Make Money Writing and Selling Books on eBay

Have you ever wondered how to make money writing and selling books on eBay? Do you wonder if this is even possible? Well it seems it is – there are hundreds of authors selling their own works through eBay, and most report that they make decent money doing so. If it's been your dream to become the published author of a book, but you can't seem to get a foot in the door with any big publishers than this may be just the option you've been looking for.

Many wonder if this is a legitimate way to sell a book; after all don't all the really good authors get published by a major firm and become best sellers? No – this is not true. The publishing industry is difficult to break into. In order to get a book published by a major firm you have to know the right people. Many established authors do know the right people and do eventually get their book published. However, what is a new, or dare we say unpublished, author to do if they want in with a major firm? They need to hire the right publicist. A publicist is someone who has worked with successful authors before and has all the right industry contacts. However, as you may have already guessed, hiring a publicist will cost you big money. So it's not necessarily the best authors who get published by leading firms, but rather the wealthy and established authors much of the time.

Furthermore, there is another reason you may want to self-publish your book and sell it on eBay and it involves the bottom line. Most large publishers keep 98 percent of the profits from their authors. This means that even if you become a best seller, it's unlikely you'll be rich. However, by self-publishing your own book, you will keep all the profits. Although you'll undoubtedly sell less books, you will most likely make more money.

Once you've written your book, self-publishing can be relatively simple and cheap or difficult and expensive. It all depends if you want your book published in print or electronically. EBooks are growing immensely in popularity and are a great way for authors starting out to self publish. Writing an eBook requires virtually little to no costs as most are simply PDF files. Conversely, publishing books for print can get quite expensive.

After you have self-published your book, you'll need to set up a seller's account on eBay. This is a cinch – all you have to do is follow eBay's detailed instructions. Next list your eBook for sale; you'll need some marketing copy to promote your book in the listing. It should be concise, descriptive and get your potential readers excited.

You will also need to market your self-published book, just as big publishers market their best sellers. There are several ways to do this:

• Create a professional marketing plan – this will help guide you.
• Design a great cover – even if you're publishing an eBook, a cover is crucial when it comes to sales.
• Market online – create a website, blog and even a podcast series dedicated to your book.
• Market through traditional venues – you're not a publicist but see how far you can get with arranging book signings and radio spots. You may be surprised!

Once you have done all this you're ready to sit back and process orders. It may take some time for your marketing efforts to pay off and for sales to really start coming in. However, in due time you should see some decent earnings from your book. Better still, you're now a paid and published author of a book!

You can make money writing and selling books on eBay. Seller's fees on eBay are very low and millions of people search their site for books everyday. If you write something interesting and helpful to people you should be able to make a lucrative profit from your book.

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