Selling your own ebook is one of the best ways to make money online. Giving away rebrandable ebooks is one of the best list building and traffic generation techniques that exist. The more places you can sell and distribute your ebook the more exposure you will have and the more sales you will make. Many people will find your ebook simply by searching the sites below. Your ebook should be listed in as many as possible. Here is a quick list of places to start publishing your ebook:
1. ClickBank.
2. PayDotCom.
3. Ebay.
4. Amazon.com.
5. Lulu.com.
7. Cerizmo.
8. PayLoadz.
11. Warrior Forum Special Offers
12. Expert Subjects.
13. Itunes Ibook Store.
Here is an interesting article by John Chow on how to sell your ebook in the Apple Ibook Store.
14. Createspace.com.
17. Booksonboard.
18. Barnes and Noble.
Here is a very good article giving you exact instructions how to publish with Barnes and Noble.
If you have had any experiences self publishing I would love to hear about it here.
Thank you,
Matthew Meyer
P.S. Here is another great article on self publishing.
Just a note: After I clicked publish for this blog post I saw an ad for Createspace.com. It looks like another good platform where you can publish your ebook. They also have free tools to help you finish the project.
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If you check on Amazon or Barnes & Noble you’ll discover C.J. Beck is a real author whose been selling in bookstores from 2000. Follow my link to FACEBOOK- http://www.facebook.com/pages/C-J-Beck/174648392569059 – for info based on real experience. The YouTube book trailers alone are worth the trip. ‘Like” the page if you would like to see how it works n the real world.
C.J. Beck
Chris, I wanted you to share some of your experiences in self publishing not just put a shameless plug for your books. How about sharing some real information? You are a writer are you not?
Matt:
The short comment (2011/06/26 at 8:00 AM) you refer to (same date at 9:27 AM) was a separate footnote comment to a far larger separate comment which took care of the – “experiences in self publishing”. Guess that first comment didn’t agree with website’s digestive system.
Can’t answer the “writer” question. Term “writer” often seems meaningless to me since most people write, and most people can tell a story. The form should not dictate qualification, nor payment. In the film “I’m not there”, Dylan was portrayed as saying anyone could be a poet without writing.
While I was in the midst of composing, a fourth comment was erased by the screen going down.
You should have a third long piece which will help anyone seriously intent on getting published on Amazon Kindle and Barnes & Noble Nook. I’ve suggested steering clear of Apple but I’d love to hear if anyone has success with iTunes.
C.J. Beck
Thank you Chris. If you ever write an article on your experiences with self publishing I would consider publishing it here. You have had some real world experience with this and I think it would be interesting for other readers. You could of course have a link back to your website and books at the end.
“Speak Your Mind’ may be character limited – would not publish missing comment edited to 33%.
If you have trouble publishing a comment you can always email it to me at info at quickregister.net Attn Matt and I can see what I can do. Thanks. Matt.
Re: Your link “itunes Ibook Store.
Here is an interesting article by John Chow on how to sell your ebook in the Apple Ibook Store.”
27 folk commented positively. But then none appear to have written an MS and signed on with iTunes Producer.
In the course of twelve months Apple iTunes have been glacially slow to respond and failed to resolve what they admit are “issues our end” on any of my books.
C.J. Beck.
That is what I am talking about Chris, real rubber meets the road experience. Thanks for the input. If you have a complete article about your personal experiences with self-publishing I would be glad to publish it here on the blog and of course include links back to your books etc. Let me know. Thanks. Matt.
Here is Chris’s complete comment that he submitted by email.
Thank you Mathew Meyer: I genuinely appreciate you getting back to me personally instead of some auto-responder. Hopefully your e-mail won’t kick this back as profane or overlong as your website did.
Here’s one of the two missing comments. Publish it as a contribution if you like. Now can I get you and your cohorts to “Like” my FACEBOOK page?
I am currently investigating why Amazon believe they can reduce the prices of my Kindle and the Trade paperback SIXTEEN STORIES, NO PETS – the latter BELOW COST. BELOW COST.
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Re; “REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE”.
MATT: HERE IS ONE OF THE MISSING COMMENT PIECES
Talk about the pot calling the kettle black – all you internet Johnnies do is “shamelessly self-promote” as far as I can see.
Matt if I don’t promote my books who will? As Sartre says in ” L’être et le Néant ” – BEING AND NOTHINGNESS (1943) – “Man can will nothing unless he has first understood that he must count on no one but himself; that he is alone, abandoned on earth in the midst of his infinite responsibilities, without help, with no other aim than the one he sets himself, with no other destiny than the one he forges for himself on this earth.” C’est bien ça? Les mots justes.
Despite the big surge in sales I’ve had due to eBooks this past twelve months, very few “fans” felt compelled to review. They paid $19.99 for a download and I suspect they feel that’s the end of their involvement. I don’t blame ‘em. SPIKED runs a marathon 466 pages. That’s double novel length.
Besides Matt,I did make an earlier more substantive comment on your website 18 Places To Publish And Sell Your Ebook http://www.quickregister.net. I don’t see it there though. Like Bob Dylan’s song says. “I’m not there”.
The really “shameless” Matt – those without shame – often writers or performers (excluding piano players and others who practice daily) who’ve given up on their dreams – the parasites – are those self-appointed gatekeepers – the agents and publishers who keep talent at bay and milk the brand names for their 10 per cent.
eBooks have revolutionized that. It’s changing the balance of power towards the writer. Now the market can decide.
On eBook publishing. Here’s what I’ve learned thus far.
