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title: Dropshipping
description: This topic covers the retail fulfillment method where a store doesn't keep products in stock. Learners will understand how to select suppliers, set up online storefronts, manage order routing, and handle customer relations.
category: business-entrepreneurship
subcategory: e-commerce
difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced
url: /subject/dropshipping
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# Dropshipping

This topic covers the retail fulfillment method where a store doesn't keep products in stock. Learners will understand how to select suppliers, set up online storefronts, manage order routing, and handle customer relations.

## Available Resources

1 Books • 2 Websites

## Websites

### 1. Shopify Dropshipping Guide

Shopify's introductory guide to the dropshipping model: how orders flow from store to supplier to customer, pros and cons, supplier sourcing, and the main risks around shipping times and quality control. Readers can judge whether dropshipping suits them and outline a first store.

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://www.shopify.com/blog/what-is-dropshipping

**Tags:** dropshipping, ecommerce, shopify, supplier-sourcing

### 2. spocket.co

Spocket is a dropshipping platform that connects online stores with US and EU suppliers, offering a curated product catalog, supplier profiles, and automated order processing with popular integrations (Shopify, WooCommerce, etc.). It features shipping estimates, supplier details, and resources to help with sourcing and dropshipping workflows.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://spocket.co

**Tags:** websites, business-entrepreneurship, e-commerce

## Books

### 1. The Ultimate Guide to Dropshipping

**Author:** Mark Hayes, Andrew Youderian

Practical handbook by two ecommerce operators on running a dropshipping business: choosing a niche, finding and vetting wholesale suppliers, setting prices, handling fulfillment errors, returns and customer service. Readers can evaluate suppliers and set up the operational processes a dropshipping store needs.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/1483401820?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** books, business-entrepreneurship, e-commerce

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