How to Start Online Book Stores in India

Running an online bookstore is a great business idea as well as a lucrative one. This is because books are popular across all age groups and also because more and more people now prefer to buy books while sitting in the comfort of their homes.

Kolkata, India (prHWY.com) February 22, 2013 - Running an online bookstore is a great business idea as well as a lucrative one. This is because books are popular across all age groups and also because more and more people now prefer to buy books while sitting in the comfort of their homes. Hence, the demand for online books is huge, and starting online book stores in India only seems like a profitable business venture.

Nowadays, many people prefer e-books or digital books as they can be easily downloaded and immediately transferred to a computer or e-book reader. Therefore, you need to keep certain factors in mind before you set up online bookstores in India.

First and foremost, you need to find out exactly what type of books you want to keep in your store, whether they should be mainly on general topics or based on a specific topic of interest. For those who are venturing into a small business, a niche online bookstore is the perfect choice as the level of competition is lesser, as compared to that of a bookstore which stocks books on general topics.

Secondly, an important point of consideration is your website. After all, your website is the face of your business and it is important to create a good first impression. Thus it is important to get your website developed professionally. Your website needs to be organized, free of advertisements and most importantly be up and running at all times of the day. If your website needs some maintenance, try and schedule it at a time when customer traffic is comparatively lower.

The next step would be to determine the source of your inventory. So, in order to do this, you need to contact publishers and distributors for stocking the desired books at your bookstore.

The main problem faced by most owners of online bookstores is in working out the logistics of storage and shipping of books. A good idea would be to store your books in a warehouse or in your own place, if space is not a constraint. For shipping of books, you can tie up with courier services in your locality or utilize the services of drop shippers who will store your inventory in their storage godown and ship them to customers whenever a book is ordered through your website.

After you have made sure that the above factors have been looked into, you are good to go. Now, you would need to focus on creating a good reputation online so that sales are maximized and network traffic is directed to your website like boikart.com. To do this, you need to ensure a steady availability of the current books to begin with, stock the latest editions, and also offer attractive incentives to customers such as offering them bulk discounts or free shipping. Once you build a good rapport with your customers, you will succeed in retaining them as well as attract new customers, because especially in the case of online businesses, word of mouth publicity is the best form of advertising, which in turn will boost your sales.

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