Here you can convert and sell your book to millionsof potential readers. It’s no wonder that Amazon’s KDP remains the most popular platform for authors to sell ebooks on. The Amazon store accounts for *80% of ebook sales across English-language countries. To help you decide where to start, here is a roundup of the 7 most popular places to sell your ebook. coding), I would suggest a platform like Gumroad where you can easily offer a bundle of digital products.īut more “traditional” books may require more “traditional” platforms. This is a good place to start, but opinions vary author to author. Many authors I researched seemed to combine going to Amazon KDP directly + using an aggregator for all the other platforms.
They don’t suit everyone, but for some authors, they work out particularly well.
Off-beat : Smaller platforms like Gumroad, Leanpub, Kickstarter, and Unbound are more off-beat methods of publishing and selling your book. Easier to do but there is a higher cost involved. Aggregators : These platforms allow you to upload and distribute to the large (see above) and small ebook retailers + libraries at once. Direct to ebook retailers: 95% of sales are through Amazon (80%), iTunes (10%), Nook (3%), Kobo (2%)*. What about Gumroad, or Inkshares, or Smashwords? You’ve heard of Amazon KDP, of course, but what about the rest? Which is the best path for an entrepreneur or blogger?. If you’re a blogger, writer, and/or an entrepreneur, you might be thinking about self-publishing a book.Ī book in itself is unlikely to make or break you, but it is a powerful extension of your business or blog.Įntrepreneurs like Eric Ries ( Author of Lean Startup), Nathan Barry ( CEO of ConvertKit), Tim Ferriss ( 4 Hour WW) have used books to earn money and gain authority.Īt the thin wedge, it’s also an opportunity to create the most impactful type of business card you could possibly have. 
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