Turn Digital Products into Physical
Posted by: Socrates Socratous on: Jul 31st, 2008Differentiating in the information product business
is not only crucial to our success but sometimes
it becomes mandatory. Especially whey eBay changed
their policies to not allow downloadable products
to be sold through action or buy now type listings.
Turning a digital product into a physical one
used to be something savvy marketers did to
explode their sales. Now, when it comes to ebay
we are *forced* to move that direction.
Since the ebay changed happened, I started
receiving one question over and over again:
“How do I create a CD version of my ebook”
There are many ways to do this but one of my
favorite ones is “web style” approach.
If you are familiar with creating a simple website
this will be very easy for you to follow.
The basic idea here is to create a simple website
that delivers the ebook and all associated bonuses
and put the website on a CD. Then make it so
that when the CD is inserted in the computer,
the website starts automatically.
Here are the steps:
- Create a folder on your computer that will
contain all the files that will go on the CD.
Call it: “CD folder” - Inside that folder, create another folder that
will contain the files that the user will see.
call it “My Files” - In the “My Files” Folder, copy your ebook file
and all the bonuses. - Then inside the “My Files” folder, create a
SIMPLE webpage (thanks.html) that thanks the
customer for the order and has links to
download the main product and additional
download links for the bonusesTIP: since your thanks.html is in the “My Files”
folder and your product files also in the same
folder, the URL to the download is simply the
file name (trust me). - Then lastly, you need to make the CD start
automatically. I use a free tool called:
“CD interface Studio” which is free to download
from here:
I use the CD studio to make the thanks.html
start automatically when the CD is inserted. - Burn the CD
- TEST the CD if it works – You are done
This process works great to convert your PLR products
into CDs/DVDs and make a lot more money this way.
I am thinking to create a step by step video tutorial
showing you exactly how this works. Let me know your
thoughts by leaving your comments below.
If you are really interested to take your digital products
and turn them into high quality physical products, I recommend
you get a copy of Dave’s package here
Partner to YOUR Success,
-Socrates Socratous
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Thanks!!!
Thanks for the helpful article Socrates,
YES, a video outlining these steps WILL be helpful too!
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Thanks for making this a little easier.
Jackie
Thanks for the great information!
Blaine
Thats pretty cool. Im going to have to try that.
Desmond
Yes Please, A complete step by step video on the complete process from making the directory to add the ebook filews and the menu, thankyou page and the autorun program to the final burn and test thanks Paul
That was a really useful article I am going to try
Regards
Samar Eldin
http://www.SamarEldin.com
Very nicely done. I think you would certainly make a few bucks with a video like that and it would help MANY. I know I get people asking me how to do this and that all the time. If they don’t know they can’t do it. So teach them I say. LOL
God bless you as your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ allows.
This is cool…thanks for great info here friend.
And that’s why I’m making money too on my Marketing System..Check it out!..PEACE…!
What a stellar post. Thanks for spelling out the process, step by step. I remember trying to make an auto-run cd years ago and pulling my hair out.
I can definitely see how this will come in handy.
Thanks a ton!
~Jamison
Great tip – many thanks for sharing. A video on the process would be sooooo welcome!
Thanks for the information socratous.
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Fantastic,
Thank you so much for posting this easy to follow instruction. I have wanted to know how to do since ebay banned digital products. I can’t wait to try and put my recipe books on CD.
Thanks again,
Bill
Cheers. Very useful info.
Abi
Thanks for sharing the information. I am intending on creating a digital product which will also be available on CD with for one of my new projects.
Good info Socrates!
A lot of people learn easier by watching a video and that seems to be the opinion shared by others above.
Hi Socrates,
Thank you for the detailed instructions on how to turn your digital products into a physical CD product.
With the new changes to eBay we have to either comply with them or move on. A CD allows us to increase our prices and your idea of the website gives many advantages to increase sales.
Except for the CD, I’ve been selling ebooks on my site:
http://www.youcanreadebooks.com
for over two years.
Thanks, Socrates, for the promo. You’re the best!
Awesome, many thanks, yes a video would be nice!
Take Care
Yeah.. a video tutorial will definitely be great resource and easier to understand.
Perhaps, you could also share how to create this tutorial and which type of software you use to do it. hmm.. that would be wonderful!! :))
Anyway, thanks for the helpful information and I don’t even realise that we need to complete those steps for a physical product.
Very informative!!
— Kian
hi socrates
i`m so glad to read your blog i benefited from your advices so much i`m writing my novel now and i`ll publish it in america god willing it`s title is ” love and illusion ” it deals with life in egypt in the earlies of the 20th centurey besides the raise of the religious fanatic groups and their conflict on the authority in egypt . i`ll send you a copy of it once i finished it .
bye socrates
yours mayada
This is great. Now can you tell us how to take an ebook on our computer and put it on our web site so that others can download it. I have many ebooks relating to my company/business and want to offer them to my customers but don’t know how.
I cann’t upload a pdf file to my current web site–that’s what makes it so difficult.
Thank you so much!
Sandy Fatovich
THANKS FOR THE SCOOP! CAN’T WAIT TO GET STARTED-VIDEO MAKES IT A “NO-BRAINER!
THANKS SOME MORE…
SONNY
Thanks for this great information. I will try it out as soon as possible and see what will come out of it. Seems to be a great way of making
fantastic income.
Austin Azubuike
http://www.stockviewsecrets.com
Thanks a million Socrates
I have really been struggling since the eBay changes and have been very disheartend, but this makes it all so much easier to understand and I can now ‘see the wood for the trees’. A video demonstation would be sensational
Thanks for your great work!
Yes this is good , please make the video and then we neeed a video on how to setup kunaki with are new cd or dvd Lookinf forward to the videos soon!! Thanks Paul
Hello Socrates
A really useful article. It’s a shame you didn’t write it 12 months ago when I was struggling to put my first physical product together – you could have saved me a lot of time!
The hardest part I found was getting the cd to autostart. I had to pay hard-earned cash to buy a solution. I hadn’t heard of the free “CD interface Studio” before this post.
Well done! With this post you’ve saved your readers both time and money.
Keep it up.
David
Socrates, I think a video is a great idea, hope you do it.
Thanks, Bill
Thanks so much on the info to put ebooks on CD. I would be very interested in more info on it. Do you put labels on your CD’s. Thanks for all your help. You are great.
Betty
yes! i think it would be a good idea to do a Video. Let me know when it is ready.
Another valuable info.
Regards
Anthony
yes! i think the idea of putting e-books on CD’S Are great. Just let me know when the Video is ready.
Regards
Anthony
I recently tried to list an ebook on CD on ebay and it wouldn’t let it be listed. After a long chat with an ebay rep they said it has to be listed in the classified format. That’s about $10. to list. Yet if you search ebay for ebooks you still see hundreds listed. What’s to be done?
This info is great! It’s time to burn a midnight oil on my KC. Thanks:)