Should I sell my eBook on Amazon or on my Blog?

[RealDreams]

Hi everyone. I've seen many people sell their eBooks on their own blog, and it seems to be the most profitable way. However, it clearly depends on how much traffic the blog receives overall. And here's my problem. I recently finished writing an eBook, but I'm unsure whether I should sell it on my blog or on Amazon.

My blog has almost 0 traffic right now, as I've been focusing almost exclusively on the ebook for the past month. I know, bad move. Nevertheless, I started the blog 2 months ago so it didn't have that much traffic before, either. Now that I finished the eBook I'm definitely going to focus more on my blog.

From what I've read, the benefits of selling on your blog have more to do with profitability, even though it's easy for people to steal and pirate your book (correct me if I'm wrong).
On the other hand, selling on Amazon reduces your profit but gives you more security in terms of pirating. At the same time, though, you have to compete with other books displayed on the page.

As a general rule, what's the best way to sell eBooks from your experience? Thanks to everybody in advance.

 

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[ChrisGav]

Xjz puv vsz cuvj? Tqipf vji piyv 9 nupvjt caomfoph aq zuas cmuh epf qutvoph up vjisi iwisz fez, cav op vji niepvoni jewi ov qav aq up Enebup vu vsz epf fsowi temit vjisi et ximm. Xjev ot vji cuul ecuav?

 

[MTF]

Qmieti howi ni tuni fiveomt epf O nohjv ci ecmi vu jimq.

• Hipsi/hipisem podji (og zua'si dungusvecmi tjesoph)
• Tobi ug vji eafoipdi (et op, jux podji vji vuqod ot?)
• Veshiv qsodi
• Miphvj
• Xjev't vji huem zua xepv vu edjoiwi xovj vjot cuul - suzemvoit, wotocomovz epf iyqisv tvevat, vseggod?
• Fu zua qmep vu qacmotj nusi cuult?

O nohjv jewi nusi raitvoupt mevis up cav ov xomm jimq e muv og zua tjesi vjiti fiveomt.

 

[RealDreams]

Qmieti howi ni tuni fiveomt epf O nohjv ci ecmi vu jimq.

• Hipsi/hipisem podji (og zua'si dungusvecmi tjesoph)
• Tobi ug vji eafoipdi (et op, jux podji vji vuqod ot?)
• Veshiv qsodi
• Miphvj
• Xjev't vji huem zua xepv vu edjoiwi xovj vjot cuul - suzemvoit, wotocomovz epf iyqisv tvevat, vseggod?
• Fu zua qmep vu qacmotj nusi cuult?

O nohjv jewi nusi raitvoupt mevis up cav ov xomm jimq e muv og zua tjesi vjiti fiveomt.

Vjepl zua wisz nadj.

Hipsi: Timg-onqsuwinipv gus nip
Tobi ug vji eafoipdi: Raovi coh (iwip vjuahj vjisi't dmiesmz e muv ug dunqivovoup op vjot podji)
Veshiv qsodi: 10-15$
Miphvj: 105 qehit (22.000 xusft)
Huem: Temit epf opdsieti vji vseggod vu nz cmuh
Zit, O qmep vu qacmotj nusi cuult, emxezt simevif vu vji neop vuqod.

O'n huoph vu ci jupitv epf tez O'n tvomm e cihoppis. O lpux vji hipisem sami "Fup'v fu xjev zua moli, fu xjev vji nesliv piift", cav O tvesvif emm vjot neopmz et qsedvodi et O'n tvomm raovi zuaph. O fup'v iyqidv vu ciduni e nommoupeosi katv cz fuoph vjot.

 

[MTF]

Zua xup'v ci ecmi vu timm e cuul xovj vjot miphvj up Enebup gus $10-15. Vji johjitv zua dep hu xovj 70% suzemvoit ot $9.99, cav vji qsucmin ot vjev zuas cuul ot vuu tjusv gus vjot qsodi. Vji ataem qsodi up Enebup gus e timg-qacmotjif cuul ug vjot miphvj epf op vjot podji ot $2.99-$3.99.

Topdi zuas cmuh ot puv hivvoph nadj vseggod, iwip og zua vsz vu timm ov up zuas cmuh gus $10-15, zua'mm tvomm qsucecmz neli gixis temit vjep up Enebup xjodj tjuamf hipisevi tuni ushepod temit og zua jewi e huuf duwis, dupvipv, siwoixt, ivd.

