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paul4eva
How To Sell A Book In Nigeria
« on: June 01, 2007, 05:41 PM »

Hello Nairalanders,

Please can you suggest a better, less costlier way of selling a book in Nigeria? I will appreciate your response a great deal. Thanks
rozilla (m)
Re: How To Sell A Book In Nigeria
« #1 on: June 03, 2007, 12:25 AM »

there's a section for selling books, on this website ---> click>>  Smiley
Hala
Re: How To Sell A Book In Nigeria
« #2 on: June 03, 2007, 12:34 AM »

what kind of book are you talking about here. Better profit can be made depending on the marketing technique.
To me selling a book is not really a problem but selling a script is my prsent problem.
usdbox
Re: How To Sell A Book In Nigeria
« #3 on: June 03, 2007, 07:44 AM »

The best way to sell a book is through internet.build a blog and have it design nicely and put all the books you want to sell on it. Indicate the type of payment you accept and make the price cheaper.
MP007 (m)
Re: How To Sell A Book In Nigeria
« #4 on: June 03, 2007, 09:41 AM »

Pray to God on a mountain for seven dayz against pirates, ,, lol
Ndipe (m)
Re: How To Sell A Book In Nigeria
« #5 on: June 03, 2007, 09:43 AM »

Marketing is the key.
The One (m)
Re: How To Sell A Book In Nigeria
« #6 on: June 03, 2007, 11:05 AM »

Just make sure the title is about HYIPs. It will sell like hot akara and Agege bread!!!!
myro (m)
Re: How To Sell A Book In Nigeria
« #7 on: June 03, 2007, 02:36 PM »

HYIPs?HuhHuh?

what is that?
The One (m)
Re: How To Sell A Book In Nigeria
« #8 on: June 03, 2007, 04:54 PM »

You don't know? Where have you been? HYIPs are the money doublers/magicians/fraudsters that our people seem to have embraced abandoning any thinking ability in order to believe that someone can turn 2500 to 250000 in 9 weeks. I mean pennywise, casheseed, sefteg, wealth solution etc.
charm01 (m)
Re: How To Sell A Book In Nigeria
« #9 on: June 04, 2007, 01:55 PM »

To sell a book,identify your target audience and take the book to them one-on-one.It may be herculean initially but you would have built a customer base such that subsequent publications can be procured at designated locations.kunle Abrahams.
babadee (m)
Re: How To Sell A Book In Nigeria
« #10 on: June 04, 2007, 06:07 PM »

Get a broom, a mat and a bell.
then proceed to Ojuelegba under bridge,
find a good spot
sweep it clean,
lay your mat over it
arrange your books neatly and attractively
and the holla at the top of your lungs while ringing your bell
100, 100, 100( or whatever the amount you choose to sell), bendownlow and pick.
surely your books will sell
koko2007 (m)
Re: How To Sell A Book In Nigeria
« #11 on: June 06, 2007, 12:52 PM »

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newera (f)
Re: How To Sell A Book In Nigeria
« #12 on: June 06, 2007, 05:46 PM »

In Nigeria definitely not bookshops. Bookshops are just a good central place to direct people to, after you have made your own marketing efforts.

It's got to be direct marketing in whatever form. Define your target market and seek them out. Put the book in their face and if it is well packaged and has good content thethey will buy. For example if your market is in the schools then you have to find a way to run around and get the books to them.

Even soft sell magazine that sell like hot cake (in spite of the low Nigerian reading habit); sells because it is hawked on the streets and shoved in the face of car occupiers.

Selling books in Nigeria is hard work
newera (f)
Re: How To Sell A Book In Nigeria
« #13 on: June 06, 2007, 05:50 PM »

sounds unbelievable, sounds funny, but the more successful books sellers are in Ajegunle, Ojuelegba etc and that is their strategy
Quote from: babadee on June 04, 2007, 06:07 PM
Get a broom, a mat and a bell.
then proceed to Ojuelegba under bridge,
find a good spot
sweep it clean,
lay your mat over it
arrange your books neatly and attractively
and the holla at the top of your lungs while ringing your bell
100, 100, 100( or whatever the amount you choose to sell), bendownlow and pick.
surely your books will sell

rozilla (m)
Re: How To Sell A Book In Nigeria
« #14 on: June 07, 2007, 12:56 AM »

@paul4eva

sell your books for FREE on Clickafricana.com
olubiz (m)
Re: How To Sell A Book In Nigeria
« #15 on: June 07, 2007, 12:03 PM »

mandi
Re: How To Sell A Book In Nigeria
« #16 on: June 11, 2007, 05:44 AM »

A friend of mine uses Lulu.

http://www.lulu.com/

From the website:

Lulu is fast, easy and free.
Publish and sell easily within minutes.
No set-up fees. No minimum order.
Keep control of the rights.
Set your own price.
Each product is printed as it is ordered.
No excess inventory.
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