Main ebook market?

All of your questions are a lot like asking how long should a piece of thread be.

There is no end to the number of different possible lengths, sizes or dimensions you could make a thread, and the same goes for an ebook.

However, the standard seems to be around 40-100 pages for most ebooks that people will charge a decent price for.

You can write and sell your e-books right from your own website. Marketplaces attached to webmaster forums are also good places to sell them.

You're own site.
Amazon
Barnes and Noble
Google ebooks
iBooks
Clickbank

Make a real book. 150+ pages.

Books on Clickbank can be tough because the amount of commission on a cheap ebook isn't much. But it's do-able.

You really need to do your own personal research and get a feel for what is popular, where to sell, how people are selling them, and all the other possibilities and hurdles to overcome.

Some of the answers I am about to respond with may be broad, or just discussion based; as your question is actually quite vague, if one were to get really into all of the different variables that could be applied to the same question.

For the most part, I think a majority of your questions about Clickbank are actually answered on CB itself; and the other questions about the ebook size, and creation... have so many different answers, because there is so much that could be involved. BUT, I hope this has somewhat given you even a little bit of direction:

[*]How does this work what is the step by step process?

Not sure if you are asking how it would work to upload a product to clickbank, or if you are asking how the process of creating a book works...

For uploading to clickbank, this page breaks down the processes they require, and tells you in what order which thing is done:

Get Started as a Vendor

If you need this page explained more in depth, then that would at least make your question more targeted, and that could be answered better, but let me know.

For book creation: That could depend entirely on the type of book? Are you just wanting to have an information product? Do you want to create a tactical product?

The difference between the two, is one goes in depth on a subject, whereas another tells you HOW to do something in that very subject.

How-to- books take research and possibly a psychological understanding of your audience, to show them something they cannot figure out otherwise, on their own. This make take experience, or simply studying parts of your specific niche. It could even require studies, simply based on what type of book you are truly trying to make here.

Generally, when someone creates something, in one topic; they have already read up quite a bit in that same topic. I have never really seen anything written, without a person first reading a bunch of other things in that same topic.

Your ideas have to come from somewhere, but don't take the "copy-paste" or "copy-change a few words" direction; as that is highly derivative, and won't get you very far with your clickbank product, especially in a highly publicized niche as it is.

[*]Is it expensive?

NO. Unless you consider the hosting fees, and the fact that some or most of your sales percentages are cut off to affiliates; and a "one-time" fee that clickbank themselves charges to activate your product on their marketplace; of $49.95.

So at this point, you are looking at around $70+ dollars, for the fees and hosting fees. I am not sure if separate payment processes also charge, I am talking about Paypal integration; or how click bank specifically works that area, but the cost should not be rounding above $100 for everything by the end of it, and as I said, likely less.

BUT, if you are wanting to get someone else to write this book, if you need to hire a copywriter, or you need graphics for your products pitch page; then you will have to pay more; and that is where the grey area is of how much it costs. That just utterly depends on whether or not you can do that all yourself, how much you want to pay for each vs. how much it costs and whatnot else.

Otherwise, if you are able to copywrite, create images, and set up a page entirely on your own; the fee is as mentioned, around $70; unless you even already have your hosting paid for, and already have a domain name ready. In that case, it's just the CB fee.

[*]How long does the ebook have to be?

80+ Pages. 80 is quite low; but I have seen many Ebooks in the range of 100+ pages; but no more than 200.

Keep in mind that these people will not be able to print the pages, and since they are reading it through a different kind of process; the more pages they have to read, the less pleasant it can be for them.

BUT, it has to be a book. You can fit a lot of chapters into 100 pages alone. The book size, can depend, as well, just on the chapters; and what kind of content you are actually putting in there, the spacing.

The spacing alone can change the page count, if you are doing double spacing, or single; and if you are spacing for looks based on sections; and if you are having a lot of lists therein or images.

I would maybe consider, how much valuable or useful content should actually be in the book first? If you are going beyond the 200 mark, split that up into two books, or make the other parts into upsells (additional products/books sold ontop of the main product).

Also, 200+ pages (a fairly large ebook) could go by quickly, at the same time, depending on how you formatted it, and on how the information is being presented...and how the flow is.

Keep in mind that the size of the file can affect people's ability to download it; the larger the content of the book, the larger the potential for the file size to become very heavy for the down loaders; especially those affected by slower speeds.

If you are unable to guarantee a minimum of 80 pages of real quality book content, then I am not so sure how "easy" your success afterwards would be in trying to prevent refunds.

[*]Do you sell it on clickbank upload it onto their website and set up paypal account?

Again, clickbank is answering this in their FAQ in the link above; but, you upload the product to YOUR website, and integrate it with Clickbank as the sales processor.

You do not get paid through paypal. You would be getting paid through clickbank, who would then need your payment details; your address, and for later on, your direct deposit information; so that you don't have to wait to get cheques.

The payments are not instant, but are in intervals; and there are certain conditions that have to be met, in order for you to receive your first payout, and in order for you to start getting direct deposit as well.

Basically, the payments are about every week, when you first start out, you can change out the payout frequency, but I don't believe you can make it any sooner than listed... only later.

Even if payments are made through paypal by customers, you basically only still get that money through Clickbank, not to your own personal paypal account.

[*]What are the main markets to sell good books that people will buy from clickbank?

Off the top of my head, I would basically list what sells well generally anyway... which are the 'desperate' niches... such as self-help, weight loss/diet/exercise, relationships.

But I see just browsing the marketplace now to find some, that there are mobile sections and all kinds of sections; and I know the mobile industry is booming as well... so, really your best bet at this point is to use this website to find out which niche you even want to consider, by looking at the success of others first offhand:

CBENGINE - How To Find Top ClickBank Marketplace Products that Sell

See their gravity, see what sections they are in... that at least can tell you if a bunch of different people are selling one thing; which means something can be sold in that area. It doesn't mean a person is making millions; but it at least shows you that something can be sold in that area.

The more products with a high gravity in a marketplace, the more you can see that that specific niche consumer base can be easier sold to.

Also think about whether or not you could even begin attempting to replicate some of these niches, as you will find many to simply just be out of your realm, or far too complicated. The application (APS) industry, and cell phone industries, for example; are not within my own personal realm. I don't program, and I have never sent a text to somebody to sell something; and to even begin putting something like that together, I would simply say I lack the vision necessary.

Thus, that at least, on it's own could help you narrow down the niche.

I would not necessarily pick a niche for your book simply based on what is "hot" right now. **** berry was hot at one point and time, but then people grew bored of it really fast, and moved onto the "next best thing".

You DO NOT want your product to be the pushover, that people leave for the next best thing. You want it to sustain through all kinds of economic situations, and marketplace changes.

You will find that product by going into the psychological area of what people will always need more of, even when they have it already. Understand that concept, and you will be able to severely narrow down what niche should work for you.