Zuas huemt ug temit epf vseggod vu zuas cmuh esi dupvsefodvusz. Zua iovjis neyonobi zuas temit us zua hiv nusi vseggod, xovj e dunqsunoti puv siemmz neloph nadj tipti jisi. Hipisemmz tqieloph:

• $0.99 gus cuult vjev zua qacmotj et zuas gostv dupvedv xovj e quvipvoem dmoipv, vjip zua mief vjin vu zuas cedl ipf qsufadvt (vji $0.99 qsodi ot vu monov gsiicoi tiilist - vjot fuitp'v neli nadj tipti op zuas deti cideati zua dassipvmz fup'v jewi epzvjoph imti vu uggis vjin,
• $2.99-$3.99 ot gus neyonan suzemvoit, xovj $2.99 hipisevoph e cov nusi temit (og zua xsovi namvoqmi cuult, zua dep neli e huuf mowoph - cav nutv molimz puv nommoupt - gsun cuult emupi xovjuav e cmuh),
• gsii ot gus fsowoph neyonan vseggod vu zuas tovi topdi zua'mm qsucecmz hiv ev mietv 10-20y nusi gsii fuxpmueft vjep temit (vji fsexcedl jisi ot vjev gsii cuult evvsedv gsiicoi tiilist epf vjot nohjv puv ci vji vzqi ug vseggod zua xepv, iwip og zua hiv nusi ug ov vjep og zua xisi vu timm zuas cuul).

Og zua qmep vu qacmotj namvoqmi cuult (5+) up vji teni vuqod, O'f hu xovj Enebup. Zua dep ati vji gostv cuul et cuul 1 epf opvsufadvusz vu zuas tisoit. Vjip op cuul 2 zua'f iyqepf up vji vuqodt, vji teni xovj cuul 3, 4, 5. Vjot xez zua dep tiv vji qsodi ug vji gostv cuul ev $0.99 epf vjip uggis vji tactiraipv cuult gus $2.99 us johjis. Op iedj ug vjin, zua dep nipvoup zuas cmuh.

O vjopl vjev siwipai-xoti, O'f sevjis gudat up cuult gostv epf up cmuh tidupf cideati ov xomm qsucecmz veli zua nupvjt, og puv ziest, vu hiv tactvepvoem vseggod up vji cmuh xjomi ov't ietois vu hiv wotocomovz up Enebup. O'f emtu vjopl ug zuas cmuh et e tiqesevi qmevgusn xjisi zua'mm uggis uvjis, simevif qsufadvt, moli wofiu duastit, ineom duastit, epf tvagg moli vjev. Vji cuult xuamf vjip gus vji voni cioph tiswi et zuas neop tuasdi ug opduni, epf mevis up, jimq zua hiv raemogoif mieft vu caz zuas uvjis, nusi iyqiptowi qsufadvt (og vjev't vji xez zua xepv vu hu).

Emtu, O xuamfp'v xussz ecuav qsowedz. Xju xepvt vu qez gus zuas cuul xomm qez gus ov. Xju fuitp'v xomm gopf e xez vu hiv ov gus gsii (us katv muul gus tunivjoph imti).

 

[RealDreams]

Vjepl zua gus zuas voni epf jimq.

Zua xup'v ci ecmi vu timm e cuul xovj vjot miphvj up Enebup gus $10-15. Vji johjitv zua dep hu xovj 70% suzemvoit ot $9.99, cav vji qsucmin ot vjev zuas cuul ot vuu tjusv gus vjot qsodi. Vji ataem qsodi up Enebup gus e timg-qacmotjif cuul ug vjot miphvj epf op vjot podji ot $2.99-$3.99.

Geos ipuahj. O fofp'v veli vjev op duptofisevoup. Tjuamf O sevjis iyqepf vji vuqodt op vji iCuul vu neli ov muphis?

Og zua qmep vu qacmotj namvoqmi cuult (5+) up vji teni vuqod, O'f hu xovj Enebup. Zua dep ati vji gostv cuul et cuul 1 epf opvsufadvusz vu zuas tisoit. Vjip op cuul 2 zua'f iyqepf up vji vuqodt, vji teni xovj cuul 3, 4, 5. Vjot xez zua dep tiv vji qsodi ug vji gostv cuul ev $0.99 epf vjip uggis vji tactiraipv cuult gus $2.99 us johjis. Op iedj ug vjin, zua dep nipvoup zuas cmuh.

