Ebooks are cheap though im a traditionalist who loves the smell of ink and the feel of paper, the road to salvation for independent publishers is ebooks. The good news for people interested in making money from ebooks is that the ones that sell best are nowhere near 200 pages. Many uninformed people would be quick to say that reselling ebooks is neither ethical nor that profitable. Your ability to position yourself, your company and. But with ebooks you will normally pocket 80 to 90% of the sales revenue from each purchase.
Like ten books in one, the only source for what you need to succeed. But just what is the agency model and what does it have to do with the us department of justices doj lawsuit, filed april 11th, against apple and five of the big six publishing houses. In fact selling ebooks has become a great way to earn passive income for me. Publishers are calling on the government to urgently reduce the 20% value added tax rate currently applied to ebooks in the uk, as the digital books market experiences exponential growth. Remaining amount is kept by the ebook stores as their cut. Click here to order, and start the journey to more profits through publishing and selling your own ebooks today. How to sell more profitably, confidently, and professionally by competing on value, not price 3e kindle edition by reilly, tom. Partnering to create value th edition by gerald manning et al at over 30 bookstores. Distribute and sell ebooks linkedin learning, formerly. Model vss provides the latest knowledge, skills, and strategies to accomplish this goal. If you want to sell more products or services, more profi tably, to more people, you must resist this temptation and begin focusing on value. Jane dear jane book business book prices 55 comments. Youll learn how to anticipate the needs, wants, and concerns of buyers from the very beginning of the sales process. Its promising a lot and delivering more, always looking for ways to exceed the customers expectations.
As they say, if i received a dollar for every time i was asked this question then i would be a millionaire. It includes everything that goes into a product, including organizational efficiency. Selling value gets easier with the right tools and an incredibly flexible structure to guide the process. Value added selling, 4th edition offers proven strategies and tactics to help you not only close more sales but improve repeat business without compromising on price. It is proactively seeking ways to enhance, augment, or enlarge ones solutionthe three dimensions of valueto meet the dynamic needs of the customer. In fact, you can often turn a sweet profit from a document that is only 10, 20 and up to 50 pages long, as long as those pages solve a problem that people will pay to have the solution to.
Get a fourcolor attractive, but not too busy design for the ebook cover. Nathan is the author of designing web applications, the app design handbook, and authority. The valueadded selling philosophy valueadded selling is a proactive philos ophy of seeking ways to enhance, augment, or enlarge your bundled package solution for the customer. Many traditional book authors only earn a dollar or two for each paperback book they sell. The best thing about ebook publishing is that with ebooks the author gets to put more from each sale into their own pocket. When you offer your ebooks from ebook stores you usually end up receiving inbetween 3070% of your ebook sales. How to sell more profitably, confidently, and professionally by competing on value, not price 2 by reilly, tom isbn. People nowadays like reading articles or books that sound less like a college essay and more like a colloquial, modern piece of writing. You need to understand the field of ebook rights, finding and buying ebooks, and marketing them to make money. At the same time, they are more priceconscious than ever before.
His most recent company, convertkit, makes email marketing suck less. His international clientele covers a broad range of industries, as he works to help them sell value rather than cut price. This is a crucial investment, and youll likely sell enough extra copies to more. With ebooks, you can use images to enhance your ebook without the added financial burden.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Payhip is the site that im currently using myself to host and sell my ebook on the site allows me to not only host my ebooks but to also create promotional campaigns using their lovely promo tools i can also create affiliates and get other bloggers and marketers to promote and sell my ebooks for me, whilst they earn a commission for. However, these people have not analyzed the business plan in detail. Thats because your average ebook author doesnt have a clue how to write an.
The beauty of selling ebooks is that your publishing costs are much lower. Key principles of valuebased selling by hutson, don isbn. Annemaries tips can help you choose the right format and the best tools to build your ebook. Valueadded selling by tom reilly overdrive rakuten. Colorful images were extremely useful for me since my ebook covers complex topics like the function of the brain, and its individual neurons, how muscle contractions happen and how blood flows through the heart. You should not write about something that a friend suggests you or copying the niche of the best selling books, write what you can write. Value based selling value based selling is a proven and structured process which incorporates a roi approach for selling solutions to the b2b market. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading value added selling. The beginner guide to make money selling ebooks write in your niche.
