Authors who have put hundreds or thousands of hours into writing their books want to sell them briskly and earn a profit. With most book sales today taking place online, especially on Amazon, you need to know what you’re doing.
If your goal is to make the most money selling your book and earn the biggest profits, you need to understand your options before you dive in. Amazon provides all-in-one publishing options through Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) with promises to make your life easier. But you can also use the Amazon Marketplace to sell books and enjoy greater control of the process.
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Letting Amazon print and sell your book with KDP’s all-in-one option turns you into a content supplier (your book) that Amazon turns into a product and sells at retail. Your percentage of the sale amount is lower than with direct selling, and Amazon controls the process from start to finish. The selling points are to make your life easier, make printed copies or digital downloads of your book available quickly, and turn you into a published author overnight. For anyone who has yearned to publish a book and the goal was elusive, it’s tempting to press the button and say yes without giving it much more thought.
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Direct selling your book also lets you reap more benefits from your marketing campaign. Your book doesn’t sell itself on Amazon. You spend marketing dollars promoting it but send customers to a page you do not own. Because you don’t own the page, you can’t gather customer data. By selling direct and sending customers to your eCommerce store, you can use tracking and optimize your campaign. You can understand customer behavior, decide what’s working, and optimize your marketing spend. These may sound like details initially, but they can add up over time, especially with a successful book.When You Sell More than Books, Your Profit Increases
Many of today’s most intelligent and resourceful authors profit handsomely from merchandise connected to their books. It might be as simple as mugs and t-shirts or more developed with real-world items mentioned in nonfiction books. For instance, you might be a cookbook author and sell kitchen items required for your recipes. You can ship collateral with your book orders when you sell directly on Amazon Marketplace and use a flexible book fulfillment service. It gives your customers more ways to buy into your world and creates a branded experience that is 100 percent about you.You’ll be surprised at the Ease of Directly Selling Books with Acutrack
Our sophisticated order interface connects to Amazon Marketplace (or any other eCommerce platform) and directly sends us order fulfillment information. There’s nothing for you to do other than watch your sales revenue roll in. It’s a much more convenient process than many authors initially envision and is the best way for you to sell directly. You keep all the customer data you lose with the Amazon Publishing Services route and stay in control of the process. It’s a refreshing experience for many authors, and when you have far more choices about how to print your book and how it will look, it’s even better.You Can Improve Your Book’s Profitability with Us
We also make it incredibly easy to connect your online order intake with our fulfillment system. Our account managers will guide you in connecting to Amazon Marketplace or other eCommerce platforms like WooCommerce, and Shopify, Magento. Acutrack is a Silicon Valley company with technology-driven printing and fulfillment services for the book industry. It’s why we’ve built our systems to connect quickly with the platforms writers and content creators use for book sales. Selling directly can benefit you in many ways. It’s how you can make more money and profit handsomely from selling your book.Copyright © 2023 Acutrack. All Rights Reserved.