Make Passive Income Writing & Selling Ebooks!

Sell Your Ebook Tip #1 – Make It A Freebie!

Every time you write an ebook, write a summarized Free Version to Give Away to make readers hunger and thirst for your paid product.  If you write a 20 page ebook, the freebie should be a 5 page teaser that leaves out the main point that the paid version explains so well!  In the teaser, make sure you just hint at the ultimate solution.  But let readers know if they want the full answer, they must Buy the full version.

If people like your free report they will tell usually share it!

This allows you to test your material with readers without losing any money. And gives you a quick and easy way to build a new reading audience.

Sell Your Ebook Tip #2 – Start With A Low Price.

Ebooks should not be the same price as paper books.  Avid ebook readers know this, and Amazon confirmed it with their low-ball pricing structure.  Whatever the paper book price is the ebook price should be no more than half that price!  This is not what the industry practice, but this should be what they practice.

Amazon Kindle's ebook market have proven repeatedly that readers are more willing to take a chance on a completely unknown author at the $0.99 price point, than at any other price point.  Its the new FREE!  It will help you get your work out there, and over time you will be able measure the response people have to your writing.  It is immediate feedback.  And it is what every author really need.

The low-price strategy above is a powerful way to get readers to take a chance on you, by buying and reading your ebook.  This can help you get reviews and develop a fan base that can lead to greater things.  It may even put you in a position to get a big advance from a major publisher, and even sell your future ebooks at a much higher prices.

Sell Your Ebook Tip #3 – Get On Ebook Blogs

E-readers are a tight-knit group who possess a powerful communication network. Most know where to go for information. And they do this regularly. There are many websites, newsletters, blogs, and social pages that only review and promote e-books. The influence of these reviewers make a difference to a lot of ebook buyers.

Check out the lists below of ebook blogs and websites with mega- traffic:

Ereader News Today: http://www.ereadernewstoday.com/
GoodReads: http://www.goodreads.com
Kindle Nation: http://kindlenationdaily.com/
Pixel of Ink: http://www.pixelofink.com

Getting your e-book listed on these websites can help you get a lot of downloads. You can email the administrators of these e-book blogs and ask them how you can get your ebook featured on their blog.  Some sites give free listings while others will feature your book for a fee. 

There has never been a more interesting time to be an independent ebook author. The opportunities to self-publish and sell ebooks are unmatched. However, the basics remain the same. You must write a great ebook that solves a problem that your readers desperately want the answer too. Ebooks allow you to do this faster than ever before. Start small, use the low-cost pricing approach to gain new readers, and finally, connect with the ebook community to grow your readership.  And you will be amazed at how many people really want to read what you have written!