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America The Only On-line Buyer in The World?

by ildarius
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I've done no research, just wanted to get your opinion first.

Did anyone try to market ebooks to the french speaking population out
there?

There is 63 millions of us On-line!

Do they (we) buy Ebooks?

Did anyone try to market to other non-english speaking countries apart U.S?

Cheers!

p.s: I don't remember seeing any french ebooks online.
#america #buyer #online #world
  • Profile picture of the author onera
    I suppose french speaking people will be looking for french ebooks, not english ebooks.
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  • Profile picture of the author crumblepie
    I haven't tried that yet, but I did try selling English e-books to a non-English population and they insisted that I create an e-book in their language. I got no sales for my English book and I have yet to find the time to write one in their language :p
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    • Profile picture of the author jan roos
      There is a guy on here that specializes in the chinese market and he's making a killing as far as I understand. You'd have to write the ebooks in the language you want to target and you'll do great.
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  • Profile picture of the author Lynn Stivers
    If you're going to write an ebook in a language other than English you would need to know that other language. There's a lot of people in the US who only know how to speak English - that's probably why they write their ebooks in English.

    I could never write an ebook in French because I never learned to speak French. The only other language I know was one I learned when I was a kid but I doubt if there would be a market for ebooks in Pig Latin.


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    • Profile picture of the author Michelle Brouse
      Originally Posted by Lynn Stivers View Post

      If you're going to write an ebook in a language other than English you would need to know that other language. There's a lot of people in the US who only know how to speak English - that's probably why they write their ebooks in English.

      I could never write an ebook in French because I never learned to speak French. The only other language I know was one I learned when I was a kid but I doubt if there would be a market for ebooks in Pig Latin.


      Lynn
      ROFL - does that go anything like igpa atinla? Been so long I forget even THAT language!

      Thanks!
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  • Profile picture of the author Lynn Stivers
    Hi Michelle,

    That's the one - it was kind of silly but it was fun.


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  • Profile picture of the author Teenage Genius
    everna eardha foa hatta anguagela nia yma ifela....

    seriously. i havent im 18!

    but i understand
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  • Profile picture of the author Phil Jones
    English speaking people are much easier to target in the most part. I think there is lots of potential in French speaking population but I'm sure you'll hit a number of roadblocks along the way. Don't forget all contact with your customers/prospects will have to be in that language. It's not as simple as just changing an ebook from English to French.

    If that isn't a problem for you then you could have a lot of success with the french speaking market.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dave777
    People in good ol' Mtl, Quebec have always purchased specialized french books. They love crime stories, hot topic... Sold many myself in the 60's right in the heart of the McGill ghetto, Plateau district these days... Definitely an offline & online opportunity if you research, focus and target the business with a well thought out business plan...

    There's a variety of discussions and business ideas online regarding Multilingual language translations of ebooks, reports, articles, plr etc. etc. for international web sites. There are all kinds of specialty language publications to research and niche marketplaces to focus and market to.

    Could you imagine converting ClickBank and other networks into Multilingual versions through joint ventures and other creative business deal making... Choose your language and make it work within that specialty language marketplace!

    Quick example... So why not other specialized topics using a value added pricing business model? Just test, test and test until you hit the nail on the head!
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  • Profile picture of the author Lynn Stivers
    ildarius, you know how to speak English and French - why couldn't you translate English ebooks into French?

    You could probably work out a joint venture with several authors and do fairly well.

    Just a suggestion.


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  • Profile picture of the author chngoi
    I'm not sure about Internet online purchase but when I checked my statcounter, almost 90% of my visitors are from US. I think it does make sense to say that "US is the only online buyer in the world", may be the most if not all.
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    • Profile picture of the author Thomas
      Originally Posted by chngoi View Post

      I'm not sure about Internet online purchase but when I checked my statcounter, almost 90% of my visitors are from US. I think it does make sense to say that "US is the only online buyer in the world", may be the most if not all.
      No, it doesn't - it makes sense to say 90% of YOUR buyers are from the U.S.
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  • Profile picture of the author Richard Tunnah
    I certainly think there's room to do very well in all major languages provided you can write it or get it translated correctly. I'm thinking French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian and Chinese here.

