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Easy to Sell = Software or Ebook?

by Eswar
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Hello warriors, do you make more money with selling ebooks or Softwares? Which is easy to sell?
#easy #ebook #sell #software
  • Profile picture of the author ryanman
    A software would require constant updates and a good after sales support because it will always have bugs. Therefore an ebook would be better in my opinion.
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    • Profile picture of the author mikkosant
      In my opinion, eBooks are much more appealing due to the simple fact they can be made available through immediate download. People who are hungry for information want it asap, so, you give it to them instantly. No shipping hassles. Done deal.

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  • Profile picture of the author milamber
    in my opinion, its ebooks which is easy to sell.. Ebooks contains guides and strategies while software needs better knowledge to use it.
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  • Profile picture of the author MommyEnterprises
    I have only sold ebooks that I have created!
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  • Profile picture of the author Kim Standerline
    Software definitely

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  • Profile picture of the author InternetM39482
    From what I've seen, softwares are "easy to sell". However, as others said, after sale you'll have to deal with a lot of things - updates, bugs and more.

    I've written eBooks, sold them, and that has worked pretty well!
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  • Profile picture of the author John Rogers
    Software generally has a higher perceived value. If you're selling software you have resale rights to, you should fully test it before you try and pass if off to your customers, as many of the resale rights products are slapped together and buggy.

    The easiest way to sell software is as an affiliate, then you don't have to deal with after the sale support. Ideally, you should find a trusted company that regularly releases new products, continuously updates their existing products, and has a solid reputation for customer service. It is also helpful if you are able to test the products yourself before you sell them.

    Incansoft is an excellent example of a company that meets those criteria. You can take a look at the software catalog at
    Incansoft | Experience The Difference Today!

    The Incansoft affiliate program is managed through a membership. As a member you can sell all products in the catalog for 100% commissions paid directly to your PayPal account at the time of sale, and you also get all of the products for personal use.

    You can check out the membership and affiliate program at
    http://www.incansoft.com/Incansoft.pdf

    John
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    • Profile picture of the author radhika
      Both can be sold for different purposes. But as others said, software needs to have constant upgrades, bug fixes, support provided to clients. If you are not ready for it, then go with ebooks. After sale nothing to deal about except few minor complaints like download link problem, refund etc.

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      • Profile picture of the author Jamie Iaconis
        Hi,

        I have to agree with the people saying software is easier to sell...

        I think people find more value in software and it basically
        works on it's own, while with an ebook, you have to read!

        Also, software is generally worth more because it is programmed
        to do a certain thing and knows how to do it!

        With ebooks, someone basically wrote it out and
        who knows how good the information is...

        This is what I think customers think.

        Software = complex to make, knows what to do
        Ebook = simple to make, you have to read it

        Both do sell... but my vote is for software!!!

        HTH

        Jamie
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        • Profile picture of the author mattpaul2000
          I would find a good e-book with Product Label Rights on a Niche (have a look a WSO section) and start from there. PKR will allow you to change the product from name to author on most.

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          • Profile picture of the author Tom B
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            Software. No doubt about it.


            If you think there won't be any support for ebooks than you are mistaken. There is and will always be support problems for any type of products you sell. Yes, there is more support for software but also more money to be made. A lot more money.
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            • Profile picture of the author sylvia88
              software definitely !
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  • Profile picture of the author CurtisN
    Another vote for software. When people see what a piece of software can do and they like it, there's no need for a salesletter. Would you buy a $97 ebook that had a 20-page hypey salesletter, or a $97 software that had a 5-minute video that explained exactly what it did and what you could do with it?
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  • Profile picture of the author write-stuff
    As radhika pointed out, software and ebooks are generally completely different beasts. Because one is an executable program that performs some function and an ebook is a delivery medium for information, it's not likely that a particular product would be suitable for both. Unless you're referring to some executable ebook reader as the software.
    - Russ
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