Selling ebooks on Amazon

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I have an ebook that I've been selling for quite some time on Clickbank. However, I read something the other day about selling books on Amazon too, in ebook or maybe Kindle format.

Can you sell on Clickbank and Amazon at the same time? If you sell on Amazon, do you have to do any marketing? Startup costs or special requirements?

Thanks,

Jon
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  • Profile picture of the author Benjamin Norman
    If you own it, you can sell it! There are no problems with selling something on Amazon and Kindle at the same time to my knowledge (afterall, you wouldn't sell a book in just one bookstore!)

    Depending on how you set it up, there are no upfront costs when selling on Amazon's Createspace as they take a percentage of the sale. With respect to Kindle, again, they take a percentage (30% for works that aren't public domain).
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  • Profile picture of the author Ti
    If you utilize affiliates to sell your product on Clickbank than you can pretty much forget about Amazon. The commission structures there are such that affiliates won't promote it over Cliickbank.

    Give it a try, see what I mean, the efforts just won't yield results. The only caveat is that your product is actually extremely useful and people who utilize Amazon.com as a portal point find it and decide to buy it. This would rule out the vast majority of the junk that is sold via CB.
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  • Profile picture of the author GameVoid
    Originally Posted by Jon12345 View Post

    Startup costs or special requirements?
    Amazon price has to match the lowest price available for the book. So if you are selling it for X on Clickbank then your Amazon price cannot be higher than that.

    And yes, they have bots scrubbing the web and if they find your book cheaper someplace they will automagically adjust the price of your book to match the lower price.
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    • Profile picture of the author Jon12345
      That's interesting to know there are no limitations on selling via Amazon. If I placed it on Amazon as an ebook, does that mean it will get some exposure somehow?

      I am interested to know how many people get sales just by people searching for stuff on Amazon.
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      • Profile picture of the author GameVoid
        Originally Posted by Jon12345 View Post

        That's interesting to know there are no limitations on selling via Amazon. If I placed it on Amazon as an ebook, does that mean it will get some exposure somehow?

        I am interested to know how many people get sales just by people searching for stuff on Amazon.
        My first eBook I put on Amazon with no promotion. The first month it got no sales. The next month it got 2 or 3, then month after that 12 or so, and then it has been a steady 100 or more sales a month since then (it's only 99 cents though).

        You should promote the book yourself on Amazon a bit first to get some initial sales. Once a book starts selling then Amazon starts to automatically promote it in their "People who bought this item also bought...." and "People who looked at this item ultimately bought..." sections.
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      • Profile picture of the author Kecia
        Originally Posted by Jon12345 View Post

        That's interesting to know there are no limitations on selling via Amazon. If I placed it on Amazon as an ebook, does that mean it will get some exposure somehow?

        I am interested to know how many people get sales just by people searching for stuff on Amazon.

        Be sure that your title, subtitle, and description are keyword rich. This will help it be found on Amazon and possibly in the search engines when people are searching for phrases related to the topic.

        If the Kindle book is in a popular niche, you may find it in the "related products" section on the sales pages of other books. This will give you more exposure and possibly sales. Also, if it becomes a hot seller, people will also see it in the "people who have bought this have also bought.." section.

        Just wanted to note that a lot of marketers have mentioned that IM/make money online products do not sell well on the Kindle. However, since it's free to list, it wouldn't hurt to try (if your product is in that type of niche).
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  • Profile picture of the author travlinguy
    There are three or four excellent free ebooks explaining selling ebooks on Amazon in the War Room. Since you're a member, go there and search two or three pages back and download them. All of your answers and more are there in great detail.
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  • Profile picture of the author ebooks4u
    It's a good idea to sell at both Amazon and Clickbank. There are no fees involved to getting started with Kindle publishing. Give it a shot, you may be surprised ;-)

    Originally Posted by Jon12345 View Post

    I have an ebook that I've been selling for quite some time on Clickbank. However, I read something the other day about selling books on Amazon too, in ebook or maybe Kindle format.

    Can you sell on Clickbank and Amazon at the same time? If you sell on Amazon, do you have to do any marketing? Startup costs or special requirements?

    Thanks,

    Jon
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