{"id":6408,"date":"2016-02-18T13:30:19","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T05:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.websproutconsulting.com\/?p=6408"},"modified":"2016-05-05T09:59:00","modified_gmt":"2016-05-05T01:59:00","slug":"how-to-create-sell-ebooks-on-amazon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.websproutconsulting.com\/how-to-create-sell-ebooks-on-amazon","title":{"rendered":"How To Create & Sell eBooks On Amazon"},"content":{"rendered":"
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eBooks is\u00a0one of the most common information products that people buy online and I always encourage people\u00a0to create eBooks as their first product because it is easier to do as compared to creating online videos or membership sites.<\/p>\n
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In addition, people buy eBooks to learn something quickly, so if you know something that other people want to learn, then writing eBooks to share your experiences is an excellent way to start.<\/p>\n
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\"AmazonKindle is currently the largest eBook marketplace on the Internet.\u00a0I have self-published a few books on Amazon through their Kindle Direct Publishing platform (some are written under my real name<\/a>\u00a0and others under my pen name), and I’d highly encourage you to consider Amazon Kindle as the place to start if you want to sell eBooks for profits online.<\/p>\n
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In the rest of the post, I will share with you\u00a0step by step on how to\u00a0create your eBook and publish\u00a0it on Amazon, plus\u00a0avoid the\u00a0key mistakes that I made\u00a0during\u00a0my first self-publishing experience!<\/p>\n
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First Step: Finding A Topic<\/h1>\n
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The first thing you need to\u00a0spend some time to think about is the topic that you want to write for your eBook.<\/p>\n
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Never rush through this step, because if you end up writing something that doesn’t resonate with your inner beliefs or you are not passionate about, it will only\u00a0end up as\u00a0an average book with no viral value.\u00a0What you want is a book that is packed with your unique personal experiences that people can learn from.<\/p>\n
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There are three ways for you to determine what topics you can write. I often like to share the LIP<\/strong>\u00a0formula with my students, which stands for\u00a0L<\/strong>ife experiences, I<\/strong>nterest, and P<\/strong>rofession.<\/p>\n
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Let’s look at how you can use the LIP formula to get some\u00a0ideas for your eBook.<\/p>\n
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Life experiences<\/h3>\n
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Think back upon your life experiences: What are some of the things that you know that\u00a0people can benefit from?<\/p>\n
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One example is parenting. If\u00a0you have children in your family and you are great at bringing up kids, maybe you can consider\u00a0sharing\u00a0your personal experiences and parenting advice with\u00a0young couples to help them be better parents!<\/p>\n
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Interest<\/h3>\n
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Take a look at your hobbies and interests: See if\u00a0you can write something to\u00a0help\u00a0others\u00a0who are interested\u00a0to get started in your\u00a0area.<\/p>\n
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For example, if you have been growing bonsai for years, you would know much more about bonsai\u00a0that many beginners\u00a0don’t. And it will\u00a0definitely make\u00a0people’s\u00a0lives easier if your book teaches them tips on how to grow bonsai, the tools and resources that you use, and the mistakes that they can avoid making!<\/p>\n
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Profession<\/h3>\n
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Consider your experiences at work (past and present): What are some of the professional skills that you can teach people?<\/p>\n
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If you are\u00a0a certified accountant for instance, you can write a book to teach business owners how they can better manage their accounts and share with them helpful resources and tools to help them save money or time (business owners love these!)<\/p>\n
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Second Step: Finding A Unique Angle for Your eBook!<\/h1>\n
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In my opinion, this is the most difficult step in\u00a0the entire publishing process (even tougher than the writing itself!)<\/p>\n
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As an author, the last thing you want is for your eBook to look like “just another book” in the massive marketplace out there. You want to create an eBook that offers something unique for your readers so that it can stand out from the crowd.<\/p>\n
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Back in the day, I was planning to create a course and\u00a0eBook on\u00a0making money with ClickBank but so many people were already teaching ClickBank affiliate marketing. So I had to think about a unique value proposition that can set my product\u00a0apart from the rest.<\/p>\n
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After weeks of brainstorming, I finally came up with a unique idea to position my product:\u00a0Since everyone else is teaching people how to make money with ClickBank using websites (but not everyone knows how to create sites), I can teach them how to do it\u00a0without a website<\/strong>! This is my\u00a0unique angle!<\/em><\/p>\n
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Let’s face it,\u00a0finding a\u00a0unique angle for any topic is not easy so don’t expect to finish it in a day. Give yourself ample time, probably at least a few weeks, to ponder over it before you decide. \u00a0 The following are some tips to help you with your brainstorming before you start writing!<\/p>\n
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