BMVD—Books, Music, Video, and DVDs—may feel a little old‑school in our streaming‑everything era, but for brand-new Amazon sellers it’s still the lowest‑risk, highest‑reward entry point. Why?
ScoutIQ is designed specifically for sourcing for the BMVD category with an intuitive interface that’s easy to learn, even for beginners!
Sellers can get started with just a smartphone and minimal inventory investment!
Books consistently make up about 10% of Amazon’s global ecommerce sales, showing reliable buyer demand.
Many publishers and brands are automatically approved for new sellers, with fewer restrictions than other product categories.
Books are easy to find at thrift stores, garage sales, and libraries—usually priced at $1–$2 each, often less!
Low sourcing costs combined with strong resale value mean sellers can earn solid profits, even on lower-volume sales.
Unlike other categories, sellers don’t need to purchase large quantities—each book can be sourced and sold individually.
Book sales help new sellers build account history, gain experience, and qualify for more restricted categories over time.
Quick Tip: Think of BMVD as the training wheels of Amazon.
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You’ll master sourcing, listing, FBA prep, and repricing on items that cost $1–$3 instead of $15–$30. Because you’re cherry-picking with ScoutIQ, you’re not tying up cash in bulk buys. Worst-case? A latte-sized mistake.
- eScore: Think of eScore as a book’s “demand diary.” It tracks how many days a book sold at least one copy in the past 180 days—giving you a clearer picture of real demand than Sales Rank (which can be all over the place). It’s also the brains behind Smart Triggers.
- Smart Triggers: Profit first, always. Smart Triggers weigh real pricing data (Prime, Used, Buy Box, Amazon) then subtract fees and shipping to show true net profit. Whether you sell FBA or MF, you’re scouting smarter, not harder.
- Downloadable Database: Scan at lightning speed—even off the grid. With 9M+ books/media updating daily, Database Mode lets you scan up to 5x faster and keep sourcing in WiFi-dead zones (yes, even the dusty church basement sale).
- Speed Mode: Keep your camera open, keep scanning, keep winning. Speed Mode zaps results onto your screen instantly and prevents duplicates. Perfect for fast fingers and anyone not rocking a Bluetooth scanner (yet).
- Wholesale Integration: One click, instant cash offers. Our Sell Back Your Book (SBYB) integration connects you to the world’s largest book buyback company—over $10M paid out to sellers so far. Easy money, literally.
- Personalized Restriction Checks: No surprises at listing time. ScoutIQ flags whether you can sell an item before you buy it. Green check = go; red X = restricted.
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Quick Tip: Before you hit the thrift store, scan every book on your own shelf. It’s a risk-free way to get familiar with ScoutIQ, and you might even find a hidden gem hiding between your cookbooks and college textbooks.
| Rookie Roadblock |
Bundle Fix |
| New Tool Overwhelm |
Start simple with ScoutIQ for BMVD. Our educational resources walk you through, step by step. |
| Analysis Paralysis |
eScore, clear “Accept/Reject” alerts, and a Lite Screen cut through the noise so you focus on key data. |
| Discouraged by Limits | BMVD has fewer restrictions, and the bundle lets you start with tools you’re comfortable with, and grow into new sourcing methods when you’re ready to scale! |
| Profits Coming Slowly |
BMVD flips are quick—cheap $1–$2 buys often show up as payouts within weeks. |
| Loss of Momentum |
Seller 365 streamlines your whole seller life cycle: source, list, reprice, report, and manage feedback—all in one subscription. |
You can use ScoutIQ as a standalone app—perfect for scanning books, spotting profits, and getting your Amazon business off the ground. But ScoutIQ is also the first step in the Seller 365 bundle, which covers your entire Amazon seller life cycle: sourcing, listing, shipping, repricing, and scaling into new categories.
Instead of juggling multiple subscriptions, you get one subscription, one bill, and every tool you need under one roof.
And here’s the kicker: at just a little more than ScoutIQ's LivePro Standalone Subscription, the Seller 365 bundle delivers ten best-in-class tools for less than the cost of two separate subscriptions.
With Seller 365, you’re not piecing together separate subscriptions—you’re building a connected system that grows with you.
Leveling Up Beyond BMVD
Once you trust your sourcing eye and your bankroll’s grown, the Seller 365 bundle helps you expand into:
- Retail Arbitrage: If love mobile sourcing but want to try categories other than BMVD, InventoryLab’s Scoutify App is a great next step for you!
- Online Abitrage: Tactical Arbitrage and InventoryLab’s Scout & ScoutX tools make the transition to OA seamless.