Amazon and B&N are painless.
iTunes is not. Apple take weeks to reply to an e-mail. Have admin issues. And the ePub software dislikes most files. If you are still interested, use a middleman aka consolidator, but remember they take a big cut and pay 45 days later than Apple.
As my books were already established Trade Paperbacks with ISBN numbers I imagine this helped ease me in on Amazon and B & N but it is not essential.
Amazon website explains the process well.
Download the Kindle software for free or use a Kindle using Word in PDF format to see how your readers will see it. Quality control your end product as much as possible
A contents list in a book is not much use as page numbers will change. Headers irrelevant too. But you can link content chapters to chapter pages.
Pricing and driving traffic are interesting challenges. 15 of the top 50 Kindle downloads are priced under $5.00 but SPIKED which I released 8 years ago is by far my best seller, largely overseas, and sells at a 20% discount on the Trade paperback at $20.00.
Perceived value or unique original fiction?
You be the judge. Here’s the link at Amazon.
See what the reviews say. You may want to read it for fun. Let me know why readers are suddenly discovering it.
SOME QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF
What do you want e-book publishing to do for you?
Are the books you intend to sell already in print? Dropping the price to $9.99 on Amazon may produce profits of 70%.
Do you want to maximize unit sales or profit?
Where will your books sell? Who is the target audience?
I recommend YouTube. Are you familiar with video editing methods for YouTube? Create book trailers.
I recommend press release services like PR Log etc,.
I placed SIXTEEN STORIES NO PETS at Books & Books at the Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art for buzz – not revenue. Retail is now a loss leader for branding. Book signings help create buzz.
Interviewing the controversial Congressman Allen West on one of my blogs – http://www.myfortlauderdale.blogspot.com – in line with our focus on original local reporting, unique insights and fairness to all – created traffic around my product. 3000 views and building. Content is king – but it needs to amuse and entertain for maximum impact – otherwise it’s more work for the reader. Consider the viral video and how it works.
If I tell you anymore, I’ll be making it up.
Jean-Paul Sartre also said something along these lines – “Every word someone utters is intended to influence another – even the phrase ‘good morning’”. I’ve just jotted down fifteen possible responses to that simple ritual greeting. It’s fun and makes great preparation for thinking out-of-the-box.
Good luck everyone. This conversation continues on FACEBOOK.
There are discussions on writing, and book trailer videos that work, with high – very high conversion rates – and lots more tips on my Facebook page at
http://www.facebook.com/pages/C-J-Beck/174648392569059?sk=wall
Visit and if you like, please indicate your satisfaction by clicking “like” on the bottom left column.
C.J. Beck —–
P.S. (I still support Apple despite the twelve months of incompetence displayed by the iTunes crew.)
Thanks Chris, I will have to tick you off more often!
Matt
Just one man’s opinion Matt. The odds of someone stumbling across this obscure thread will be far less than if you also place the salient copy in a feature in the main body. As you say, the words speak to “real rubber meets the road experience’. Good call Mr. Editor.
In addition – Linkage to the FACEBOOK author site
(http://www.facebook.com/pages/C-J-Beck/174648392569059 ) might be helpful for writers who want to study the use of book trailers on my YouTube Malundi channel (http://youtu.be/-yiXD1DeZL0). Very high conversion factor for the one cited.
C.J. Beck
Chris, I have over 200,00 on my list. This site has a 32,000 Alexa ranking and growing. If I want to send traffic to it I can. If you want some of that traffic write a proper article about self publishing, not a rant, and I will consider publishing it and promoting it. It has to be clear and helpful and in the proper format. Not just a rant in an email. I want a real quality article if I am going to promote it. Let me know. Matt.
Thanks for sharing some interesting links with me about where I can publish and sell my ebooks. I currently have several published books on amazon , lulu, smashwords and allromance. However I must bring to your attention that createpace.com does not allow persons to sell ebooks but only print books. Persons wanting to publish and sell ebooks must use the amazon kindle service.
Thank you, Nadia, for letting me know about createpace.com. I appreciate your expertise on the subject.
You are welcome Matt.
I also recommend that you add these sites as well
smashwords.com (will convert your books to all the major formats and provide free ISBNS)
alleromancebooks.com
xinxii.com
scrubby.com
You can publish here as well for free.
Will do. Thank you Nadia those look like some excellent resources!
People may want to check out http://writelydone.com It is a new entry into the e-publishing field. I’m trying to build a community of writers and publishing professionals so “self” publishers can get the help they need to deliver a more polished and publication worthy e-book.
Thank you for letting us know darnzen.
Thank you darnzen, I’ll check it out.
I just set up a store that can sell your ebook.
I made quite some money selling my own ebook over the years, so I wanted to expand the possibilities and offer my site to sell other books as well.
Try suneestore to sell your ebook. No setup of monthly fee. Send me a mail and I will set up a seller’s account for you, for free.
I got what you destine, thanks for swing up. Woh I am pleased to judge this website through google. Thanks For Share 18 Places To Publish And Sell Your Ebook – Quickregister Marketing Blog.
Try to use the free EasyMyDigitalGoods Shopping Cart. Very easy to install and use. Allows secure access to your digital products (eBooks,mp3 etc) after successful transaction on Paypal. This allows you to sell digital products and offer instant downloads to your customers. You can download from http://www.easymysoft.com
Personally I like http://www.iStands.com or http://www.DimeStand.com. Both are good sites and are set up pretty much the same way. Very easy to use and fair commission prices. The difference being DimeStand is mainly for bargain hunters whereby the maximum sale price is set for 10 cents and iStands does not limit you on a sale price. Might want to check them out, iStands.com seem to be getting more popular by the day.