IT'S EASY. All you need is an email address and a credit card or debit card to open your account. Of course, you'll need books, music or movies to sell, too!
You may either upload your inventory listings to Alibris in a database file, or enter them individually through the "Add Items" tool. A number of marketplace management tools also have integrations into Alibris for automating the process.
YES! Once you upload your inventory to Alibris, you can use a "real-time pricing" link on each listing to easily compare your books' prices against those of other online marketplaces. With this tool, you can quickly search your listings and identify any that are over or under priced. If you'd prefer you can even set your own pricing preferences and Alibris will automatically reprice your inventory every day based on the current market rate for your item.
You can list any (non-digital) books, music, and movies you have. Virtually all conditions and formats are OK. You can sell new, used, hard-to-find, or collectible items. You can list hardcover, paperback and audio books, CDs, vinyl records, cassettes, VHS tapes, DVDs, laserdiscs, Blu-rays and more.
When you list with Alibris you have the option of having your items listed on our Partner Network; including Alibris for Libraries, eBay, Half Price Books, Books-A-Million, Better World Books and other great shopping sites. This gives your items maximum exposure, increasing the likelihood of generating sales.
Yes, sellers from all over the world are eligible to sell on Alibris. Alibris increases the shipping price of items for buyers of items listed by sellers outside the United States to help cover international shipping costs.