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  • Profile picture of the author chngoi
    Chinese! That would covered China,South East Asia,Hong Kong,Taiwan market. I'm really looking forward to that, Rich Idea.
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    • Profile picture of the author Eric Lorence
      It really has less to do with the language than the culture of France in general.

      Without getting too deep into politics, France, Germany and others are still more of a socialistic culture. With more job security and government benefits.

      Because of this, there are far fewer people motivated to build business online that in other countries.

      My wife and her family are from Switzerland and that is pretty much the case there as well, though after moving to the US has become highly motivated to build a small business.

      Just my take from experience.
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      • Profile picture of the author ildarius
        Great suggestions, thank you!

        I'm fluent in french so translation and user support is not a problem.

        Sold many myself in the 60's right in the heart of the McGill ghetto, Plateau district these days...
        Dude that's where I live! What are the odds eh?

        This is definetly on my to do list now

        I was thinking of products that are not related to internet marketing, since it's not the same dynamics on the francophone internet when it comes to IM
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        • Profile picture of the author Adam Kenzington
          Originally Posted by ildarius View Post

          Great suggestions, thank you!

          I'm fluent in french so translation and user support is not a problem.
          Hey man,

          You should team up with someone that has "English", non-IM niche products and do the translation. JV the deal and sell to a whole new segment of the population.

          That is so cool that you are bi-lingual. I took some French in elementry school, let me see if I can remember...

          "Poly Voo Francie? Wee, Wee Manure!

          Or something like that.

          Really, you could make some serious cash with translations.

          Take Care,

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          • Profile picture of the author Thomas
            Originally Posted by Adam Kenzington View Post

            "Poly Voo Francie? Wee, Wee Manure!
            Indeed.

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        • Profile picture of the author Dave777
          Originally Posted by ildarius View Post

          Great suggestions, thank you!

          I'm fluent in french so translation and user support is not a problem.



          Dude that's where I live! What are the odds eh?

          This is definetly on my to do list now

          I was thinking of products that are not related to internet marketing, since it's not the same dynamics on the francophone internet when it comes to IM
          Great community & location to live in and visit when traveling to Mtl., love the place... Our business was at the corner, 3500 block of Milton and Ave du Parc...

          If you're thinking of specializing and marketing within the Montreal population whether offline or online, one of the best places to research which particular niches are in demand is at Big box book retailers. Just study the people populated book sections and topics that people are regularly buying... Any city for that matter! Then find, translate and/or create reports, products etc. etc. for that local marketplace. Keep in mind, there are many ways to sell egoods locally! A couple good keyword tools in addition will also help...
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          Just for a little population info! Go claim a small percentage of just a few Hot niches and don't forget about all of those French college and university students who have more money to spend than most think...
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  • Profile picture of the author Thomas
    Here are some quick stats that might be useful:

    Top Internet Users:
    1. European Union: 20% of all Internet users.
    2. China: 17% of all Internet users.
    3. United States: 15% of all Internet users.
    Top Internet Languages:
    1. English: 39.4% of all Internet users.
    2. Chinese: 18.9% of all Internet users.
    3. Spanish: 8.5% of all Internet users.
    Top Internet Buyers:

    Estimates vary hugely but most fall within U.S. $150-$200 billion/annum each for both the U.S. and the E.U. (for online retail sales) and anywhere from $1.5 trillion to $5 trillion each for total online business transactions (that's everything: B2C, B2B, B2G, B2everyone else...).

