Comments on: How to Publish an Ebook Series – Part 5 – Tools and Automation http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/how-to-publish-an-ebook-series-part-5-tools-and-automation/ Smart Ways to Live a Passive Income Lifestyle On the Internet with SmartPassiveIncome.com Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:19:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Hotelier Tanji http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/how-to-publish-an-ebook-series-part-5-tools-and-automation/comment-page-1/#comment-22394 Hotelier Tanji Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:53:06 +0000 http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/?p=795#comment-22394 Thanks pat. At first i thought you become angry on me but i was wrong. You are an wonderful human being. Thanks a lot for your valuable comment. God Bless you... Thanks pat. At first i thought you become angry on me but i was wrong. You are an wonderful human being. Thanks a lot for your valuable comment. God Bless you…

]]> By: Pat http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/how-to-publish-an-ebook-series-part-5-tools-and-automation/comment-page-1/#comment-22390 Pat Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:44:01 +0000 http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/?p=795#comment-22390 Hi Hotelier, On page 17 of the eBook, it shows a screenshot of a paypal screen, which is the screen that they would be taken to if you do not use e-junkie, and only incorporate a basic standard paypal payment option (instead of the Website Payments Pro option). On that, the user can enter their paypal address if they have one, and if they don't, they can use their credit card by clicking on the icons on the left. On my sales page, I incorporate e-junkie and website payments pro, which shows them first the screen shown on page 16 of my eBook. As you can see there, the user has the clear option to choose to pay with a credit card, google checkout, or paypal. If you click on payfrom FROM THAT page, the user doesn't have the option to pay with a credit card on paypal, because they were already given the opportunity to pay with a credit card on the previous page. People would only click that Pay with Paypal button if they had a paypal account. if they didn't, then they would use another method. If you think about it, if you went to purchase an eBook this way, and you wanted to pay by credit card, you'd simply select "pay with credit card" and not even worry about the Paypal part of it. Again, the paypal screen shown on page 17 is if you don't incorporate e-junkie and website payments pro, which shows the user both options (paypal and credit card) on one page on the paypal website itself. Let me know if that clears things up for you. Thanks! -Pat Hi Hotelier,

On page 17 of the eBook, it shows a screenshot of a paypal screen, which is the screen that they would be taken to if you do not use e-junkie, and only incorporate a basic standard paypal payment option (instead of the Website Payments Pro option).

On that, the user can enter their paypal address if they have one, and if they don’t, they can use their credit card by clicking on the icons on the left.

On my sales page, I incorporate e-junkie and website payments pro, which shows them first the screen shown on page 16 of my eBook. As you can see there, the user has the clear option to choose to pay with a credit card, google checkout, or paypal. If you click on payfrom FROM THAT page, the user doesn’t have the option to pay with a credit card on paypal, because they were already given the opportunity to pay with a credit card on the previous page. People would only click that Pay with Paypal button if they had a paypal account. if they didn’t, then they would use another method.

If you think about it, if you went to purchase an eBook this way, and you wanted to pay by credit card, you’d simply select “pay with credit card” and not even worry about the Paypal part of it.

Again, the paypal screen shown on page 17 is if you don’t incorporate e-junkie and website payments pro, which shows the user both options (paypal and credit card) on one page on the paypal website itself.

Let me know if that clears things up for you. Thanks!

-Pat

]]> By: Hotelier Tanji http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/how-to-publish-an-ebook-series-part-5-tools-and-automation/comment-page-1/#comment-22389 Hotelier Tanji Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:31:58 +0000 http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/?p=795#comment-22389 Dear pat please let us know detail plz Dear pat please let us know detail plz

]]> By: Hotelier Tanji http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/how-to-publish-an-ebook-series-part-5-tools-and-automation/comment-page-1/#comment-22127 Hotelier Tanji Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:53:54 +0000 http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/?p=795#comment-22127 Dear Pat, one point i really don't understand. In your ebook i saw a different page where you showed a screenshot of paypal and if i go through your sells page then i find different paypal page where a person either need to log in through his paypal account or make one. But my question is if my buyer does not have paypal account and don't like to make any account then can he buy from paypal? If yes then exactly what he or she needs to do? I feel this is very important and in your GREAT ebook you may write more about this issue as it is expected that many buyer may not have paypal account. Please let us know the procedure. Thanks Dear Pat, one point i really don’t understand. In your ebook i saw a different page where you showed a screenshot of paypal and if i go through your sells page then i find different paypal page where a person either need to log in through his paypal account or make one. But my question is if my buyer does not have paypal account and don’t like to make any account then can he buy from paypal? If yes then exactly what he or she needs to do? I feel this is very important and in your GREAT ebook you may write more about this issue as it is expected that many buyer may not have paypal account. Please let us know the procedure.

