The Home-Based Bookstore: Start Your Own Business Selling Used Books on Amazon, EBay or Your Own Web Site About the Author Steve Weber started his home-based bookstore as a hobby in 2001. Two months later he quit his "day job" to sell books online full-time. In the meantime, he has sold more than $1 million of used books to buyers in all 50 states and 31 foreign countries, becoming one of the most highly rated sellers on Amazon and eBay.