How to sell ebooks and audiobooks direct with Payhip and Bookfunnel

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Do you want to sell ebooks and/or audiobooks direct to readers and make 80-90% royalties, as well as retaining customer data?
In this video tutorial, I'll show you how I do it with Payhip and Bookfunnel.
01:08 - The benefits of selling direct
03:40 - When is it worth selling direct?
05:53 - Various technological options and why I choose Payhip and Bookfunnel (after trying many different options over the last decade)
10:33 - On selling print direct
11:40 - How to sell more books direct
13:59 - Tutorial on how to set up an ebook with Payhip and Bookfunnel
23:50 - Tutorial on how to set up an audiobook with Payhip and Bookfunnel
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@jsa-z1722 4 месяца назад

Thank you Jo! You’re always so genuinely helpful!

@DaleLRoberts Год назад

Stellar breakdown. I'm finally getting into Payhip and I just love all the features! Kudos, Joanna.

@thecreativepenn Год назад

Thanks, Dale, although I have moved to Shopify since this came out. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-a3XjtrTqqu8.html

@w.m.raebeck4733 Год назад

Joanna, you never cease to amaze me.

@thecreativepenn Год назад

Thanks :) I have moved to Shopify since this episode - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-a3XjtrTqqu8.html

@w.m.raebeck4733 Год назад

Thanks so much for letting us know. I'll listen to the Shopify podcast shortly!

@defletcher2902 Год назад

Thank you! Takes the confusion out of how to use this combo of services. :)

@user-uy7wm9cw8d 7 месяцев назад

THANK YOU for sharing that payhip takes care of the various taxes. There is a remarkable lack of information on this topic and I'm so grateful you mentioned this!

@thecreativepenn 7 месяцев назад

Yes, if you want a service to do that, they can - but of course, they take a higher % - there are pros and cons with every service. I now use Shopify.

@PatrickMayfield-sense-maker 3 года назад

Thanks so much, Joanna. This is very timely for me.

@thecreativepenn 3 года назад

Glad to help :)

@TheZeebop2007 2 года назад

This tutorial is so wonderful! Thank you, Joanna.

@terriesmith2616 3 года назад

Another great video, Joanna! It's so informative. Thank you! I appreciate you.

@coachmarcnolan7998 Год назад

Hi Joanna! AWESOME presentation, and thank you for spending the time on this and am looking forward to taking my book over there in short order!

@losanm 3 года назад

Thanks a lot! Wonderful tutorial!

@merakiink8312 3 года назад

Thank you for this Joanna!

@namanifamily 3 года назад

Thanks so much for the helpful tutorial!

@Eternal-Student 2 года назад

Thanks so much!! 😀

@arielesieling7044 3 года назад

This is great, thank you! Super straightforward tutorial, and both platforms are so straightforward, it was easy to even set up some of the minor things you didn't mention (stuff you have to do when you're doing it for the first time). I set up my entire library of ebooks in less than a day. It's super simple! I'm looking forward to getting some audiobooks and artwork up next! I love this.

@thecreativepenn 3 года назад

So glad it helped :)

@tarajadebrown 3 года назад

Thank you so much, this was great!!

@veejaytsunamix 3 года назад

You are amazing! Currently writing : Fear And Loathing In Tulum : A plausibly deniable tall tale... The only question i haven't answered up to now, is how to hold a Dutch Auction for a manuscript, a few rich people would rather keep under wraps... I'll keep you posted. Keep up the trailblazing work!

@writeyourbookyes 3 года назад

Thanks for a most timely and informative tutorial - I am signed up now to both Bookfunnel and Payhip and venturing into selling a book + audiobook DIRECT on Payhip (after 10 years as an indie mainly on Amazon)...all thanks to your podcast and videos like this championing us as "authorpreneurs".

@thecreativepenn 3 года назад

I hope it works out for you :)

@VllKlNG 3 года назад

Very helpful video. Really takes the scary out of it!

@thecreativepenn 3 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@christianburgos2736 3 года назад

Nice!!!

@ashwinirsane3723 3 года назад

This was very helpful thank you 🙏 I'm terrible with technology 😊thank you

@jeanshelbybooks4154 3 года назад

My goal is to self publish my book by July and I try not to jinx myself when stressing about the techy part. 😆😆

@thecreativepenn 3 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@clarewalker245 2 года назад

Thanks for this, Joanna. As always, this tutorial is very helpful! Real quick: do you use Screenflow to create your tutorial videos?