Thanks

]]> By: How to Publish an Ebook Series - Part 6 - 10 Steps to a Great Sales / Landing Page | The Smart Passive Income Blog http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/how-to-publish-an-ebook-series-part-5-tools-and-automation/comment-page-1/#comment-10382 How to Publish an Ebook Series - Part 6 - 10 Steps to a Great Sales / Landing Page | The Smart Passive Income Blog Sun, 27 Sep 2009 07:26:14 +0000 http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/?p=795#comment-10382 [...] Part 5 – Tools, websites and Automation. [...] [...] Part 5 – Tools, websites and Automation. [...]

]]> By: Elliott http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/how-to-publish-an-ebook-series-part-5-tools-and-automation/comment-page-1/#comment-10222 Elliott Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:07:09 +0000 http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/?p=795#comment-10222 Hey Pat... I'm getting ready to start selling my eBook, and looking into payment systems. e-junkie sounds great, but I read somewhere that it doesn't support repeat billing, like for a subscription site. Do you know anything about this? I've heard the IBMA guys recommend e-junkie too, but if it doesn't support membership sites seems a little weird, since that's so much of their model.. Any thoughts? Elliott Hey Pat…
I’m getting ready to start selling my eBook, and looking into payment systems. e-junkie sounds great, but I read somewhere that it doesn’t support repeat billing, like for a subscription site. Do you know anything about this? I’ve heard the IBMA guys recommend e-junkie too, but if it doesn’t support membership sites seems a little weird, since that’s so much of their model.. Any thoughts?
Elliott

]]> By: Paul http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/how-to-publish-an-ebook-series-part-5-tools-and-automation/comment-page-1/#comment-2706 Paul Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:23:11 +0000 http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/?p=795#comment-2706 Have read your entire ebook series so far. It's great, honest, useful information for starting an ebook. I actually was referred to check out your blog by Bryan who you know from college (the Bryan who was in the marching band). I have found your site really great as I have been thinking about writing and selling an ebook this year. Thanks for actually providing useful information about selling online without being a scam artist! =) Have read your entire ebook series so far. It’s great, honest, useful information for starting an ebook. I actually was referred to check out your blog by Bryan who you know from college (the Bryan who was in the marching band). I have found your site really great as I have been thinking about writing and selling an ebook this year. Thanks for actually providing useful information about selling online without being a scam artist! =)

]]> By: christopher http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/how-to-publish-an-ebook-series-part-5-tools-and-automation/comment-page-1/#comment-2060 christopher Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:07:20 +0000 http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/?p=795#comment-2060 @Heather, this still isn't crystal clear to me. I put my application together for the pro option and am now waiting: it takes 48 hours. Below is a link that did a little more to help explain the program. Basically it seems to come down to ease of use. Credit cards can be used indirectly with the standard option. Of course $30 a month isn't exactly what I'd hoped to add to my business costs. I already have the $5 a month with e-junkie, and then the hosting fees etc. For Pat these #s obviously don't matter. But for a beginner like me, they do. http://www.pdncommunity.com/pdn/board/message?board.id=wppro&thread.id=192&view=by_date_ascending&page=1 @Heather, this still isn’t crystal clear to me. I put my application together for the pro option and am now waiting: it takes 48 hours.

Below is a link that did a little more to help explain the program. Basically it seems to come down to ease of use. Credit cards can be used indirectly with the standard option.

Of course $30 a month isn’t exactly what I’d hoped to add to my business costs. I already have the $5 a month with e-junkie, and then the hosting fees etc. For Pat these #s obviously don’t matter. But for a beginner like me, they do.

http://www.pdncommunity.com/pdn/board/message?board.id=wppro&thread.id=192&view=by_date_ascending&page=1

]]> By: Heather http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/how-to-publish-an-ebook-series-part-5-tools-and-automation/comment-page-1/#comment-2057 Heather Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:13:43 +0000 http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/?p=795#comment-2057 @christopher, When you do get things sorted out, I would be interested to hear what you learn. @christopher, When you do get things sorted out, I would be interested to hear what you learn.

