Frankly speaking, I have no idea how well I would have done when I first launched my first ebook in Malay (my mother tongue). As far as I know, there has been no one using this technique to sell an ebook in my country.
So, can I claim the pioneer status of translating a best-seller book into an online ebook business? 🙂
To update you on the sales, well, it’s not as much as you would have done in the international market (English language) as the market here is limited and the currency is about 3.62 to $1 USD. But, roughly I’m more than happy to see that people are accepting this ebook and they are buying it online.
USD$450 of over 50 orders in 2 days is not that bad for my first attempt – for the market which is still uncomfortable to buy online.
A lot of people are talking about niche marketing on the internet, but less people cover this topic because not many people are doing it anyway.
So, I’m opening up an opportunity for you to venture into another niche which is not so much tapped into yet.
Get together with those who are in your niche and probably exchange your existing product to be translated into a...