If this is your first time selling e-books, it can be a forbidding thought. All around you there are literally hundreds of opportunities. Which ones should you take? Where do you get started?

Here are some tips.

Sell E-books On Your Website

Sure, you may not have a big, busy website in the beginning. But the enormous advantage you have over other places is that you are free to 'sell' your e-book using any method you like.

Want to write a one-page glowing review? You can do it. Prefer an over-hyped headline or classified ad? You're free to use it. Want to show a photo or two? Do it. Or feature testimonials from other buyers or reviewers? No one can stop you.

When you sell e-books on other websites and places, you have limitations. But on your own web properties, you set the rules. That helps.

Sell E-books On High Traffic Resources

to sell e-books, you need buyers. And everything else being equal, more visitors being exposed to your e-book will result in more buyers.

So try and get your e-book featured on high traffic resources. It is a lot better if there is some match or fit between the topic of your e-book and the nature of the audience arriving at the high traffic site - but even general interest websites with large crowds can sell a few copies of your e-book.

Sell E-books On Niche Sites

the other extreme is to get much targeted traffic to view your e-book sales page. So if you're wondering where to sell e-books on bird-watching or growing tropical plants or polishing diamonds, the best places would be niche sites catering to these topics.

Audiences at these niche sites, even if not in large numbers are more likely to buy your e-book. The higher 'conversion rate' makes up for smaller numbers - and you may actually end up making more sales and bigger profits from well targeted marketing to niche audiences.

Sell E-books in Newsletters

E-books sell well from endorsements and reviews that go out to targeted, trusting, responsive readers of newsletters and ezine. Look for publications where the editor or author has credibility and a following with his readers. An endorsement from such thought leaders can explode sales of your e-book.

Sell E-books Through Affiliates

by sharing a part of your profits with someone who helps you sell more copies, you are not losing money - you are making a smaller portion of a much larger total. Be proactive in attracting affiliates, especially those who understand how to sell e-books and have a large following.

Sell E-books Offline

Classified ads in newspapers, flyers at tradeshows and exhibitions, direct mail offers, discount coupons in grocery stores and bulletin boards and visiting cards branded with your e-book selling website can all bring in trickles of sales for your e-book.

There are hundreds of other places where to sell e-books, but don't get caught up in the confusion. Start with a handful. Track your results. Keep what works. Drop what doesn't' work, and replace it with other avenues. Very soon, you'll have a set of targeted, effective, profitable channels to sell e-books and grow your profits steadily.