https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/direct-selling/ Promote your book to Written Word Media's audience of over one million readers. Read our blog for information on all things self-publishing. Thu, 08 May 2025 09:02:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.5 https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/direct-selling/#comment-319977 Thu, 08 May 2025 09:02:48 +0000 https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/?p=62498#comment-319977 What specific types of exclusive content would motivate readers to buy (e.g., free ebooks, access to sprunki newsletters)?

]]> https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/direct-selling/#comment-271435 Thu, 31 Oct 2024 02:40:13 +0000 https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/?p=62498#comment-271435 Create urgency by offering discounts for a limited time (e.g., “First 20 orders receive 20% off”). This encourages immediate purchases @quordle

]]> https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/direct-selling/#comment-236014 Wed, 15 May 2024 19:54:50 +0000 https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/?p=62498#comment-236014 This is a good roundup of what’s involved with direct sales. Thanks! I appreciate your point that it’s not all or nothing–you can have direct sales and sales through platforms like Amazon. One disadvantage of direct sales is collecting taxes, esp. those beyond the U.S. Make sure you sign up with an e-com partner that does that for you. It’s an incredible hassle. FYI, PayPal does NOT collect taxes.

]]> https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/direct-selling/#comment-170220 Mon, 03 Apr 2023 22:55:19 +0000 https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/?p=62498#comment-170220 This book is so great! I love it.

]]> https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/direct-selling/#comment-98598 Fri, 22 Apr 2022 08:24:21 +0000 https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/?p=62498#comment-98598 Excellent note on direct selling of physical and ebooks.

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