Accelerlist – I use Accelerlist to list my items. You can use Amazon Seller Central, but I find Accelerlist immensely speeds up the listing process. You’ll have to integrate your label printer within the website and create a custom SKU, which is explained on Accelerlists website but it’s pretty straight forward. Once you have that setup, you scan the barcode of the book and it prints out a label for you. It will give you an estimated weight of the batch that you’re scanning so you know not to go over Amazons 49lb weight limit.
Label printer – You need a label printer to print out your FNSKU’s that Amazon uses when they fulfill a customer order. This is a must have, I like the Dymo 450.
Labels – And with having a label printer, you’ll obviously need labels too. I use these labels. They are inexpensive and quality labels.
Boxes – You’ll definitely need boxes if you’re shipping products to Amazon. I use Lowes boxes, I find the 17x12x12 Heavy Duty boxes work the best for me. You may or may not choose the Heavy Duty boxes, but I play it safe and use Heavy Duty seeing how the boxes will be on the heavier side with your items and you may be sending $800 – $1,400 worth of inventory at times to Amazon. I don’t skimp on quality when it comes to boxes just to save a dollar.
Packing Material – You want to use packing paper and/or bubble wrap with your boxes. You don’t want your inventory flopping around. Just buy it and be done.
Tape – I personally use the heavy duty paper/reinforced tape for my packages along with a tape dispenser. Do you have to? No, you can use regular ole shipping tape.
4×6 Label Printer – I use a 4×6 label printer to print out my shipping labels to Amazon. I find it’s the cleanest, most efficient way to print shipping labels. There are many different label printers out there, I use the Zebra 2844 but it’s pretty old so I would recommend this one, the Dymo XL by Dymo. Do you need it? No. You can print labels from any ole printer you have in your house and save some money for now.
4×6 Labels – If you use a 4×6 Label Printer you’re going to need labels. I use these labels. They’re quality and not too expensive.
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