. Review Our Pricing Model
We would like to ask that you review our monthly fee schedule so that you are aware of all charges. Please be aware that once your bookseller account has been opened, your account will incur fees. If your account is opened after the 1st of the month, a ‘pro-rated’ amount of the minimum fee - £ 17 for 0-500 listings - will be incurred, and is based on the remaining number of days that your books are online.
2. Prepare your book data for upload
We offer technical solutions tailored to your needs:
- Online Inventory Management - Ideal for beginners with an internet flat rate, who would like to enter their books directly online – ISBN Look-Up feature available. Example
- HomeBase - free inventory management software for cataloguing books, maintaining a customer database and creating invoices. Technical support included. With HomeBase you can keep a detailed list of your inventory, print your catalogues and easily export your book data. Exclusive to AbeBooks booksellers only: Use of the ISBN look-up and Price comparison tools! Example
Download HomeBase
- Individual conversion of your book data - Should you already have a customised inventory system - MichaelCole, Booktrakker, Amazon, BookRouter - or use a program such as Excel, Access or Filemaker to list your books, we can create a conversion specifically for your data format. Simply send a copy of your first file together with a field description (1 = book ID, 2 = author, 3 = title, 4 = publisher etc.) to our conversions team – conversions@abebooks.com - please remember to mention which software you use. We will check your data format and get back to you if we have any questions. Example
View list of possible formats | Download Excel Template
- XML-Interface (API) - For those with a high volume of sales we also offer a special XML-interface (API) that allows direct communication with the AbeBooks Server. The system ensures seamless integration of your AbeBooks-Business into your own order and inventory management system. Please contact us directly for further information on this service.
Details on how to upload your book data can be found on our online help. Read our data format recommendations.
3. Complete the Online Registration Form
To ensure that we can process your application quickly we will need the following information:
- Your email address and the password and user ID of your choice
- Your book shop address and a description of your business
- Your bank details for payment of your credit card orders
- Your VAT number (if applicable)
- Your terms of sale and shipping terms
- Your accepted methods of payment – cheque, bank transfer, paypal etc. (the following payments will be processed by AbeBooks: Visa, Mastercard, American Express and JCB)
- Optional: Your credit card details for payment of AbeBooks fees
> Ready to start?
Need more information? Visit our online help pages or contact our Customer Service team who will be happy to help. If you are not yet ready to register yet, we will be happy to keep you informed about any new updates to our services. Register for a regular newsletter by completing our Online Contact Form.
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