A Customer Asks If I Will Put A Preview Of My Book On My Website

03/24/06

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A Prospective Customer Asks: Would You Put A Preview Of Your Book On Your Website?

I did do this for a few days, but reconsidered and removed it because:

The only part I can really put up on my website is that part which covers the fundamentals of online bookselling.  When this is all that a prospective customer can read, they tend to think my book is just like all of the others they have already bought and found to be of not much use.  If I posted the parts of my book that were of the most interest and value, there wouldn't be much point in selling it because everyone would already have the information from my website.

Based on the other books about online bookselling that I have read, and the feedback I have received from both prospective booksellers and experienced online booksellers, my book is much more comprehensive than others available.  I do not want to put my experiences and tips (that both cost me a lot to learn and write about) on the Internet for free, it would create too much more competition for me and other booksellers.  I am sure that anyone thinking of getting into the business or already in it can understand and appreciate my position.  I know other authors have posted considerable portions of their books for preview, I have looked at the previews and bought their books myself, and in summary, there really isn't much of anything in most of their books that is not being posted for free.

I also know that several other authors have marketed their books based on "secret" lists of wholesale and remainder book distributors.  There is nothing secret about wholesale and remainder book distributors!  If you do an Internet search for wholesale books or remainder book distributors, most of the ones listed in the "secret" lists will immediately come up.  I didn't even dedicate much discussion to them and put my list in the appendices because it is public knowledge information.  The same goes for shipping material suppliers and for the most part, inventory management software, online postage services, price lookup services, and re-pricing tools.  I dedicated the text of my book to sharing my experiences and providing useful tips to save you money, boost your bottom line, and to help you avoid making the costly mistakes that I and others have learned from experience.  I just can't put this up without giving away my book.

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