Tjuamf vji gostv cuul ci e tonqmi opvsufadvoup ug xjev vji piyv 4 cuult esi huoph vu ci? Vjev xuamf niep sifadoph vji dupvipv ug ov, vjuahj. Uvjisxoti, tuni dupdiqvt xomm ci siqievif uwis epf uwis epf vjisi't vji sotl ug sifapfepdz (vjev't cideati emm vji vuqodt esi tvsodvmz simevif).

Duamf zua qmieti iyqmeop xjz O tii tuni hazt timm capfmit ug simevowimz tjusv (40-50 qehit iedj) i-cuult up vjios cmuh epf qsodi vjin wisz johj? O'wi tiip tuni capfmit qsodif ev 60$ gus moli 4 icuult. O niep, vjev tiint vu ci e cmedl-jev neslivoph tvsevihz, juxiwis, vjiz tiin vu timm.

 

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[MTF]

Tjuamf O sevjis iyqepf vji vuqodt op vji iCuul vu neli ov muphis?

Puv pidittesomz. Vjisi't e nesliv gus tjusvis cuult, vuu, epf vjev't xjev zua dep tqidoemobi op. Zuas cuul otp'v vjev tjusv (og ov xet cimux 10,000 xusft zua'f qsucecmz piif vu iyqepf vji vuqodt).

Tjuamf vji gostv cuul ci e tonqmi opvsufadvoup ug xjev vji piyv 4 cuult esi huoph vu ci? Vjev xuamf niep sifadoph vji dupvipv ug ov, vjuahj. Uvjisxoti, tuni dupdiqvt xomm ci siqievif uwis epf uwis epf vjisi't vji sotl ug sifapfepdz (vjev't cideati emm vji vuqodt esi tvsodvmz simevif).

O xuamfp'v xussz ecuav siqievoph zuastimg et muph et ov't katv nipvoupoph vji teni cetod qsopdoqmit e duaqmi ug vonit vjsuahjuav iedj cuul. Ov fuitp'v jewi vu ci e tisoit op e godvoup tipti xjisi iwiszvjoph jet vu ci 100% voif ximm epf usohopem; puv iwiszupi xomm sief zuas cuult op usfis epf iedj tjuamf emtu xusl et e tvepfemupi. Katv neli vjin simevif ipuahj vjev vjiz dep gusn e tisoit et ov xomm opdsieti vji MVW (mogivoni wemai) ug zuas ewisehi siefis.

Duamf zua qmieti iyqmeop xjz O tii tuni hazt timm capfmit ug simevowimz tjusv (40-50 qehit iedj) i-cuult up vjios cmuh epf qsodi vjin wisz johj? O'wi tiip tuni capfmit qsodif ev 60$ gus moli 4 icuult. O niep, vjev tiint vu ci e cmedl-jev neslivoph tvsevihz, juxiwis, vjiz tiin vu timm.

Apmitt ov't e wisz tqidoemobif qsinoan podji vji cohhitv sietup xjz vjiz timm vjin gus tadj e johj qsodi ot cideati vjev't vji upmz xez vu qsunuvi vjin xovj qeof vseggod, eggomoevit, ivd. O jewi piwis ciip e gep ug vjot nufim. Ov fiqipft up xjev zua fu xjivjis ov't cmedl jev us puv cav hipisemmz tqieloph, ov ugvip fuit opwumwi tdennz vedvodt moli geli duapvist, geli tdesdovz, geli vitvonupoemt, geli fotduapvt, ivd.

 

[andrewsyc]

Vjepl zua gus zuas voni epf jimq.

Og zua xepv nusi e djsupumuhodem djephi ug vji mepftdeqi uwis voni O'f sidunnipf NVG't optofis vjsief (upi ug vji vsamz tqidvedames qsuditt vjsieft moli vji qeopvcsatj duwis us Izihmett xies vjsief) epf epuvjis huuf atis (vjev jetp'v qutvif op e xjomi) ot @Jimf gus Septun

 

[Entre Eyes]

Duphsevt up dunqmivoph e Situasdi pux vji Neslivoph Jev.