    Estimates for China seem to be between U.S.$ 75 and $100 billion/annum for retail sales.
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    • Profile picture of the author lvcjmac
      Originally Posted by Thomas View Post

      Here are some quick stats that might be useful:

      Top Internet Users:
      1. European Union: 20% of all Internet users.
      2. China: 17% of all Internet users.
      3. United States: 15% of all Internet users.
      Top Internet Languages:
      1. English: 39.4% of all Internet users.
      2. Chinese: 18.9% of all Internet users.
      3. Spanish: 8.5% of all Internet users.
      Top Internet Buyers:

      Estimates vary hugely but most fall within U.S. $150-$200 billion/annum each for both the U.S. and the E.U. (for online retail sales) and anywhere from $1.5 trillion to $5 trillion each for total online business transactions (that's everything: B2C, B2B, B2G, B2everyone else...).

      Estimates for China seem to be between U.S.$ 75 and $100 billion/annum for retail sales.
      One other way to look at this is although Spanish is only 8.5% of the estimated users, just think how much less competition you would have in that market compared to the English speaking market if you were able to do all your IM in that language. I'm guessing you would make a killing.
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    • Profile picture of the author chngoi
      United States: 15% of all Internet users.:confused: I think it should be more than that, wonder why US and European spend money online than other country?:rolleyes: In terms of populations, 17% of all internet user in China is quite a scary figures.
      Originally Posted by Thomas View Post

      Here are some quick stats that might be useful:


      Top Internet Users:
      1. European Union: 20% of all Internet users.
      2. China: 17% of all Internet users.
      3. United States: 15% of all Internet users.
      Top Internet Languages:
      1. English: 39.4% of all Internet users.
      2. Chinese: 18.9% of all Internet users.
      3. Spanish: 8.5% of all Internet users.
      Top Internet Buyers:

      Estimates vary hugely but most fall within U.S. $150-$200 billion/annum each for both the U.S. and the E.U. (for online retail sales) and anywhere from $1.5 trillion to $5 trillion each for total online business transactions (that's everything: B2C, B2B, B2G, B2everyone else...).

      Estimates for China seem to be between U.S.$ 75 and $100 billion/annum for retail sales.
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  • Profile picture of the author candoit2
    Originally Posted by ildarius View Post

    I've done no research, just wanted to get your opinion first.

    Did anyone try to market ebooks to the french speaking population out
    there?

    There is 63 millions of us On-line!

    Do they (we) buy Ebooks?

    Did anyone try to market to other non-english speaking countries apart U.S?

    Cheers!

    p.s: I don't remember seeing any french ebooks online.
    ildarius,

    I think you'll like this. You can translate your Pdf's with this, or you can just give them this site to read the ebook in their own language.

    Free Online Translator

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  • Profile picture of the author Rich_Newell
    I am learning in the golden thread program and one Swiss College Kid Becomes Cash King $20,419 in 27 Days marketing in French. You can see more and hear an interview at:

    http://www.goldenthreadsite.com/blog...19-in-27-days/
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  • Profile picture of the author AlexKaplo
    Salut!,

    I have done no research as well but I do not see why French people, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, etc, would not buy ebooks.

    All you would have to do is have it translated ... I am actually working on an eBook which I wrote in English first and plan to have it translate in french. It's going to take a lot of time but I have a feeling this could double my sales. (I will also have to rewrite the entire sales page and have links on the websites to have visitors instantly change the website language.)

    But I have a feeling I if I attempt to try to sell this book locally, especially since this book is in the niche of "How You Can Make Money From The Internet" it will really generate some massive revenue... If this works then I will also plan have it translated it in Spanish, Chinese.

    BTW:     I am lucky enough to speak multiple languages BUT sadly I do not speak Spanish or Chinese ... but this will not be a problem because you can EASILY find a translators in places like Elance.com.

    I would also like to note that India & China 3 BILLION in combined population are experiencing some of the fastest eCommerce growth's EVER! These countries are also starting to have access to HIGH SPEED INTERNET CONNECTION all across their regions. Think about this ... NOW is the time to capitalize on this MASSIVE MASSIVE MARKET!

    I will make sure to post a thread here to inform you guy's how this is going to work out for me.

    Regards,

    -Alex Kaplo
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