Books and Bourbon

Welcome to the final (maybe?) episode of the Books and Bourbon Podcast. We are excited to have Reezy Resells joining us today as our final guest for the show. 

ScoutIQ is turning 5 years old! Join us today on Books and Bourbon as we celebrate this awesome community and reflect on all that has happened.We will be joined by Avery Romer Martin to talk about his journey with ScoutIQ and the Miami 2023 Sellers Conference coming this February.

Today on the 28th episode of Books and Bourbon we will be joined by Dan Boufford (known as 1000asins on Instagram) to talk about his Amazon wholesale business.Dan recently crossed the $1 million a-month mark, and also purchased a warehouse for his operation.We will dive into his story and learn what he's done to scale so quickly.

In this episode, Caleb Roth and Matthew Osborn interview the one and only Jamison Philippi for the 27th episode of the Books and Bourbon podcast!Jamison spoke at the first-ever Las Vegas ScoutIQ Summit and was a crowd favorite.He's grown an extremely successful retail arbitrage business through numerous setbacks and has an inspirational story you need to hear.In this episode, we'll talk about what it's taken him to hit $1.5M+ in sales from retail arbitrage.

In this episode we sit down with Phil Montelione, also known as The Book Peddler, to talk about his experience starting and running a physical bookstore and the tips and advice he has for other Amazon and eBay sellers looking to do the same thing. 

This Books and Bourbon episode is a replay of a live interview between Caleb Roth and Michael Fordinal from the  Las Vegas ScoutIQ Summit.

Welcome to episode 24 of The Books and Bourbon Podcast! We are LIVE and in-person for the first time in Las Vegas as we gear up for the 2022 ScoutIQ Summit (a gathering of Amazon sellers). In this episode we talk about restock limits, ScoutIQ, the ScoutIQ Summit, and more. 

Welcome to episode #23! Today we sit down with Vishal and Manroop who are both Amazon bulk booksellers out of Canada. We talk about their two-year journey of scaling their business from a small storage unit to a 12,000+ sq. ft. warehouse with 20+ employees. 

We are joined by the one and only Raiken Profit today to discuss his recent jump into eBay to Amazon flips where he's quickly scaled his business to 30k+ a month with the help of a virtual assistant team. Join Steve Raiken and the ScoutIQ team on October 14-15, 2022 in Las Vegas for the ScoutIQ Summit. Grab your tickets at scoutiq.co/summit! 

Come join us today for episode #21 of the Books and Bourbon podcast as we dive into the topic of using your Amazon books business to make a difference in the lives of others. We'll be sitting down with Rags from Arkansas to walk through his really cool journey using his used book business to make a difference in the lives of children. Rags started out cherry picking and has since expanded to a full-blown bulk operation in a 25,000+ sq. ft. facility with a thriving retail and online book business.  

Welcome to episode #20! Today we are talking about Amazon FBA restock limits, how they are affecting different businesses, and what you can do to raise your inventory limits. Check out the video version of this podcast on YouTube here to watch the screen share demonstration of the free FBA Inventory Eliminator tool. 

Today we are joined by John Troutman to talk about his journey in starting his Amazon used book reselling business. From cherry picking, to The 100 Book Challenge, to a full-blown bulk book operation, he shares his insight for others looking to do the same. To start your own 100 book challenge and scale to $10k in 90 days, check out the100bookchallenge.com

In today's episode, we are joined by Mike Wilson known as the Golden State Picker on YouTube. Mike shares his journey to 6-figures on Amazon and eBay, his sourcing strategies, products he sells, and tips that he has for others aspiring to build a similar reselling business. 

In this episode, Caleb Roth and Matthew Osborn discuss personal finance and outline Caleb's "Stop Light Budget" and the effects it has on personal and business finances.We also talk about managing finances at various stages of your Amazon business like cherry picking, micro-bulk operations, and full-blown bulk book businesses.

