Thread: making money through ebook

Hi guys. I have just completed an ebook about Windows 7. Could you tell me different ways in which i can monetize on it.
Thanks

Hi nithinr6,

I don't have any experience in selling ebooks so I can't help you there. I do know that Windows 7 is a hot topic right now so I wish you the best. How many pages is it and how much are you thinking of charging?

it is a tiny book for beginners about Windows 7. I have written it in a how2 style. It has 50+ pages. I am not sure about putting a price and sincerely i don't want to. That's why i asked here whether there was any other way of making money of it rather than selling it.

Do you have a website or blog about windows, operating systems, computers or a related topic? If so you can make a banner or a image and put it on the side of your site or something saying here is my e-book for beginners on how to use Windows 7.. And possibly add google ads or affiliate links on the page that they download/view the e-book on to make money somehow without charging people to read the e-book?

yes i do have a windows blog and marketing is not a problem as 2 popular MVPs have agreed to feature my book on their website. Are you saying to put ads on my website or on the ebook??

I have never made an e-book so I dont know if you can put ads on it. But when people would go to click the book featured on other sites or a link on your site I think it should take you to a page that gives a simple explanation/description/summary of the e-book so the reader can then choose to A)read the book or B)continue doing what they were doing before they found the link to the e-book because that book would not be for them.

So - On the page that you have the summary, you can have ads, and such on there.

Just my opinion.

Oh OK thanks for your suggestion

Hi nithinr6 you have done a good thing what you should do is give the ebook away (its call moving the free line) but what you do is use it to build a list of people who uses window. You give them the ebook for free and they will give you there name and email (you can use a list company like aweber to hold and email to the list) You can market to them and sale stuff later to the list you build .Remember dont spam them just send them good content and advise and every now and then you can send then something to buy ,and they will be happy to buy from you if they need the item and since you have given such good advise and content (which I know you will ) they will buy from you. and you can keep growing your list and making an income from it for ever.

If you haven't gotten it yet get Lisa's terrific ebook, The Perfect Site Guide. It is a great book, well worth reading for many reasons, but particularly relevant to your question.

It is a great example of how to use an ebook that you give away free. By encouraging others to give it too it can get a lot of coverage. In it she does a number of things that help achieve just the results you are looking for.

It does include a number of affiliate links, just as you would have on your site. But there is much more. For example, you can refer to additional material on your site or blog (or You Tube or anywhere else you can link to), and by doing that you can build additional traffic to your work elsewhere where you can sell your products.

You couldn't find a better model. So I would study it carefully as a model as well as reading it for the valuable content.

Thanks James and pfdesigner for your valuable advice. Regarding the book, I will definitely have a look at it.

ii think you can promote other people's products on your site as an affiliate and then offer your ebook as a freebie when someone purchase anything from your site. that might and should work better in my opinion. people like free gifts... good luck and let us know how it is going

What do you guys think of adding a donate button in the download page of the ebook( If i decide to give it for free) or else giving it for free for an initial period (say 7 days or something like that) and then charging a small amount like a dollar or so?

My book has finally been released. Do check it out

If the ebook you have created was a really good one, it will definitely be talked about and at the same time gain their trust. People will surely search for the author of the ebook, automatically once you have placed your contact info or site on the ebook, they will visit your site, so if there are something else you are selling it might sell out.

Put it out there man. Knowledge should be free.