| I recently checked on and found over 400 book | | | | get-rich-quick schemes peddled by quite a few |
| titles devoted to buying and selling on eBay. | | | | books on eBay.Besides advice on opening an eBay |
| These titles range from basic introductions (for | | | | store, Holden also provides information on how to |
| "Dummies" or "Complete Idiots") to specialized | | | | use your own website for selling and/or |
| books on selling antiques or collectibles. And of | | | | promoting. All this is very useful, though the |
| course there are numerous books promising huge | | | | chapter on selling on is rather specialized and will |
| profits without much effort.Greg Holden's How to | | | | not apply to many readers.The layout of the |
| Do Everything with your E-bay Business (New | | | | book is clear and legible, with many relevant |
| York: McGrawHill/Osborne: 2003) occupies a | | | | screenshots and photos, and the detailed index |
| special niche, as it is aimed at people who don't | | | | makes finding information easy.Overall, How to Do |
| just occasionally sell a few things on eBay, but | | | | Everything with your E-bay Business is a very |
| want to turn their eBay business into a steady, | | | | useful introductory book for people who have |
| long-term venture.Holden offers a basic | | | | more serious selling plans than just disposing of a |
| introduction into signing up for eBay and creating | | | | few things lying around the house. I would |
| listings, but goes beyond that. Chapters are | | | | recommend it it to prospective eBay store |
| interspersed with little stories of individuals who | | | | owners. While much of the same information can |
| have been selling on eBay for years, which adds a | | | | be found in eBay tutorials and particularly on the |
| nice personal touch.The author also emphasizes | | | | eBay discussion boards, reading this book will save |
| that sellers should become extremely | | | | you time and equip you with the basic knowledge |
| knowledgeable in their field (whatever it is) and do | | | | you need to get started.Pamela Bruce lives in |
| extensive research onthe items they usually sell. | | | | Austin, TX. She has been beading since her teens. |
| This is a healthy antidote to the frequent | | | | |