E-books, along with dozens of other forms of digital products, used to be big sellers on eBay. Buyers loved it because they could buy and download the item instantly, and sellers loved it because they could sell as many as they wanted without paying any additional costs. However, eBay decided to change the rules and now the sale of digital products through auctions is no longer allowed. But you can still sell your eBooks on eBay, without breaking the rules.
Most modern home computers come with a CD burner. If you’ve bought your computer in the last five years, chances are it has a burner. Using this single piece of equipment, you can continue to sell eBooks on eBay and still be within your restrictions. Instead of selling eBooks for digital download, you can burn each eBook onto a new CD and mail it to your buyers.
Burning your e-books to CD may seem like a hassle, but it really isn’t. For starters, blank CDs are incredibly cheap and you can get them anywhere, including Wal-Mart. Mailing costs for a CD are incredibly low, especially if you use media publishing. So your buyer doesn’t have to pay a lot more to have the item shipped, and you don’t have to spend a lot more to burn the e-book to CD. And you can still sell as many eBooks as you like; your only limit is how many blank CDs you can get your hands on.
In addition to the low costs, your buyers are actually better off buying eBooks on CD. In the past, when a buyer decided to upgrade his computer or lost his files due to corruption, he lost his e-books as well. That would mean they had to buy the e-book again, if it was still available, or lose the money they spent. This cannot happen with a CD; Buyers will have a hard copy of your e-book, will be able to make copies of your CD and will be able to keep using it for years to come.
If you’re selling more than one eBook on eBay, you can reduce costs by adding multiple purchases to one CD. If you have a buyer who buys three of your eBooks, for example, you can put all three eBooks on one CD instead of creating three separate ones. This is also another convenience factor for your shoppers.
The ban on selling digital items on eBay has caused many sellers to abandon the idea of selling e-books. With fewer sellers trading eBooks on eBay, you have far less competition on eBay than ever before. And by using CDs to sell your eBooks, you won’t break eBay’s rules while giving your buyers something tangible to keep their eBooks safe. Take the opportunity to make big money with your own eBay home business selling eBooks, and you’ll never look back!
