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Article #56: Making Free eBooks pay.

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Copyright 2006 John Thornhill The free gift could also be a special
Selling eBooks on eBay can be a great way report or other informational document
of producing an enviable revenue stream. you have authored yourself. Although
By purchasing the rights to an eBook at writing the additional material may be
the right price and then selling the difficult or time-consuming
eBook to many customers, one can generate (ghostwriters, of course, could be hired
a great deal of profit. However, there for this function), the end result could
is an interesting way of increasing eBook be quite valuable. You will be offering
sales and producing an additional revenue something completely unique and timely.
stream simply by giving things away to That alone should inspire increased
customers! sales. You can also embed affiliate
As many eBay sellers have noticed, links to products for which you receive a
informational products are becoming an commission within the text of the
increasingly competitive field. More and freebie. This could make your free
more people are slowly learning about the giveaway item into a sales tool that
profit potential in eBook sales and are could generate impressive profits long
joining the fray. The market is nowhere after the eBook sale is completed.
close to being too crowded, and there is Including a freebie with your eBook
still room for a great deal of money to auction may seem counterintuitive at
be made. However, those who want to first. It doesn't seem to make a lot of
truly prosper by selling eBooks on eBay sense, at face value, to give away
can improve their odds by giving anything! Doing something that increases
customers a little something extra. the cost or effort required to conduct an
Offering a free product to any buyers of auction also seems almost at odds with
an eBook can separate one's auctions from increased profitability. However, this
others and make buyers more interested in is not the case. In reality, using a
obtaining a product. If three sellers little added "extra" can increase sales
are offering the same eBook at the same by a margin that more than justifies the
price, the seller who is also willing to gift. Your auction may stand out more,
include a special free gift will give an additional reason to buyers to
undoubtedly earn the bulk of the sales. make their purchase with you, and even
The free gift can be another eBook title provide additional revenue through the
on a related subject. You may have use of affiliate links within the free
another eBook "in inventory" that is an item.
aging title or somehow "past its prime." After considering all of these factors,
Although you may no longer be selling the it is easy to see why many eBay eBook
title as a stand-alone product, it can sellers are providing their customers
make a great value-added free gift to with a little something extra! Freebies
your auction and may tempt many buyers to can actually be used as a great way to
look to you as a source for the primary increase profitability.
title being offered.






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