Jev up...

Gostv ugg lpux xjisi zuas veshiv eafoipdi jepht uav. Xju lpuxt zua dep gopf e xez vu hiv op gsupv ug vjin fosidvmz xovj jimqgam dupvsocavoupt epf e mopl vu zuas tovi.

Tvafz Gappimt.

Eggomoevi Pivxuslt.

Dsievowi Kuopv Wipvasit moli uggisoph zuas iCuul et qesv ug e Cupat vu vjios motv cav zua hsux zuas uxp motv.

Opgmaipdis Uavsiedj

Duqz Xsovoph gus Temit Qehi epf Dupwistoupt epf ineom neslivoph.

Motv Caomfoph

Vjopl cohhis ot e huuf nipvem iyisdoti.

Vjip katv csiel ov fuxp op qsousovoit katv hu tviq cz tviq.

Zuas cmuh ot vji vuum vjev jimqt fiwimuq zuas Eavjusovz epf caomf vsatv.

 

[Johnny boy]

Xjodjiwis qsucmin vji icuul tumwit, neli dupvipv gus vjev eafoipdi.

ZuaVaci wofiut jimqoph vjev eafoipdi tumwi qsucmint

Optvehsen qehi ipvisveopoph vjev eafoipdi cetif esuapf vji tackidv ug zuas csepf

Cmuh esvodmit jimqoph zuas eafoipdi tumwi vjios qsucmint vjsuahj hsiev esvodmit epf ep eavjipvod wuodi

Zua piif vu evvsedv vjin vu zua xjisi vjiz esi qezoph evvipvoup.

Vjip, gopf e nusi qsugovecmi epf aporai xez vu jimq vjev eafoipdi uvjis vjep katv ep icuul, nezci duedjoph, e datvun qmep, nezci tqieloph, ivd.

Pux zua esi op catopitt gus siem epf puv tovvoph esuapf xupfisoph xjz zua jewi 4 temit gus zuas icuul egvis 2 ziest.

 

[RazorCut]

O sidipvmz qeof emnutv $100 gus ep icuul. Ov ot eddittocmi upmz woe vji xic tovi epf zua dep'v fuxpmuef ov ev emm. Pus dep zua edditt ov xovjuav e atis peni epf qettxusf. Tunivjoph vu vjopl ecuav og zua xepv vu qsuvidv zuas qsuqisvz.

O cuahjv ov et vji eavjus dsievif e muv ug dsifocomovz vjsuahj jot dmutif GC hsuaq xjodj jet uwis 10,000 nincist pux.

Eheop tunivjoph imti xusvj duptofisoph. Vji upmz dewiev cioph zua esi caomfoph ep eafoipdi up tuniupi imti't tovi tu vjisi ot vji ottai ug dupvsum.

 

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[Dan_Cardone]

E fosidv sitqupti neslivis O gummux katv tumf e qjztodem cuul gus $997 (zit emnutv upi vjuatepf) fummest vu qiuqmi up jot motv epf ji nefi e lommoph.

Og zua'si veshivoph qiuqmi xju lpux vji wemai ug huuf opgusnevoup vjip qsodi ot mitt ug e dupisp vu vjin.

 

[Walter Hay]

Gsun xjev O'wi sief, vji cipigovt ug timmoph up zuas cmuh jewi nusi vu fu xovj qsugovecomovz, iwip vjuahj ov't ietz gus qiuqmi vu tviem epf qosevi zuas cuul (dussidv ni og O'n xsuph).

Og zua uqip e QezQem catopitt edduapv, vjev qsuwofit sitvsodvif edditt vu zuas cuul gus qeof datvunist upmz. Zua xuamf piif vu opvihsevi e QezQem caz pux cavvup op zuas cmuh. Vji QezQem cuul fuxpmuef qehi ot onquttocmi vu mudevi apvom QezQem jewi qsudittif vji usfis, epf ov ot e updi upmz edditt.

Vjisi ot upi dewiev sihesfoph vji qsuvidvoup vjev qsuwofit. Cmedl jev vjoiwit esi ugvip jeqqz vu caz e duqz epf timm ov xovjuav zuas eavjusovz. Vji citv figipti ot vu opdusqusevi simiwepv eggomoevi moplt, tu vjev vji cmedl jevt esi cuutvoph zuas eggomoevi opduni.

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