book sales down 85%
My book sales are down 85% from last year. Anyone else experiencing the same?
book sales down 85%
My book sales are down 85% from last year. Anyone else experiencing the same?
14 replies
Seller_qTJiCxRI8PpIZ
Yup, my sales are down to a handful a week if even that now. We had been up to around 6 or 7 a day, now we're lucky if we get 5 a week. We're way down on all 5 venues we sell on as well. It's not just you.
Seller_JPMo6wCZLFhTD
https://sellercentral.amazon.com/seller-forums/discussions/t/b4d970c9-a5a0-45ec-a69a-091048899aba?postId=a9adf571-defd-409e-b6a3-825be9cb25b5
Seller_Ha6JyVvDK6Ybs
It will only get worse! High pricing error, listing suppression, zero seller support, Safe-t does not follow policy and wastes your time, fraudulent returns and Amazon removing BUY BOX on lots of items basically suppressing sales in hope customers find another item like Amazon sold product to purchase instead this site is rigged against Small Business and the founder awe all saw kiss the ring and paid his dues to the king.
Seller_E6Tadfsklhnjg
Same here been a few months now about the same 85% !
Seller_GpxiEwTpYANyX
We're down about 65% same time compared to past 2 years and it's been going on for a while across across all categories...and it will get worse in July and August, as it traditionally does for us. People will be out and about, on vacations, weak economy, etc. Amazon has been removing or suppressing quite a few products for various reasons which was less of an issue in the past (high price, brand/trademark restrictions, listing hijackings, approval, removed from catalog, etc.). We are finding some products are listed as active but clicking on the product link brings you to the dog page??!!! We have inventory that we have moved elsewhere at a much lower margin - but virtually zero returns!! Third-party sellers are being squeezed. 14 years here and this is no longer lucrative and the headaches are not longer worth it. Sad 😔
Seller_ZREIm9vtrIfPF
Are you selling textbooks or personal reading materials like novels?
If it's textbooks it's because most colleges have Inclusive Access where they include the ebook in the students tuition and fees, thus creating a monopoly with the publisher and essentially eliminating the majority of students even looking for a physical textbook.
Seller_08TZq9sOIaGvv
This generation is unable to read due to the inept "free" education in the US. If no one was able to drive, car sales would be down too.
Seller_2nHKMJRUHkO90
I have read a lot on the forums about book sales being down so I don't think youre alone
