Authors know that get their books listed on Amazon is crucial for sales of books. Most readers are doing to Amazon first place to go to buy books, and with options of free shipping from Amazon and the convenience of shopping from home, this trend will not change. But Amazon offers different options to authors to sell their books, which can be confusing and slow unravelling. Here are some simple ways to maneuver through this process.
((Amazon_ofrece_básicamente_tres_formas_de_vender_el_libro_en_su_tienda_online:_1) announced the book on Amazon and then sending copies to Amazon, 2) have a seller account, or 3) selling his book for Kindle. I concentrate on just the first two options, which refer to non-digital and printed books.
What is the difference between having Amazon sells his book and the creation of a merchant account to sell your book yourself on Amazon? Time and money. As an author, you will have to decide whether time or money is more important in working with Amazon, or can balance both forms at least until that decides that it works best for you. Below are explanations of how to do both and the advantages and disadvantages of each.
His book the Amazon list to sell
How: This requires creating an account of "Amazon advantage", perhaps aptly named because Amazon rather than the author receives the greater part of the advantage. To join, you will need copies of his book, an ISBN and a bar code. Then visit Amazon advantage. Follow the steps but read the fine print. Amazon charges an annual fee ($ 29.95 now and reimbursable or not to sell any of his books), and your Commission is 55 per cent of their retail selling price. Amazon will notify to send books and how many. Pay the cost of shipping and not have a voice in the number to send. If Amazon wants to fifty, you pay the shipping of fifty, even if the books are not sold. If Amazon only two at the same time, it can be found doing frequent small consignments which may be longer and more costly than a shipment of large if his book is selling steadily.
Advantage: Once Amazon gets their books and start selling, you don't have to try email to individual orders.
Disadvantages: Not only has to pay an annual fee to appear, but 55% of the Amazon Commission is very high. For example, a book for a price of $25.95 would mean a gain of $11.68 for the author. Remember that you will also have contained in the cost of sending the books to Amazon so their profit is still lower.
Being an independent seller through Amazon
How: You can not independently sell his book on Amazon even his book requires an Amazon account advantage so regardless, appears there. Follow the steps above to be a customer of Amazon advantage and then later I tell Amazon book already is not available, or if they are traditionally published, published by a press subsidy, or a distributor of registration such as Ingram, the Publisher or distributor will create your Amazon account advantage for you and pay rates, offering royalties as agreed with the Publisher or Distributor. Today, many independent printers and book design firms will also show books on Amazon for published authors and simply charge a small fee only flat (usually around $50) to display your book for you. The book can be listed as out of print, which means that Amazon does not have any copy and is not necessary to send them to anyone.
Once the book has an ad on Amazon, you can open an Amazon seller account to sell your book independently. First, search for the title of the book on Amazon. On the right side of the screen to your Amazon announcement is a small area in box with the question, "Do you have one to sell?" followed by click on a button that says: "Sell yours here." Click on the button and follow the steps to display your book and your information. As many copies can a list available as you wish, provided that he has copies that many in stock. Customers can now buy the book directly from Amazon instead. Not pay anything to the Amazon until the book is sold.
Advantages: The advantages are many, especially in terms of its profit. Instead of taking 55% Commission with an account of the advantage of Amazon, Amazon has something closer to 25%. Amazon also gives you a credit of $3.99 to send his book, to be paid the cost of sending if sent via media mail. Thus, for example, that book $25.95 was used as an example above and weighs about a pound, will cost you $2.77 to mail. (Amazon pays you $23.71 for sale and $3.99 for shipping) which means that its profit is $20.94 (approximately double $11.68 fewer shipment had sold through Amazon advantage).
Another advantage to an individual seller's account is that while Amazon may indicate his book retail $25.95, in your account of seller that can enumerate slightly lower that price which makes it less expensive for customers. You can also put the book, it includes not only as a "New" but includes that it is autographed by the author and personally by him. Even if you sign books that send directly to Amazon, Amazon announce to you that they are autographed, so contract your books on your "signed by the author" merchant account can be an advantage for you. Many readers will feel an autographed book is of more value than one that you isn't.
A final advantage is that you get information, address and email address of the buyer, to learn more about the client as you would if Amazon had sold the book. Preserve this information for future mailings of marketing or updates to the client when it comes out of his next book. Finally, it could persuade the client to purchase directly through their website, rather than through Amazon, thus giving a greater profit on sales.
Disadvantages: You must send the book within 48 hours of the order, and you are responsible for packaging and shipping, which means if your book is popular will make frequent trips to send it by mail, but worth it if it is to sell the book.
Another disadvantage is that the customers of Amazon may not receive free Super protective shipping on orders of $25 or more if a product is a vendor of Amazon, instead of Amazon directly. This could take the client less likely to buy your product, but if readers really want that his book, probably not mind paying a few extra dollars for shipping. However, if Amazon is also the sale of his book, customers will probably choose purchase that copy instead of looking copies available from vendors.
As an author, it is necessary to determine which option of selling on Amazon is most beneficial for you. In my opinion, you listed as an independent vendor is the best choice and best Amazon kept secret, but as I said, can do both and experiment unless you decide to provide greater monetary return for their time and financial investment.
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