In a word, yes. But it is not all gravy as with any successful business you must have a plan to make your eBook business a success. Selling eBooks online is still a very viable way to make money on the Internet provided that you carry the right stock and market yourself effectively. One of the biggest advantages that this type of business offers is its enviably low start-up costs. Many eBooks can be purchased for as little as $2 to $3, including unlimited resell rights. This means that you can market a book that you bought for $2, sell it to 100 people for $5 each and keep all of that profit.



There are many different sources for purchasing eBooks online. Some companies offer the option of buying individual books of your choosing while others want you to invest in a package. The former offers you flexibility but the latter is often a better deal financially. As to what types of eBooks sell well on the Internet the possibilities are virtually endless. Of course, books related to Internet marketing, business, email or making money on the Internet can be counted upon to be top sellers.

However, many eBook companies also specialize in short non-fiction, how-to's and instructional books on just about any topic. Once you have actually purchased eBooks, you will need to work on some effective strategies to market them. You can of course have your own eBook website which is the recommended method. Some web providers have simple templates that will allow you to create a professional looking web page with little to no design experience.

You could also hire a designer to create a page, although obviously this is a bit of an investment. If you choose to go this route be sure that you can easily undertake any changes that you need to make to the site or that you have someone to assist you with this as needed. After you have your products on a site you need to get to marketing. There are lots of cheap to free ways to market quality eBooks.

One of the best methods is to create a blog using one of the free web services. Be sincere in your blog and create quality content so that people will actually want to visit your page. If you have good content and your blog does not read like one long commercial people will be much more likely to visit your commercial page. To create permanent links to your webpage (which will increase your search engine rankings), comment on other people's blogs.

Do not just leave random links, that is rude and will be seen as an overt advertisement. Rather make valid comments and include a link where it is relevant or simply make it a part of your signature. Be sure that your webpage link is a part of your signature for every email account that you have. You can also take advantage of social networking sites to meet people and get your products out there.