Take Beautiful Photos the Easy Way

Taking photos of books is way easier than taking photos of shoes and clothes. I use a basic Samsung phone for my camera. I have box lights I ordered from Amazon but I only use it during the winter / grey weather. Natural light is super quick and free, the trick is to know when the best daylight hours are. Lately for me, now that it's cooled down a bit, I take photos around 4 and end at 5, and have 10 - 15 photos ready to post throughout the day. The photo above was taken with my fancy lights, and the photo below is natural lighting. I normally take 4 photos: front cover, spine, back cover, and front page. I will also take photos of any imperfections and mention it in my description.

I use a cream colored linen bedsheet I found at a thrift store for flat lays. I also like to think of my shop aesthethic. You don't have to do this (see example videos below for plain white backdrop tips) but i do so people become familiar with my brand, Hyla Brook Books.

Here's 2 great videos on editing photos:

mackenzie mccoy - how i edit poshmark and mercari potos | Fast and Free

Essential Endeavors - How to Take Pictures for Ebay, Poshmark, & Mercari | Tips & Tricks

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or every book available in my Depop shop

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What Sold April 2023 // I turned $2 into $121.77!!

March was a bad month for me, I'm not sure if it gets better in April!! No Ebay Sales. No Depop Sales. MERCARI The Ninth House sold for $14, I purhcased for $1.50. My earnings were $11.69. Sold Stack of 4 antique books for $15.00. My earnings were $12.56. These books were Free. Sold the Fox Fire book for $5. This was FREE. My earnings were 3.85. Sold the Silk scarf Carlisle for $14. I paid $1 for this. My earnings were $11.69. sold antique book lot for $76. These were free. I made $65.49. Sold vampire book lot. FREE. I made $4.58 from this $6 sale. Sold The Catcher in the Rye, for $5. I earned $3.73. Sold The Fisherman's Wharf, FREE I sold for $13. I made 10.68.

5 Facebook Groups To Help You Resell

I sell on Depop, Etsy, and most recently Mercari. I also use these trusty facebook groups. If you are based in the US and you want to sell clothes or find unique threads keep on reading. These are 5 Facebook Groups that are active and I've had a sale from. Wonderlust Marketplace for the Mythical, Magical, & Extrodinary This group was created in 2014 and has been booming this last year with now 7.8 k members! Like the name implies, buyers are looking for unique, boho, and handmade. I choose ths group to sell books on spirituality, mythology, witchcraft, and nature books. Click here to join the group. For the Love of Books... BUY/ SELL / TRADE This is a pretty active group created in 2013, where you can sell books and currently has 7.5 k members! you can join the group here Bookworms Anonymous Book Buy/Sell / Trade A smaller online community but still daily active posts. This group has 740 and was created in 2017. Hop into this group here Clo...

What Sold August 15-21 I turned .50 cents into $54.44!

This book sold within a month of listing, The Goldfinch. I recently relisted this week too, for $4.50 + $3.99 shipping. (Before I relisted this book, it was $9 shipped. This works out much much better, and it encourages my shoppers to bundle books). The Depop fee was .85. The Paypal fee was .80. Shipping costs was $3.45. My COG was .25. My profit $4.75 Cool so I had two sales on Depop in the same week, that's the most activity I've seen on that app in a while. This sold in a bundle - Pride and Predjuce ($10) and a book Shakespeare ($20) The Depop fee was $3. The payment fee was $1.24. Shipping cost was $3.45. My COG was .25. My profit was $22.06 I was very happy with this order! The buyer on Mercari asked for this book in particular - there were crazy comps everywhere, so my offer was $30 shipped. The selling fee was $3. The processing fee was $1.17. Shipping costs was $3.45. My COG was free. My profit 22.38. This next one was such a surprise! I started an ebay early July and ...

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