On Track for Online Selling.

The article discusses the use of new technologies in the bargain book business. Technical developments allow used-book sellers to easily integrate with the growing number of online marketplaces, which now include such entities as Amazon Marketplace, eBay's half.com, Biblio and TomFolio. An ASIN is a necessity for listing on Amazon Marketplace, which was launched on Amazon.com in November 2000 and has since expanded to Canada, Germany, France and elsewhere, making it the largest online marketplace. Denny Magers, owner of Magers & Quinn Booksellers in Minneapolis, reports that his store developed its own Web site and now uses some third-party software to manage Internet sales.