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Sell Ebooks On Ebay, Or From Your Website?

Ebooks are a very popular way to get started in the online marketing world. This business requires no hard inventory. All you need is the file which resides on your computer. No storage space needed to store product. No purchasing needed, once you have your product. No restocking needed, you will never run out no matter how many you sell. No delivery cost, it can be emailed or downloaded.

With all those things going for it, it is understandable why it is such a good business to get into. But, what is the best way to start an ebook business?

You have two alternatives. The first one is to sell on eBay, the second is to create your own websites to sell from.

If you want to get into business as fast as you can, you can buy an ebook package, set up an eBay account and be up and running in less than an hour.

If you want to have your own web visibility, promoting you or business then you will want to create your own website and sell from there. Whether you start with an auction site or your own site, both have their advantages and disadvantages.

For example while eBay is a great place to sell ebooks, there are thousands of sellers selling the same items there, right along side of you. That means that prices on at auction are generally lower than prices you can get for your products on your own website.

With your own website, you will be able to sell your books at a much higher price than you will on auction. You have more control of the whole process on your own site. EBay has many rules, do's and dont's when it comes to marketing your product. On your own site, you make the rules.

eBay will allow you to get started right away. It will take a little longer to get your own site up and running. This auction site has traffic, thousands of buyers surfing through the site, looking for things to buy. If you set up your own site, you have to market the site in order to get traffic.

On the other hand, you will make more money from your own site. You will be able to sell ebooks for a lot more money. There will be no auction fees for selling from your site, you keep all the proceeds. Your own website will also help to start building your identity on the web as an internet marketer. It can be the beginning of what is known as branding you or your business, so that buyers start to recognize your name.

Ebooks are a great way to get into online marketing. How you start and which path you take depends on what you are trying to accomplish. Ebay will get you started fast, your own website will help establish your business. Either one is a great way to jump into the internet marketing world.