So you are one of them who wants to sell eBooks online? Let us get an insight of what all goes in making and selling a book. Consider that you have the content handy; the following process will take place:
1) Printing
2) Proofing
3) Publishing
4) Marketing
5) Distributing
6) Selling
Since, we are concentrating right now as to how to create and sell ebooks online, let us list down the process involved. Arbitrarily considering that you have your content ready in the .doc (or .docx) format, the processes will be:
1) Converting the eBook into a digital or electronic format.
2) Marketing the eBook
3) Selling the eBook
There are many ways to convert you eBook in digital format and to publish it. Surprisingly, you can go for free services as well as the paid ones depending upon your personal choice.
The Free ones First
Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP):
Amazon is a giant that possibly helps you in all the ways. As Amazon defines it “Kindle is an amazing wireless reading device, with a massive library of titles, and reading applications for PCs and many mobile devices.” This reading device is available to you free of cost with a mere sign up. All you have to do is to have an Amazon account.
If you are thinking of opting for some services to convert your book in a format that Kindle accepts, that too is possible at a convenient price by various service providers. However, the readers can only read your book either via Amazon Kindle wireless e-reading device or the Kindle software for Windows/Mac PC. Nevertheless, one of the greatest advantages of publishing your eBook via Kindle is that you get a larger exposure to marketing considering Amazon’s huge network. In addition, Amazon keeps on adding few more benefits relating to royalties, so it is a worth service opting for at no cost.
Note: Although Amazon provide you all its services free of cost, but it do keep a percentage of your sale in somewhat similar way as Hubpages do.
Convert it into PDF (Portable Document format) and sell it at your Website:
This is the most convenient and reasonable option for everyone. All you have to do is to convert the .doc format to the PDF format. The best thing about PDF is that it is widely recognized in most of the platforms and eBook reader. So, you have a format which can be accessible to everyone. Your only work would be to paste a download link of your eBook on your website. The best thing about digital books is that it can be accessible to the readers the very instant they make a payment. You can deliver the book via email or WebPages and receive payment via Paypal. Do make sure that you manage things well since a single mistake of non-delivery or any discrepancy might lead to a loss of your reputation.
Now Comes the Paid ones……….
The Marketing and Selling part:
You have a PDF version of your eBook but you do not want to get into the business of promotion and delivery of your eBook. The more professional way would be to sign up for services which takes care of all the things related to selling such as accepting payment, delivering the eBook, etc. One site providing such services is Payloadz which gives you a 7 day free trial account. It promises to take care of marketing and delivering the eBook as well as convenient payment options. Do a thorough research before jumping in to opt for any of these kinds of services. As for your information, Payloadz charges around $15.00/month on a single account as the maintenance fee.
Sign Up for a Service from the scratch:
You have great idea and great content for your eBook. You have written them all well but you don’t have an idea on how to put a cover page, how to promote it more effectively, or converting your eBook into the desired format, etc. There are many service providers who modify your eBook to grab the reader’s attention to the maximum. In this case too, you need to be too cautious on the services you opt for so that you receive the best out of your expenditures.
This is just an outline on what goes on in making the eBook and the various options available online. The ground rule for selling content online is still the same: Unique and Quality Content. If you have taken care of this very point, your other aspects would already be taken care of. Who know you might end up getting a good publisher to publish your book…………..