]]> By: christopher http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/how-to-publish-an-ebook-series-part-5-tools-and-automation/comment-page-1/#comment-2038 christopher Thu, 02 Apr 2009 05:23:28 +0000 http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/?p=795#comment-2038 @Heather, I'm not completely caught up to speed, but the way I read it is the pro option turns paypal into a merchant acct where the process is done in three simple steps -- on your site. Of course the easier it is for visitors to click away from your site, the easier it is for visitors to keep from turning into customers. I'm at the point of having to make this decision now (tonight), so I'll figure out the jargon and look into some forums to clarify the difference between the two options. @Heather, I’m not completely caught up to speed, but the way I read it is the pro option turns paypal into a merchant acct where the process is done in three simple steps — on your site. Of course the easier it is for visitors to click away from your site, the easier it is for visitors to keep from turning into customers. I’m at the point of having to make this decision now (tonight), so I’ll figure out the jargon and look into some forums to clarify the difference between the two options.

]]> By: Heather http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/how-to-publish-an-ebook-series-part-5-tools-and-automation/comment-page-1/#comment-2037 Heather Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:27:32 +0000 http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/?p=795#comment-2037 @christopher, I did some research and I did find a page at PayPal's site that has instructions for requesting an API if you have a Premier or Business account. I haven't completely investigated it because I haven't reached the phase yet where I am setting up my e-junkie account. Anyway, here is the link, if you want to check it out. https://www.paypal.com/IntegrationCenter/ic_api-signature.html @christopher, I did some research and I did find a page at PayPal’s site that has instructions for requesting an API if you have a Premier or Business account. I haven’t completely investigated it because I haven’t reached the phase yet where I am setting up my e-junkie account. Anyway, here is the link, if you want to check it out. https://www.paypal.com/IntegrationCenter/ic_api-signature.html

]]> By: christopher http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/how-to-publish-an-ebook-series-part-5-tools-and-automation/comment-page-1/#comment-2012 christopher Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:30:58 +0000 http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/?p=795#comment-2012 @Pat or Heather, did you ever find a definite answer regarding the automation w/ the standard paypal acct with the credit card transaction? I couldn't find a definitive answer on their site. Thanks. @Pat or Heather, did you ever find a definite answer regarding the automation w/ the standard paypal acct with the credit card transaction? I couldn’t find a definitive answer on their site. Thanks.

]]> By: Paul Morales http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/how-to-publish-an-ebook-series-part-5-tools-and-automation/comment-page-1/#comment-2004 Paul Morales Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:47:40 +0000 http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/?p=795#comment-2004 Great series. Thanks for that. I was curious to how you did your ebook too thanks! Great series. Thanks for that. I was curious to how you did your ebook too thanks!

]]> By: Steve http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/how-to-publish-an-ebook-series-part-5-tools-and-automation/comment-page-1/#comment-2001 Steve Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:33:14 +0000 http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/?p=795#comment-2001 Pat, you are definitely the SMART passive income guy. Thanks for packing so much information into one series of post. I really appreciate the generosity you are modeling here for your readers! <abbr><em>Steve´s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/SuccessFactors/~3/420QAS3Y9l8/have-you-overlooked-these-4-powerful.html" rel="nofollow">Have You Overlooked These 4 Powerful Forms of Leverage?</a></abbr></em> Pat, you are definitely the SMART passive income guy. Thanks for packing so much information into one series of post. I really appreciate the generosity you are modeling here for your readers!

Steve´s last blog post..Have You Overlooked These 4 Powerful Forms of Leverage?

]]> By: Maria @ Residual Income Web http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/how-to-publish-an-ebook-series-part-5-tools-and-automation/comment-page-1/#comment-1993 Maria @ Residual Income Web Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:57:30 +0000 http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/?p=795#comment-1993 Pat, I went with eJunkie too, back in June 2008 when I began selling my ebook. I have been very pleased as well! <abbr><em>Maria @ Residual Income Web´s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ResidualIncomeWeb/~3/eNqRbRY3PJo/" rel="nofollow">How to Make Money with a Website: Writing Content</a></abbr></em> Pat, I went with eJunkie too, back in June 2008 when I began selling my ebook. I have been very pleased as well!

