eBook or Kindle? What would you do

Not meaning to give you a hard time. Kindle is an ebook reader. Are you talking about originally having your ebook in pdf or exe format?

It is not either/or, it is both.

I release first as an ebook/report, then with testimonials in hand and a good product, I'd go to Kindle.

I have a couple of manuscripts for sale now as a PDF that I want to take to Kindle when I have the time to do it.

Keep in mind also that it is easier to sell the ebook/report for a higher price than a Kindle, because IMers are accustomed to paying more for good information.

I think it's a good idea to do both. Not everyone has a Kindle yet or buys from there.

I'm finding people are still purchasing Ebooks directly from websites so they still have a good purpose.

For those of you reading this post and are interested in learning how you can get your ebook published on Kindle, a colleague of mine posted a guest blog on my blog on how to get you ebook published on Kindle which is here.

Lilach

It also depends a lot on the subject of the ebook.

I can tell you now that typical Internet Marketing and 'make money' type products don't sell very well on the Kindle. They may well sell on different parts of the Warrior Forum.

Hobby type products have a much better potential market for the Kindle, providing you can appeal to the bargain hunter audience.

Thom

I've been tossing around ideas for the ebook I'm doing right now. It's not an IM related book so the IM crowd is irrelevant. I'm looking very seriously at LuLu.com. That way I can sell it in physical form as well as in ebook form. Not sure if Kindle allows such competition, but I know that LuLu sometimes places their customers products on Amazon.

So many choices......AHHHHHH.

The other option, Sal, is that you could accomplish that with CreateSpace (for the Amazon physical version) and Kindle.

Amazon does a good job of linking both versions together, providing an option to the consumer, which I think helps sales.

Thom

I think LuLu might be cheaper though, Thom - Kindle wants 75% for anything over 9.99 I'd either have to go too cheap or too expensive with it. It would be easier though. I think LuLu advertises their stock on Amazon anyway. Still reading the websites. I could always stick it on my own site and just go for a few affiliates, too. Eeny meeny miny mo.

It's going to take a little more time to finish so I have some time to decide. I've had an expert offer to look at it and give me his opinions, too. Right now my main focus is on a good write.

I agree with what has been said here...go with both as options.

One other point to add is just because "not everyone has a Kindle", there are tons of folks out there with smartphones or Tablet PCs, and while not a Kindle eReader, "there's an app for that"

Meaning that people can still buy your ebook in the Kindle Store, then read it from their smartphone or tablet PC after downloading the Kindle app. Just my opinion and something to think about.


Tracy

Amazon's Kindle has changed information marketing for good. The keyword is MOBILE.

When you buy a Kindle ebook (the same applies to other ereader ebooks) you can read it anywhere: on your computer, on your smartphone, on your iPad or other tablet...

It's all about convenience.

I've bought hundreds of Kindle ebooks, and since I'm a voracious reader, I buy one or two each day. I still can't quite believe that my preferred format for a book is now digital, rather than print...

Now, your questions, malia: "Are eBooks on the decline? Is Kindle better? Are there times where the Kindle is better than the eBook or vice versa? I'd like feedback, if possible, from people who have done either or both."

I understand your "which format?" dilemma.

I sell information products for writers and marketers.

Here's what I'm doing, going forward:

* I'm revamping older products for the Kindle marketplace, AND for PDF, video;

* When I create new products, I create both an online marketplace version (PDF, audio, video) AND a Kindle (and other ereader) version. The versions contain much the same information, but I think about the Kindle version as the "lite" version;

* In 2012 and beyond, I'm creating products which will be Kindle-only (I'm going back to my novelist roots and am writing a series of novels).

The Kindle/ ereader marketplace is huge, and is growing every day. As online marketers, this marketplace brings us huge opportunities. It reminds me of the Internet world pre-1994.

Hope this helps. I wish you much success with your projects.

I actually just put up my ebook (not IM related) on Kindle. It was a great process. Hopefully it is approved today. I get 100's of sales on Clickbank, so I am excited.

To be honest, it was a lot easier to make an ebook. You have to be careful on how to format the htm file before conversion, but otherwise pain free.

So, I would do both. If you have the content and images ready, do both.

I thought the kindle reads ebooks!

Thanks!

This is what I did. My PDF eBook sells for $35 and to be at the optimal royalty rate for the Kindle, you have to price at $9.99 or below. I think I will follow this strategy moving forward.

The pricing was the issue. My ebook (and future ones) are targeted towards a category of business owners so what I am essentially doing is condensing hours of research and consulting into a quick concise read. Straight to the point (I don't target the IM crowd).

I'd like to write more eBooks, but at that $9.99 price, you have to keep it basic.

That's why I liked a PDF eBook because you could be up to $100 easily because your value proposition was that you were saving someone time and frustration. At $9.99 (or below), it's a different mindset.

So thanks for the feedback, I think I will use Kindle as a "lite version" and use branding to promote the full version.

I know. I know. Long term, I think the website building pays off. With wordpress and a few plug ins, it certainly makes the process easier than when I first started this long long ago.

I guess I'm nervous that it won't sell on Kindle because maybe it's a different kind of buyer. I don't know. I just have to be patient and see, but it's hard not knowing if your content will sell in a venue when you know it sells.

I will take the advice about shorter pieces, though!

Thank you!

Angela99 has pretty much nailed it.

Kindle is and will grow. It's a game changer and with it comes immense opportunity.

Where else can you get such highly targeted traffic for free?

To the OP... go to the War Room and grab Paul Coleman's kindle report. It is gold and he is the expert.

Traditional ebook sell for more because there is usually bonuses attached as part of the package.

When I up a kindle book, it is more of a report than the full product. Then drive them back to a blog for the extra stuff.