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Hello everyone, This is only my second post, and I am not a techie, so please forgive my ignorance if I ask the wrong question ![Smiley](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/smiley.gif) I am an author and about to publish the first 6 (of 12) chapters of my first book to Amazon. That's all set up and seems to be fine. However, I'd also like to establish a way that Bitcoin-buyers could read my book. I don't think this can be done directly through Amazon, so can anyone suggest a way that I can do this? I am not techically confident enough to set up a personal website with a Bitcoin pay function. Thanks for any advice. Ist.
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March 01, 2015, 08:04:40 PM |
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Do you have a small bit of capital? I am sure services like you are requesting exist and others will help you find those services but if you could set up a domain name and webpage with very little money and insure you get all the funds from people buying your product. Best of luck with your book man!
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March 01, 2015, 09:33:30 PM |
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Hi Penguin,
Yes, I can put a few euro into this. Probably no more than 500, but I would hope that'd be enough to get me started?
Any specific pointers?
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March 01, 2015, 09:55:37 PM |
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Try here: http://bitbooks.co/You can sell your ebook there. No sure how much fee they charge. It is worth a go.
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March 01, 2015, 10:05:56 PM |
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Hey thank you Polar! Checking it out now!
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March 02, 2015, 01:21:45 AM |
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You can also always accept payments from a payment provider which also accepts bitcoin, amongst other currencies.
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March 02, 2015, 03:35:37 AM |
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Try using http://satoshibox.com. It is very easy to use all you need is upload your ebook and send your links to potential buyers. They can't download it if they didn't pay. Also try cryptothrift.com I saw some books has been sold there.
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March 02, 2015, 04:11:49 AM |
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As mentioned here, there's a few markets where you can sell such books.
Anyway, if you were able to provide some free samples from your book, perhaps a chapter or two, that would give a good preview of the book for any potential readers.
You might also want to try on reddit.com/r/bitcoin
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March 02, 2015, 09:05:03 AM |
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Try using http://satoshibox.com. It is very easy to use all you need is upload your ebook and send your links to potential buyers. They can't download it if they didn't pay. Also try cryptothrift.com I saw some books has been sold there. I was going to suggest satoshibox too. Beware though as soon as someone has a digital copy of your book they will likely just leak or share it but I guess that's something you'll just have to deal with. Good luck.
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March 02, 2015, 09:41:58 AM |
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People could buy it with amazon giftcards they bought using BTC. But there are plenty onlinemarkets that will accept btc and make your book available.
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March 02, 2015, 07:13:47 PM |
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Hey thank you Polar! Checking it out now!
Had another look at the site. They take 10% fee from your set price and settle payments monthly. http://bitbooks.co/author-faq/There aren't any books there and They don't do much marketing. You will have to promote the book yourself and link to them.
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March 02, 2015, 07:38:37 PM |
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A really easy way would be to sell on an auction site like https://cryptothrift.com/Fairly sure they've got digital download section but you'd have to check it out for yourself.
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March 02, 2015, 07:47:47 PM |
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I would recommend satoshi box as well. They have a good interface for selling digital products. You can also just set up a blog or something and put in a bitcoin button.
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March 03, 2015, 06:39:32 AM |
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you can also design a website or weblog if you can to sell it yourself and advertise it. anyway i think it would be a good idea if you introduce/advertise it on reddit too.
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March 03, 2015, 08:54:57 PM |
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thinking some idea bussines in website and get easy people to purchase it. it will help you i guess.
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Istaria (OP)
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March 04, 2015, 08:49:23 PM |
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Hello folks, Sorry for such a delayed response, but I haven't had as much free time as I would like! ![Smiley](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/smiley.gif) I've been looking at options, and I do like the look of Satoshibox, I have to say. I'm going to check that out in greater detail for sure. Thank you all for your kind suggestions! Ist.
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March 04, 2015, 09:27:37 PM |
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Try using http://satoshibox.com. It is very easy to use all you need is upload your ebook and send your links to potential buyers. They can't download it if they didn't pay. Also try cryptothrift.com I saw some books has been sold there. seconding this , op should use all possible websites tho , will generate a better revenue : ) i also belive satoshibox takes close to no fee's while the other websites take quite some.
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March 04, 2015, 10:32:05 PM |
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You could suggest that potential readers buy it with a Amazon gift card. But very honestly - if you want to attract the bitcoin market, I'd publish it for free or very cheap and put a big QR code in the back cover, so that all can donate quickly ![Smiley](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/smiley.gif)
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March 05, 2015, 09:12:15 PM |
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You could suggest that potential readers buy it with a Amazon gift card. But very honestly - if you want to attract the bitcoin market, I'd publish it for free or very cheap and put a big QR code in the back cover, so that all can donate quickly ![Smiley](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/smiley.gif) Publishing for free for tips seems like it would work better in the Bitcoin universe. But I do want to publish on Amazon for a price, so I am not sure how it would square if I give it away somewhere else :/ Gonna need to think about it a little, and see what ideas I come up with. I have at least 4-6 weeks before I am ready to publish anyhow, so I have a little time.
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