Today we are joined by a repeat guest, Max Ruback! To check out his original interview and hear more about his story and background, check out Books and Bourbon episode #5. In this episode, Max sits down with one of his consignors that currently uses Max's eBay consignment program to sell collectible books. They discuss the program, how it works, and how to get started. If you want to have Max help you find collectible books worth selling, you can check out his 50/50 eBay consignment program at: thebookflipper.com/dusty Later on in this episode, we also have Max value some books live on the show from images submitted by listeners. This part of the show is best viewed on video rather than audio. To watch the video, head over to YouTube and search for Books and Bourbon episode #16. 

In this episode, we sit down with Mike (TheUsedBookGuy on YouTube) and discuss his journey over the past two years selling used books full-time on Amazon and eBay. We discuss his sourcing strategies,  tips he has for others looking to do the same thing, and his private weekly mastermind call he hosts for his YouTube viewers. Grab a drink and join us for the 15th episode of Books and Bourbon! 

In this episode, the tables are flipped and Bill Martlink from Sell Back Your Book interviews David Chung from ScoutIQ as they both talk about their past experiences building a bulk business as Amazon sellers. 

In episode 13 of Books and Bourbon we sit down with our friend Avery Romer of Restricted Inventory to discuss his start in business, growth on Amazon, and future plans. 

Join us for episode #12 of Books and Bourbon with the ScoutIQ Team! In this episode, we talk about risk/margin and how it applies to not only selling on Amazon, but to all aspects of life, business, and finances. Caleb breaks down the thought behind eScore and the triggers and how they have been set up to help you manage risk and margin in your business. We also dive into personal finance and how it applies to business finance. 

Welcome to episode #11 of the Books and Bourbon podcast where we talk mostly about books and selling on Amazon and very little about bourbon. Miles started out with used books on Amazon and has since transitioned into a thriving Amazon online arbitrage business that has already cleared $1,000,000+ in sales for 2022 alone. 

 Join us for the 10th episode of Books and Bourbon featuring fellow Amazon seller Mark Sheffield!Mark runs a company called Book Drop and has experience with donation bins, bulk, and college book buybacks.

John Muscarello owns a bulk business where he sells used books on Amazon and has recently started doing online arbitrage as well. Today we dive into his story and how he reached nearly a million in sales in the past year. 

Today we are joined by Josiah Nagel to talk about his story from starting an Amazon business in Alaska, to online arbitrage, and renting cars through Turo. 

Join Caleb Roth and David Chung as they discuss sourcing books remotely and best business practices for Amazon sellers. 

In this episode, we interview Bill Martlink of Sell Back Your book to find other methods for Amazon sellers to monetize their used books.  

This week's guest is Max Ruback.  He is quite the expert in rare, old, and collectible books.  The man is a walking encyclopedia and he's forgotten more about old books than I've ever learned!  He'll share more about how you can spot value in old books and stop leaving them behind on the shelves on your scouting adventures.

Michael Krider is a bulk bookseller in California that runs his entire operation through a storage unit. Find out how he got his start, scaled his business, and took it full-time in this episode. 

This episode of Books and Bourbon features the one and only David Chung. David is a multi-seven figure bulk bookseller out of Colorado and a partner in the software ScoutIQ. In this episode, we talk about all things bulk books. How to find inventory, workflows, hiring employees, and more.

Welcome back to episode #2 of the Books and Bourbon series from ScoutIQ. In these live streams, we talk all things Amazon. In this episode, we'll be taking a look at a new Amazon seller's business and developing a plan to scale that can be applied to your business.

Welcome to episode #1 of Books and Bourbon! B&B is a video and audio podcast run by the ScoutIQ team to help others build a thriving Amazon used book business. ScoutIQ is a software that allows users to scan any item with a barcode and instantly see if that product is worth selling online. In episode #1 we have a great interview with two sellers that have grown their Amazon business substantially in a short period of time. Give today's guests a follow on Instagram @awesomeresellers