<aside> ⚡ Objective: Master the skill of quickly identifying high-value books and media, and instantly recognize junk you should walk past.
Time to complete: 7 min video + 30 min action
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Time is your most valuable asset when scouting books. Every minute spent scanning worthless inventory is a minute not spent finding winners. The difference between profitable sellers and frustrated ones comes down to knowing what to scan and what to walk past.
Kyle sold a $1,400 book on the history of tracheotomies—a title most people would dismiss as 'weird medical stuff.' Meanwhile, new resellers waste hours scanning John Grisham novels that will never make a dime.
This module gives you the mental framework to evaluate any book in seconds. By the end, you'll start developing the pattern recognition that lets experienced sellers glance at a shelf and immediately know which books are worth checking.
Every buying decision comes down to:
Scanning software checks all three instantly. If it meets your criteria, keep it. No emotional attachment—just data-driven decisions at speed.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_bz4GT28xR3_AE39PGZ9G8cpVR_QQ78G/view?usp=sharing
Kyle's bread and butter: niche non-fiction means specialized topics with limited print runs. Examples: medical/technical manuals, regional history, specialized hobbies (beekeeping, blacksmithing), professional reference books. Kyle's $1,400 sale was a book on the history of tracheotomies—exactly the kind of hyper-specific topic that commands premium prices.
<aside> ✏️ 🛠️ Action Item #1: List 1 niche topics YOU have expertise in. If you don’t have “expertise” what is a topic you are interested in?
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