Ebooks and eBay are a great combination. Ebooks are a perfect product for eBay with no inventory, no carrying costs, no shipping and they never run out. EBay is the perfect venue for ebook sales. It is the largest online marketplace in the world. It is the site with the largest collection of buyers with credit cards in hand desperately looking for something to buy. What better environment could there be for selling ebooks?
The best part of the whole system is, if you do it right, you can boost your sales in twin fashion. Let me explain. Generally ebooks, with few exceptions, sell at the auction site for somewhere between a penny and ten dollars. More are closer to the penny price than to the ten dollar price. To be perfectly honest, it is hard to make a profit when selling items at very low prices. The fees from eBay will eat up your profits on the front end, and your fees from PayPal will get whatever profits are left over on the back end. That doesn't leave you with much to show for your efforts, unless you properly utilize a sound ebook follow up strategy.
Successful ebook sellers do not make money on the small sales of ebooks through their auctions. They make money from follow up sales through their store where they have more profitable books listed. You try and entice your customer who just bought your 99 cent ebook to go back to your store and buy a ten dollar book. Now you have turned a 99 cent sale into a 10.99 sale.
There are a number of ways to drive that customer back to your store. First you always have links to your store in your listing. A buyer that is not interested in the item for auction, may look at your store for other items.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Friday, April 10, 2009
Earn Money By EBay - Part2
About the author
After 24 years working for the same company, and many years
within the corporate sales division, Bob realised when he hit 41
that it was time for a change.
He began selling on eBay in January 2003, initially by clearing his
house of unwanted items, with very little knowledge of computers
and no experience of selling via the internet. The first few months
were a steep learning curve, but he soon became an established
eBay PowerSeller and has sold over 15,000 items to date.
Now aged 41, he has retired from full-time work. Instead, trading
under the eBay ID of “*******” he uses eBay to generate an
income as and when required.
Bob’s first book, ‘The eBay Business Handbook’, was published in
April 2006 and soon became a best seller. Following the success of
that book and in response to the many e-mails sent in by readers,
Bob began writing ‘The eBay UK Bulletin’, a weekly e-mail
newsletter sent free to thousands of readers.
Since the publication of his first book, Bob has been invited on to
numerous radio shows to share his expert knowledge and inspire
others to set up eBay businesses:
“As eBay is now a part of life, we were very privileged to broadcast
a programme about it. It’s changed people’s lives completely – it’s
a monster that has grown and grown and has made so much
money, for so many people. Bob was so enthusiastic on-air and
actually taught me a hell of a lot about eBay – and what a great
book he has written too.”
within the corporate sales division, Bob realised when he hit 41
that it was time for a change.
He began selling on eBay in January 2003, initially by clearing his
house of unwanted items, with very little knowledge of computers
and no experience of selling via the internet. The first few months
were a steep learning curve, but he soon became an established
eBay PowerSeller and has sold over 15,000 items to date.
Now aged 41, he has retired from full-time work. Instead, trading
under the eBay ID of “*******” he uses eBay to generate an
income as and when required.
Bob’s first book, ‘The eBay Business Handbook’, was published in
April 2006 and soon became a best seller. Following the success of
that book and in response to the many e-mails sent in by readers,
Bob began writing ‘The eBay UK Bulletin’, a weekly e-mail
newsletter sent free to thousands of readers.
Since the publication of his first book, Bob has been invited on to
numerous radio shows to share his expert knowledge and inspire
others to set up eBay businesses:
“As eBay is now a part of life, we were very privileged to broadcast
a programme about it. It’s changed people’s lives completely – it’s
a monster that has grown and grown and has made so much
money, for so many people. Bob was so enthusiastic on-air and
actually taught me a hell of a lot about eBay – and what a great
book he has written too.”
Earn Money By EBay - Part1
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kilo of Lego’ and then was disappointed with the amount! Not to
mention the weird and wonderful auctions that take place online –
how much would you bid for an ‘air guitar’ or an ‘animatronic rhino’?
You can also keep up-to-date with my own eBay career; I’ll share my
experiences, both good and bad, with you, so that you can avoid my
mistakes and learn from my successes.
like to know more, why not sign up for my free weekly newsletter and
keep up-to-date with the latest developments for eBay buyers and
sellers. You can also send me your feedback and tell me how this
book has kick-started your eBay adventure.
Distributed by the publisher of this article – Harriman House – each email
contains hints and tips for eBay sellers, news on the latest
technical developments on eBay, readers’ letters (“Ask Molly”) and
other essential information. HTML issues are also covered, with
explanations of when and how to use additional codes to drive your
profits higher. Plus, I check out new ideas regarding sales techniques
and provide advice on how to move with the markets.
It’s not all work and no play. There are always strange and crazy
things happening on eBay and in my “Trader’s Tales” section, I share
some of the more amusing stories. Like the guy who bought ‘half a
kilo of Lego’ and then was disappointed with the amount! Not to
mention the weird and wonderful auctions that take place online –
how much would you bid for an ‘air guitar’ or an ‘animatronic rhino’?
You can also keep up-to-date with my own eBay career; I’ll share my
experiences, both good and bad, with you, so that you can avoid my
mistakes and learn from my successes.
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