<aside> ⚡ Objective: Get your scanning and research tools configured so you can make instant, data-driven buying decisions in the field.
Time to complete: 5 min video + 30 min action
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Before smartphone scanning apps, book selling was a game of educated guessing. You'd pick up a book, make assumptions based on experience, and hope you were right. Most people who tried book selling failed because they couldn't separate winners from losers efficiently.
Those days are over. Today, you can scan any book's barcode and know—within seconds—exactly what it sells for, how often it sells, and whether it meets your profit criteria.
Kyle describes the moment of realization: 'When you scan your first item that's over $100 that you pay a dollar for... you're like, man, there is something here.' The right tools make this business 'dummy proof.'
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Th5gt-9KcjpvQlqUbfQKY2A_Tlzmhggy/preview
Point your phone camera at a barcode, get instant Amazon data (sales rank, prices, fees), and receive an accept/reject decision based on your profit triggers. At a library sale with thousands of books and dozens of competitors, evaluating inventory 10x faster is a decisive advantage. Kyle recommends Scout IQ at ~$45/month: 'Once you set in your profit triggers, it's just dummy proof.'
<aside> ✏️ 🛠️ Worksheet #1: Which path did you choose? Scout IQ ($45/mo) or Free (Amazon Seller app)?
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Your answer:
Not ready for $45/month? Use the Amazon Seller app (free). You'll do more manual calculation—note the lowest price, check sales rank, estimate fees (~15% referral + $3.50 FBA fulfillment), subtract your cost, decide on profit. Slower and more error-prone, but fine for testing the business. Most serious sellers eventually upgrade.