By Bookstorez · Updated
To sell ebooks online, write a book for a specific reader, export it as a PDF or EPUB, give it a clear cover and description, set a price and list it on a marketplace where buyers browse, such as Bookstorez. Here are the seven steps, then where to sell ebooks and the questions sellers ask most.
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1. Choose the reader and the promise
Write one sentence: who the book is for and what they will be able to do, know or feel at the end. "A first-time gardener grows salad on a balcony in eight weeks" is a book. "Gardening tips" is not yet.
2. Write the book, or generate a first draft
Outline the chapters, then write them in order. If the writing is what stops you, the AI ebook generator on Bookstorez plans the title and chapters with you, writes and checks each chapter, and lays out the pages. Free includes 1 generated book a month; Creator 2 and Pro 5, without a watermark. Read and correct every page before you sell it.
3. Pick PDF or EPUB
PDF keeps your layout exactly, which suits illustrated books, workbooks and anything meant to print. EPUB reflows to fit any screen, which suits long reading. Test the file on a phone and a laptop before you upload.
4. Design a cover that reads small
Buyers see the cover as a thumbnail first. Use a short title in large type and one clear image. The generator designs covers for each book it makes.
5. Write a product page that shows the inside
State what the reader gets, the page count, the format and who it is for. Add sample pages. Make clear it is a download, not a printed book.
6. Set a price
Price for the result the book delivers, not its page count. Paid products on Bookstorez start at $3.
7. List it where buyers browse
On Bookstorez every live product gets its own page and a place in the catalogue, where buyers browse every seller's ebooks by category and topic. Share your shop link as well: the fee is the same whichever way the buyer arrives.
Where to sell ebooks
Sell ebooks where readers are already browsing for books like yours, and where you can also send your own audience. Bookstorez does both: it is a global marketplace for ebooks and other digital products, and every seller gets a storefront of their own. On Creator and Pro, featured weeks put your book in featured placements across the site.
Sell ebooks online without a website
You do not need your own site. Your Bookstorez storefront gives you a shop link, product pages, secure checkout and download delivery. Bookstorez is the seller of record, so it charges and pays the tax due on each sale and gives you a report.
What selling on Bookstorez costs
Bookstorez is a global marketplace where creators sell ebooks, printables, planners, workbooks and templates, and buyers browse every seller's work in one catalogue. The Free plan has no monthly charge: 3 live products and 10 drafts, at 12% + 30¢ per sale with card fees and tax handling included. The fee is the same whether a buyer arrives through your own link or finds you in the catalogue.
Creator and Pro add featured weeks, which put your products in featured placements across the site, and more books a month from the built-in AI ebook generator. See every plan side by side.
Selling from the UK? Read how to sell ebooks online from the UK for payouts and tax records.
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Questions
- How do I sell ebooks online?
- Choose a reader, write the book, export it as PDF or EPUB, design a cover, write a product page with sample pages, set a price and list it on a marketplace such as Bookstorez.
- Where can I sell ebooks?
- On Bookstorez, a global marketplace where buyers browse ebooks by category and topic, and where every seller also gets a storefront link to share.
- Can I sell ebooks online for free?
- Yes. The Bookstorez Free plan has no monthly charge and includes 3 live products and 10 drafts. Each paid sale costs 12% + 30¢, with card fees and tax handling included.
- Should I sell my ebook as a PDF or EPUB?
- PDF for fixed layouts, illustrations and printing; EPUB for long text that should reflow on any screen. Bookstorez accepts both.
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