Most Christian self-publishers are selling their books on Amazon.com. They use the Amazon.com Advantage program which lets them sell on consignment for an annual membership fee. Amazon.com pays you every 30 days for books sold.
E-books have not had a lot of credibility. They have been around in one form or the other since the dawn of the Internet Age, but they have not gained wide acceptance until recently.
This week marked the second annual Digital Book World conference in New York City, where big names in digital publishing gave their predictions for the future of books. Book blogs have been aflutter with lots of exciting numbers (e-book sales rose by 400% in 2010! In the past year, Amazon has sold three times as many Kindle editions as hardcover books!).
Amazon released more mind-numbing results for 2010, announcing a number of records and new milestones along with difficult-to-understand statistics. The top line was stellar with total sales for the year up 40%, to $34.2 billion, while net income rose 28%, to $1.15 billion. In a prepared statement chairman Jeff Bezos said the company passed two milestones in the fourth quarter--its first time sales topped more than $10 billion in a quarter with actual sales hitting $12 billion; and "after selling millions of third-generation Kindles during the quarter, Kindle books have now overtaken paperback books as the most popular format on Amazon.com," even while sales of paperbacks rose.
I've heard many people in the publishing industry say, "Every author must have a blog," but is blogging really effective? Every author must decide for him or herself, but first, it's important to understand what a blog is and how to use it effectively.
Does anyone list books on Amazon, Alibris or Abebooks? How are your
sales? I'm sure with this economy we are in they are a little slower
than usual. Would you like to have the potential to increase your
sales, gain some additional exposure for your listings, gain visibility
for your brand and get some much needed additional traffic to your own
website? You need to try selling books on multiple marketplaces.
Knowing which books to offer on Amazon can mean the difference between a good income stream and total failure. Here is what you need to know.
First, how do I sell books on Amazon
Amazon.com has a feature called Amazon Marketplace. This service lets you sell your used books, CDs, DVDs, etc. just by listing their code number (ISBN number for books, etc.) Listings can literally be completed in a minute or less for each item you sell. It does take a few minutes to set up a selling account but there is no charge for doing so. In fact the only time you incur a charge is when something actually sells.
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