There are thousands of books published every day, but not all of the books printed are sold. They are just on the shelves, waiting for a hand to reach out and buy them. Worse, they just remain in stock. In the traditional book selling industry, you need an agent to contact publishers and book stores to get your book out there. Today, there is self-publishing or indie publishing. Not all self-published books make it to the best seller list. With the help of the internet, however, there are ways to sell your book aside from bookstores.

Because of the digitization of everything, even book sales are digitized. Writers, especially those creating their names, must not only write but also market their books. Books can be sold online through Amazon Kindle, Coursesmart.com, and other sites. However, you can also sell through your own website. With your efforts to update your website and back it up with content, people can buy books directly from you, cheaper than when hosted by other book selling sites. It does not mean, however, that you need to ditch Amazon or Kobo because these are the most accessible book platforms out there. The question now is what are the best sites to use when creating a website to sell your books? Here are a few suggestions.

Before deciding what site to use in selling your book, set up a payment processor first such as PayPal, AlertPay, and even credit card or debit card options for payments. This will help clients in their purchases, as well as you in keeping track of your sales. With that in mind, here are the best sites to use when creating a website to sell your books.

Wordpress

Wordpress is not new to us. It is easy to set up or, if you need help, there are lot of freelancers who can do it for you. Because the platform can be easily tweaked, you can use it to your advantage. Although it had no e-commerce features in the past, there are new plug-ins which can help market your book. You can also post blog entries and updates once in a while through the site. Plug-ins such as WooCommerce are a big help because it provides an online marketplace. You can directly sell, be paid, and deliver books instantly.

Lulu

Lulu is a good site to use because you can set up your own price range. Not only that, it also has several retail partners which can help market your books. Lulu’s retail partners include, but are not limited to, iBookstore and Nook. The sign-up process is easy and free!

Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing

Although there is a cut on the part of Amazon.com, it is a good site to sell your book. Publishing your book using this platform means that more users can have access to your book. You can benefit from higher sales using this platform.

Instabuck

Instabuck is a good site to sell your books. Although it requires a less than five dollar fee every month, it is worth the money because of the customer support. Plus, several payment methods such as PayPal and AlertPay are available which are paid directly to you.

There are other sites that you can use when you wish to sell your books. The only thing you need to do is find the right one for you!