Do you convert your e-books into other reader versions for bigger profits?

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Hi Warriors,

One of my good friends created an epub version of my pdf ebook for me, so I can also sell it to customers who want to read it on devices that read the epub version.

Just wondering if any of you have also converted your ebook into other reader versions?

I'm not sure how I'm going to market this version. Should I simply put a note on my site, telling prospects that my pdf ebook is also available in epub version? Should I create another site?

Would appreciate any advice.

Thanks a lot,
Michael
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  • Michael,

    Just curious...Are you selling your e-books or giving them away for free (maybe to grow your email list)?

    If you are selling them, do you just sell them from your web site or also via Amazon's Kindle program?

    I have been profitable (the ethical way) with authoring e-books via Kindle, Nook, and other devices.

    I can say without hesitation that making your content available via as many means as possible is beneficial to you whether you are selling your e-book or just giving it away for free to build your list.

    Hope this helps.

    Swiitpea
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    • Hi Swiitpea,

      Thanks for your feedback. I'm selling this ebook that my friend created an epub version for. Right now, I'm only selling it through my site.

      I'm also not familiar with selling through other devices; I was wondering if you can give me some tips to get started?

      Thanks so much,
      Michael
  • Michael,
    If I were you, I would definitely get your book on the Kindle as well as iBooks. Amazon has millions of potential customers that would never see your book on your website.
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    • Okay, I'm gonna be brutally honest with you.

      I was turned onto Kindle publishing almost exactly a year ago. It took me an additional month or so to actually act on it because, quite frankly, it sounded too good to be true.

      But after researching to see how I could go about publishing on the Kindle using advice freely available on the internet, I just totally messed up when trying to format my Kindle e-book.

      Then I paid for several different Kindle publishing products, most of them from WSOs. I paid anywhere from $5 to almost $1000 for products that would teach me the best way to make Kindle publishing work.

      Almost none of them gave me the full picture (including the one that cost almost $1000, now that one was a humongous waste of my time and money, but that was my fault - you know what they say, "If it sounds too good to be true...")

      So about 10 months ago, I came across one that finally led me to water and I hit success and profit with my first e-book.

      And more recently, I have come across other Kindle WSOs that were worth more than their weight in gold, surprisingly (wish they'd been out a year ago).

      If I had continued to try to learn on my own, it would have been a steep uphill battle just because there are different ways to position yourself in Amazon's Kindle marketplace.

      You should also take into account that this was at a time when I just did not find much guidance online. Nowadays I think it would be a different story as Kindle publishing is so hot right now - I mean really hot.

      I feel so lucky that I struck gold with my first e-book; however, I also write fiction for a hungry crowd. One of the best skills I have acquired (due to good guidance) was how to make sure there would be a good crowd to buy my books if I published quality material.

      I took a look at your affiliate web site. Based on my interest alone and some of the personal coaching webinars that I was privy to due to the Kindle products that I bought, you are in a really good niche. Your e-book should do well in the Kindle marketplace. Again, this is just my opinion.

      I have very recently come across a few courses that each costs a fraction of what I paid for my first worthwhile membership course (not the $1000 one) that would have set me on the right path, too, but much sooner. C'est la vie, Live and learn, etc.

      The first worthwhile membership course that I took (it was less than $200) was not a waste of money by any stretch of the imagination because it also taught me how to publish for the Nook.

      If I were starting today with Kindle publishing and could only afford free , I would click around at kindleboards.com for some feedback, experience, etc.

      Use resources like kindleboards.com if you truly cannot afford a decent Kindle publishing product that will guide you with much fewer headaches.

      You can also utilize the services at sites like fiverr.com to pay cheaply for the tasks needed to publish your e-book via Kindle.

      I wish you all the luck and success in the world (seems like you are already successful, but you truly can do exponentially more).

      Swiitpea
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  • Hi Michael,

    Yes, you can put a note at the end of your site about it or simply add it as an OTO/Backend. You can create a sub-domain or another page within your domain for additional exposure or information about it. It could also help you add more results i search engine or target another keywords. You could also add it to clickbank and inform your affiliates and old customers to get it. It could add more sales to you. Let your old customers be your affiliates too.

    Regards,

    Ross
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  • Converting them to other formats is actually pretty easy and it definitely won't hurt. Try Smashwords.
  • I currently package my ebook with secure-ebook. I am thinking of branching out any using bookbaby to make it available on all of the different eReader platforms. But I am very worried about the book being pirated once it is available in ePub format. (It sells for $67 on its own. If people can easily just download it for free, I'm worried that they will). Any comments, suggestions, experiences with piracy once the book is in epub format?

    The upside is that suddenly you have a huge new potential customer base. The downside is that someone will make the book available for free online. Does the upside outweigh the downside?
  • If I create an ebook, I also add print version of the ebook using Vervante.com - I don't do this with every ebook published but ones I like.

    Also, I create MP3 by reading aloud using Audacity, and sometimes video from the audio file created with Audacity by adding slides.
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