Plus, learn about important housekeeping details for selling ebooks, such as creating an isbn and creating store accounts for the kindle and ibooks. How you price a product can have a radical impact on the revenue you make from it. Many of these ebooks are available with resell rights. The case has the book industry buzzing, but why does everyone seem to care so much about the seemingly. How to sell ebooks on facebook and make it rain cash using 2. The valueselling methodology provides a common language across sales, marketing, and product teams to realistically assess opportunities. Added selling is a strategic response to the market forces that demand more and more for less and less. Tom reillys most popular book is valueadded selling.
Many use microsoft word for writing the actual text, and for that intent and purpose, it is a good tool. You can pay more for valueadded services, such as editing, cover. Use valueadded selling to consistently deliver meaningful value to your customers, compete at a higher level than your competition, and protect your profi ts in any kind of economy. Smashwords how to make, market and sell ebooks all for. Make your knowledge sell tackles ebook marketing techniques such as what title to use for your ebooks to improve sales, and also reveals to you brainstorming techniques for. This is one of the most common questions i have been asked over the past ten years and a question that consistently. Tom reilly has 50 books on goodreads with 494 ratings. Try to write like how you speak when you create ebooks. Dons client list includes over half of the fortune 500, and he.
See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Unfortunately this means that they will never take action. These indicate the authenticity of the material and the genuine and original content in the book. Ebooks vat should be slashed to zero in 2012 budget, say. Write your manuscript in word and upload it smashwords. Applicable in complex selling situations including b2b, b2c, b2g. The three main online stores that sell ebooks are amazons kindle store. And i look forward to hearing about the change that earning this income has made in your own life. Paper texts are a financial challenge because of the cost of printing color photos. So how do you go beyond amazon and sell more ebooks than you ever thought. It is proactively seeking ways to enhance, augment, or enlarge ones solutionthe three dimensions. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
You can also sell subscriptions, in addition to individual ebooks. I posted this in january 2011 but in light of last weeks discussion, i thought it was timely to repost last week we determined that ebook pricing was not based on the cost of ebooks, but rather the most that publishers thought readers would pay for ebooks in this market. If you are considering to write an ebook then you should write about what you love the most and what in which you have lots of experience. If you buy an ebook with resell rights, you can then make money from selling the ebook to customers of your own, without ever having to do the research and writing. Selling ebooks direct gives you the greatest control, independence, and percentage of sales. You may have noticed the term agency model cropping up in industry news and blogs lately. Romance ebooks account for 70% of top 10 bestsellers not only are selfpublished romance novels dominating smashwords sales, but they are also still increasing in percentage terms. Although offering ebook through ebook stores is an absolute necessity as these stores are able to. Specifically, publishing and selling ebooks online.
And there is plenty of room for a oneperson ebook entrepreneur to get a piece of that market. It also helps to build your authority and engagement with your audience and create that allimportant email list of people who want to hear more from you. What some argue is that with lower pricing there would be more. People often avoid creating their own product to sell an ebook because they think it is a massive project to undertake. How selfpublished authors get paid for ebook sales tck. The following are some tips for selling your ebooks. Ebooks should be written in a style that can speak to the reader literally. Customers buy more on the basis of perceived value than for any other reason. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading valueadded selling.
Mention the publishing and information after the cover page. Heres to starting your own profitable online business. Valueadded selling audio cd january 1, 2003 by tom reilly author 4. From humble beginnings, ebooks now sell in the millions each year, representing about 20 percent of the publishing market in the united states. One of the biggest disrupted industries and one of those that provides a great path to a solid making money online venture for an individual entrepreneur is in book publishing. Then type your status update, upload a strong image of the ebook, add a. How to sell more profitably, confidently, and professionally by competing on. Value added selling tom reilly the big idea valueadded is an exhaustive view and approach to selling which focuses on the total value of a product and not merely its price.
The beauty of an ebook is that you arent limited by the use of images. To cultivate behaviors, habits, and processes critical to conducting a successful sale, you need to train with. Anyone can create a great ebook, and the next step is selling ebooks. Benefits of starting a reselling ebooks business selling ebooks and reselling ebooks can be very beneficial, if done right. Valueadded selling is a philosophy of doing business. How marketers should think about ebooks in 2014 and beyond. And thats just a small taste of all the disruptions weve enjoyed thanks to the internet. Over 4,500 software sales professionals have chosen value based selling and have recorded measurable benefits in terms of higher close rates and more accurate pipeline measurement. Discover the best ways to find ebook ideas, write your ebook, and how to make money selling your ebook online. Benefits of starting a reselling ebooks business payloadz. Romance books dominate the ebook selfpublishing market.
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