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    Selling downloads

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Hiker, Jan 17, 2011.

  1. Hiker

    Hiker Notebook Deity

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    This hiker club I belong to sells an hard copy trail guide and we'd like to know how to go about selling the 8-9MB PDF via Paypal. Does any one know if Paypal has the necessary software?

    I saw one company that was free up to $50 and $15 + per month over $50. We should be able to sell more than $50 at $8 a piece but $15 per month in fees (on top of Paypal fees) wouldn't be worth it.

    sample purchase

    I know we could probably just send an email from our Paypal confirmation email but does anyone one know of a free solution where the customer would automatically be redirected to a download page?
     
    Hiker, Jan 17, 2011
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    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I'm thinking - maybe search for websites aimed at photographers? They would sell jpegs rather than pdf files, but you might find something there.
     
    DetlevCM, Jan 18, 2011
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    Actually, any revenue is to be split between two non-profits. It's not likely will make much more than $500 if that at $8 a download, so a totally free solution is best. If Cashie allows for downloads 1% isn't bad deal.
     
    Hiker, Jan 19, 2011
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