selling your eBook - how to market it

Once you have written and created your own eBook, you can then sell it. Initially, this will surely pose challenges to you as you are still unknown in the market and few people have confidence in your product. That's why you need to market it well.

Good marketing strategies for your eBook

A good way to spread the word is through social media. These include Facebook, Twitter or even YouTube. You can make about it very good advertising.

1. Indem you share your eBook for example on Facebook, many users and interested people can access it. You should additionally join special groups and ask the admins there for permission to promote your book.
2. Also on Twitter you can try to find some followers for your book. This has the advantage that you can easily advertise at your discretion and everyone can see it.
3. On the other hand, via YouTube, you can make smaller promotional videos about your novel, in which you say something about the content of your eBook.
4. Also look around for a publisher that has similar titles in their program and send in your manuscript. A publisher has specific promotional strategies that can help you market your book even better. Should you gain notoriety, various publishers may also approach you on their own.

Selling acquired eBooks: Is this allowed?

While selling your own self-written eBooks is possible in different ways, the situation is different for purchased eBooks. If you have bought and read an eBook, you are not allowed to simply resell it. This is because with the purchase you only acquire a right of use, which is only valid for you.