Maria @ Residual Income Web´s last blog post..How to Make Money with a Website: Writing Content

]]> By: Pat http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/how-to-publish-an-ebook-series-part-5-tools-and-automation/comment-page-1/#comment-1975 Pat Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:29:40 +0000 http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/?p=795#comment-1975 @DDFD at DivorcedDadFrugalDad.com, to set this up, it took about 3 days. If I didn't have to wait for the application from Paypal to go through, it probably could of taken just a couple of hours, if that. @DDFD at DivorcedDadFrugalDad.com, to set this up, it took about 3 days. If I didn’t have to wait for the application from Paypal to go through, it probably could of taken just a couple of hours, if that.

]]> By: Sarah H. http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/how-to-publish-an-ebook-series-part-5-tools-and-automation/comment-page-1/#comment-1969 Sarah H. Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:04:10 +0000 http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/?p=795#comment-1969 Thanks for the breakdown of all these services. I didn't know e-Junkie was so cheap. <abbr><em>Sarah H.´s last blog post..<a href="http://lifestylesoftheorganized.com/2009/03/30/meal-plan-mondays-3-30-09/" rel="nofollow">Meal Plan Mondays: 3-30-09</a></abbr></em> Thanks for the breakdown of all these services. I didn’t know e-Junkie was so cheap.

Sarah H.´s last blog post..Meal Plan Mondays: 3-30-09

]]> By: DDFD at DivorcedDadFrugalDad.com http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/how-to-publish-an-ebook-series-part-5-tools-and-automation/comment-page-1/#comment-1966 DDFD at DivorcedDadFrugalDad.com Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:38:33 +0000 http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/?p=795#comment-1966 Pat, this is really helpful . . . How long did this part of the process take? A few days, a week? What's the lead time? <abbr><em>DDFD at DivorcedDadFrugalDad.com´s last blog post..<a href="http://divorceddadfrugaldad.com/2009/03/29/shared-resources-gardening-websites.aspx?ref=rss" rel="nofollow">Shared Resources: Gardening Websites</a></abbr></em> Pat, this is really helpful . . .

How long did this part of the process take? A few days, a week? What’s the lead time?

DDFD at DivorcedDadFrugalDad.com´s last blog post..Shared Resources: Gardening Websites

]]> By: Pat http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/how-to-publish-an-ebook-series-part-5-tools-and-automation/comment-page-1/#comment-1951 Pat Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:49:42 +0000 http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/?p=795#comment-1951 @Heather, ahh...actually, you're right. I should of clarified and stated that in order to integrate it with e-junkie and allow the whole system to work automatically (i.e. ebook delivered to customer), you'll need the payments pro option. This gives you an API number that you can easily put into e-junkie. I'll check this out though and see if there's an easy way to still automate using standard. Thanks for this...i'll probably update the post to clarify this. Thanks heather! @Heather, ahh…actually, you’re right. I should of clarified and stated that in order to integrate it with e-junkie and allow the whole system to work automatically (i.e. ebook delivered to customer), you’ll need the payments pro option. This gives you an API number that you can easily put into e-junkie. I’ll check this out though and see if there’s an easy way to still automate using standard. Thanks for this…i’ll probably update the post to clarify this. Thanks heather!

]]> By: Heather http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/how-to-publish-an-ebook-series-part-5-tools-and-automation/comment-page-1/#comment-1949 Heather Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:35:57 +0000 http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/?p=795#comment-1949 Hi Pat, I'm confused about something. Why do you state that we need a PayPal Payments Pro account in order to allow buyers who do not have a PayPal account to purchase with a credit card? I thought that you could offer this option with a Premier or Business account. Also, if you view the demo at this page it says that customers do not need a PayPal account in order to purchase with a credit card. https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_wp-standard-overview-outside Hi Pat,

I’m confused about something. Why do you state that we need a PayPal Payments Pro account in order to allow buyers who do not have a PayPal account to purchase with a credit card? I thought that you could offer this option with a Premier or Business account. Also, if you view the demo at this page it says that customers do not need a PayPal account in order to purchase with a credit card.

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_wp-standard-overview-outside

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