Selling ebooks are good Business ?

Discussion in 'General Business' started by katanasov, Sep 14, 2009.

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    How much can earn selling ebooks ?
     
    katanasov, Sep 14, 2009 IP
  2. 321nixin123

    321nixin123 Peon

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    I have toyed with the idea of selling ebooks, however, from what I have seen, it is a pretty saturated and competitive market. That being said, don't let this discourage you.

    There are two main ways to generate income from an ebook in my opinion:
    1) the content of the ebook drives traffic or sales to your website or product/service
    2) The purchase price of the ebook is the income point for you.

    Either way, I think the best way to profit from an ebook is to create an affiliate program that encourages other to sell your ebook as well.

    If your revenue goal is from option #1, then you should price the ebook very low or even give it out for free.

    If your revenue comes from option #2, then you should price the book appropriately.

    Just my two cents.
     
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  3. indoforum

    indoforum Active Member

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    Its depending your ebook. If your ebook are unique and easy to use, may be many people interested to buy your ebook.
     
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  4. pothi

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    That's absolutely right. I know one of my clients selling ebooks on how to repair XBox 3 red light LED error. It has been a big hit.
     
    pothi, Sep 14, 2009 IP
  5. alistair80

    alistair80 Well-Known Member

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    It's has to be unique and properly marketed! The art of selling resides with the combination of the two ;)
     
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    Regardless of how you go about creating and profiting from your eBook, the ABSOLUTE MOST IMPORTANT aspect of the entire equation is the QUALITY of your eBook.

    It is crucial that your eBook is a valuable addition to the World Wide Web otherwise people will see right through the smoke and mirrors and it will surely fail.

    Good luck to you
     
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  7. shah2k

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    its so saturated and its just same repeated bs information.. esp if its about making money online..however its something technical or field specific then it might be worth a try
     
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  8. PHPGator

    PHPGator Banned

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    People still buy ebooks, but i'll be more prepared to answer this question after my new affiliate marketing project which will be selling an ebook. We'll see how it goes.
     
    PHPGator, Sep 14, 2009 IP
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    The nice thing about selling an eBook is that like regular books, it can be a source of residual passive income if it is about an evergreen topic.
     
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    mentos Prominent Member

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    Yes this is still a profitable niche.
    But you need to sell unique ebook that can't be find at other shop.
    And you must only sell the popular book such as money making book.
     
    mentos, Sep 14, 2009 IP
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    Some people do as ebook affiliate and gain lot of bucks from it
     
    kacangijo, Sep 14, 2009 IP
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    I too wondered if this market was saturated. I'd like to hear actual numbers that people have been able to make. Anyone?
     
    MayaLocke, Sep 15, 2009 IP
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    Can i sold books which are free on other websites i mean at very low price like $2 :-S
     
    wildogre, Sep 15, 2009 IP
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    E-books, in the every enduring gamer terms, fail.

    I never read them/never bought them and most of them are a load of crap.
     
    Jovana, Sep 16, 2009 IP
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    Bohra Prominent Member

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    People still buy ebooks though setup a good landing page maybe a good cart to deliver it and people may buy it
     
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    It depends on the quality of your ebook!
    If you really have a good ebook and some marketing skill, then you can make millions!
    Blogging to the Bank ebook made more than millions.... Its a good example for ebooks make money!
     
    submissionstar, Sep 16, 2009 IP
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    #17
    I never thought of making money with ebook.
    But now i think there are still chances to make some money out with ebooks reading this.

    Can someone tell me some good place to sell them off other than DP?
    Something like an exclusive ebook store?
     
    jagan123, Sep 16, 2009 IP
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    Use Clickbank which must be the best-known and most widely used method of selling e-books. You have to pay a one-time fee to sell your own products. You can offer other people commissions to sell your products, so you end up with a viral way of getting your work on more websites.

    You can set the rate of commission your affiliates receive and Clickbank also handles all of the payment process, allowing you to take Paypal and credit cards. They also build in fraud protection, secure payments and a ready-made global audience.
     
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    Adwords and ebooks? Does this convert well?
     
    katalin, Sep 16, 2009 IP
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    I cant believe anyone actually buys these things...there must be a lot of gullible people on earth with a lot of money to waste. Maybe I should start taking advantage of them... lol
     
    Pixelrage, Sep 16, 2009 IP