Greetings from BookVolume HQ in not-currently-very-sunny California. We’ll be launching our brand new, much talked about BookVolume Trading Network (BVTN) on Wednesday (May 26th) morning!

The Trading Network is an alternative to buying and selling through traditional online venues like Amazon.com. This is an exclusive tool available only to BookVolume users, so you will be trading directly with other bookstores nationwide.

Right now (well…not right this second, but starting Wednesday morning) we need as many people as possible to test the system and provide feedback on the user experience. It’s possible you will find small bugs, so please let us know if you see something unusual or unexpected. After tomorrow evening, you will notice a few new links on the left side of BookVolume after you log in; they are for listing and selling books. Once you see those new links, the system will be ready for your selling lists so please load them up and try it out! Also note the help link on each page to guide you along the way.

Until BVTN has proved its worth and our network of buyers and sellers is large enough to sustain regular trading activity, we will not be charging any fees for the use of this service. Please read this forum post for more information on our proposed pricing plan.

Please Note, tomorrow evening (Tuesday, May 25th) between the hours of 4 PM and 11 PM PST, the BookVolume system will be unavailable. We will be performing the upgrades necessary to support our new Trading Network. No other downtime is expected and we apologize if this causes any inconvenience.