@thecreativepenn 2 года назад

Yes, I use Screenflow on Mac, but you can also use Camtasia on PC

@angelspring100 3 года назад

this is fantastic! thank you for the tutorial! Is it possible to use those platforms in EU?

@thecreativepenn 2 года назад

It should be!

@duanespurlock5879 2 года назад

Excellent, straightforward, clear tutorial. Thank you very much. Do you buy your own domain before creating the Payhip site? And does Payhip host the site? Thanks again.

@thecreativepenn 2 года назад

Payhip hosts the store, yes, but I have just moved to Shopify which includes paperback options for print on demand. I have an episode coming up on this soon.

@LFGabel 2 года назад

Such an informative video, Joanna. Thank you. I had a quick question about the connection to mailing lists. I would think that since there is no official opt-in from a buyer, it wouldn't be appropriate to add a person to an automation. How do you use your Payhip customer emails, if that can be answered briefly? And while I was testing, I found when I set Payhip to ask for first and last name, it felt a little jarring, again since there's no opt-in. Thanks for your time!

@thecreativepenn 2 года назад

You can link to an email service, but I don't for that reason :)

@placeholder_Utoob 3 года назад

Hi Joanna. Thank you for the video. It's incredibly helpful, except it's missing the part where you connect Bookfunnel to your website and test it. Yes, you showed the testing process, but you didn't show the interim steps. Thanks!

@thecreativepenn 3 года назад

You don't connect either of them to your website. You just use links. You can link to your site as I do e.g. go to www.payhip.com/thecreativepenn and you can embed buttons which you can do from the payhip product dashboard. You might be thinking of something like a plugin e.g. woocommerce, but this is not that :)

@justme8953 3 года назад

Great tutorial! Thanks. A quick question: if I want to publish a nonfiction book as an ebook but NOT also as an audiobook, wouldn't Payhip by itself do everything I'd need? What additional advantage would I gain by using BookFunnel in combination with Payhip?

@thecreativepenn 3 года назад

If you use Payhip on its own, the reader gets the files to download, but most readers don't know how to get the ebook onto their device. So if you want to do support and help, then sure, you don't need Bookfunnel. But I don't want to spend time helping readers get files onto their phones or Kindles or Kobos etc, so I use Bookfunnel as it delivers the ebook to every device or helps the reader do it. So basically, it saves time and hassle!

@kreneeward 4 месяца назад

Hey thanks so much what did you use to record this video?

@thecreativepenn 4 месяца назад

I use Screenflow on Mac, but there are lots of similar tools

@lindaleTH 3 года назад

If you were to publish via draft to digital can you also use these platforms?

@thecreativepenn 3 года назад

Yes, you are 'wide' if you go via D2D

@rarebreed3793 2 года назад

Hello! This video was extremely helpful. However, I am have issues uploading my audiobook. I was able to upload my ebook, but did not see an option within my dashboard to upload an audiobook. Does audiobook require a specific plan? Also I've tried sending several messages to bookfunnel, with no response over the last few days. I hope you can provide me with some insight. I appreciate all your help so far

@thecreativepenn 2 года назад

Yes, you have to be on a specific level of plan to do audiobooks - did you email help@bookfunnel.com ? They are usually very quick to reply.

@rarebreed3793 2 года назад

@@thecreativepenn I finally got in touch with them. Thanks for responding. One more question, do buyers have to bookfunnel app to be able to listen to the audiobook?

@TubeRopie 3 года назад

Hi Joanna, I know you have recommended Draft2Digital and Authors Direct. How do those services fit into your personal Bookfunnel/Payhip distribution/sales workflow?

@thecreativepenn 3 года назад

I use D2D for distribution to Nook and library services. It is completely separate to Payhip & Bookfunnel which is selling direct to customers.

@thecreativepenn 3 года назад

You can find out more in my free ebook - www.thecreativepenn.com/successfulselfpublishing/

@TubeRopie 3 года назад

@@thecreativepenn Thanks!

@TubeRopie 3 года назад

@@thecreativepenn I'll check it out!

@eri7-11 11 месяцев назад

Is it true sales are so minimal for 99.9% so its not worth it?

@thecreativepenn 11 месяцев назад

It's a complete shift in business model. If you put direct sales first, then it can become your primary income stream. But if you drive all your traffic and email list and ads to Amazon or other stores, then you won't make any more direct and it's not worth it. So it's all up to how you run your business.