Section I: The role of condition in your Amazon profits
How this book will make you money
That book of yours would have sold if you knew how to fix it
The mind of the Amazon buyer: Why condition matters
About me: The story of how I learned all these cool Jedi tricks
When I use these tricks: My criteria
Why listing in Acceptable condition is almost the same as it not being for sale at all
Making books new again
The special case of textbooks
Very Good vs. Good condition: Does it matter?
Books that appeal to Collectors versus those that appeal to everyone else
The benefits of grading conservatively
Your condition hacking toolbox
How to use this book
Section II: How to restore a book to New condition. If you have a book that is New except for one of these blemishes - here's how to fix them.
I have a book with...
Ink on the cover
A dirty or dusty exterior
An irremovable blemish on a blank or unnecessary page
A price written in the corner of the first page
A damaged dust jacket
Ink in the corner of a title page (e.g. price marked in pen, owner's name, etc)
Writing or ink on one or more pages
A cover that has lost its shine
A stain or blemish on the back cover
A fold to the corner of a page
A remainder mark
Section III: How to upgrade a book to Good (or Very Good) condition. If you have a book that is Acceptable because of a defect listed here - your solution has arrived.
I have a book with...
A tilted spine.
A severely split or feathered corner or corners (most effective with hardcovers)
A curved cover of hardcover book
A reeeeally bad smell
An extremely torn or damaged dust jacket
A smudge mark on the cover of a cloth hardcover book.
Highlighting
Section IV: How to upgrade a book to Very Good condition. If you have a book that is merely Good - here's how to get it up to Very Good.
I have a book with...
A grease stain on a cloth cover.
Pages marked with White Out
Stickers or sticker residue on the front or back cover.
A book plate on the inside cover or one of the first pages.
A dust jacket that has wrinkles, folds, or waves
Section V: How to turn a damaged, unsellable book into one you can turn into money.
I have a book with...
A cover or back cover that reads "Promotional Copy Only - Not for Sale."
A page torn out
A batch of pages that have been torn out
Water damage
Major damage that is literally falling apart, has a cover torn off, or has other massive structural damage
Section VI: The science of library book repair: With these tricks, no one will know your book came from a library.
I have a book with...
A library call number written on the spine
A ton of library stickers and stamps on a plastic slipcover
A library pocket
A library book plate on the inside cover or first page
A library ink stamp inside
A library bar code sticker or other stickers
A customer thinks you stole a library book
Section VII: Bonus: Other tricks for increasing the value of books & other media
Various bonus tricks for repairing damage books, plus repairing CDs & DVDs
