eCommerce Tycoon

**v-shipbroker** · 03-30-2009, 12:36 AM

Hi

I need some advise from you all. I have written a 'niche' business related e-book and want to sell i on the net. I would like to do it on the cheap because im not sure about the market. My website is a free blog.

Here are my thoughts regarding selling the ebook. My concerns are regarding security and also webhosting.

The ebook is pdf adobe acrobat

Sell via e-junkie and paypal (due i dont have a secure webhost and the security regarding url's with ejunkie). Because i dont want the book to be transferred easily i was thinking of adding something like virtual vault which will add a licence key and also importantly track the same!

So overall its pretty cheap - e-junkie only 5 bucks per month, paypal small percentage per sale - and then virtual vault usd 29 bucks per month.

Pleased to hear peoples thoughts.

Many thanks

VS

**CrystalPay** · 03-30-2009, 03:04 AM

You could try using clickbank and paypal as payments for your ebook

**v-shipbroker** · 03-30-2009, 06:11 AM

Hi Clickbank wont let me download the book on their server and my webpage isnt secure enough. E-junkie will let me do that plus they protect the url at the same time.

Clickbank dont offer licence security and they take a larger percentage

So my methodoly stacks up better, I think this is right anyway...but because im a novice i need someone to agree with me haha..

**Gog** · 03-30-2009, 06:40 AM

Why not try Prestashop its opensource shopping cart software and you can use for selling downloads, its also has paypal already integrated into it. very easy to setup.

**willcode4beer** · 03-30-2009, 06:04 PM

I'd just sell it on Amazon
http://google.com/search?q=sell+ebooks+on+amazon

**v-shipbroker** · 03-31-2009, 01:12 AM

Amazon will make me pay 150 bucks to buy some company id number...So no thank you..

**parallel_chase** · 03-31-2009, 12:18 PM

I think for selling e-books there are no other solutions that come close to e junkie or payloadz. Both have free trial periods, but I personally prefer e junkie.

As far as licensing is concerned, it gives you a false sense of security. Those who want to buy will buy, those who dont will search for it and somehow get it for free. Nonetheless, I would still get some sort of security anyway.
You can talk to payloadz or ejunkie customer care, since they deal with people like you on everyday basis, I guess they would be able to advice you better.

Hope this helps!

**willcode4beer** · 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by v-shipbroker

Amazon will make me pay 150 bucks to buy some company id number...So no thank you..

There are a lot of benefits besides amazon for having an ISBN number on your book. That money doesn't go to amazon either.

More info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isbn

Having one can open up many markets that would otherwise be offlimits.

That price will actually get you a block of 10 ISBN numbers. You could just re-sell the other 9 (to other ebook writers) and get your money back.