The Simplest Way To Sell E-Books and PDFs Without Amazon
Here’s why Squarespace is the perfect platform for authors and digital creators:
- It removes the complexity of uploading to marketplaces and waiting for approval
- It eliminates the fees and restrictions that eat into your profits on Amazon
- It solves branding challenges by letting you sell under your own name and domain
- It fixes clunky delivery with instant, secure digital downloads
- And it gives you an all-in-one solution that Shopify and WordPress can’t match at this price
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How To Sell Digital Downloads on EASY MODE…
You’ve written an e-book or created a PDF guide, and people (your loyal audience on X or TikTok or Instagram) are ready to buy it.
The problem?
Selling through Amazon – or other Big Tech platforms – means giving up control over pricing, branding, and your customer list.
On top of that, you’re competing in a crowded marketplace where your work can easily get buried.
Most creators don’t want to hand over a big chunk of their income just for the privilege of being listed on Amazon.
The Simplest Way To Sell E-Books and PDFs Directly
Squarespace offers memberships functionality which lets you put tutorials behind a paywall in minutes.
Squarespace lets you sell digital downloads in just a few clicks.
Upload your e-book or PDF, set your price, and start selling right from your own website.
Try doing this on WordPress and you’re looking at expensive plugins, manual setup, and constant maintenance.
Why It’s Awesome for Creators
- No plugins or coding — everything is built-in and drag-and-drop
- Instant delivery — buyers get a secure download link immediately after checkout
- Built-in payments — accept cards, PayPal, or Apple Pay
- Custom branding — sell under your own domain with professional templates
- Email marketing — promote new releases directly to your audience with Squarespace Email Campaigns
Example Use Cases
If you want a no-code, fixed-cost solution for selling digital downloads, Squarespace is the fastest way to do it.
We’ve helped creators across niches launch direct-to-audience storefronts in days, not weeks.
We’ve helped a bunch of different creators from a range of niches get setup and rolling with Squarespace inside days rather than weeks.
Here’s a few examples of the types of builds we used it for:
- A guitarist posting weekly technique lessons behind a $5/month membership
- A fitness trainer sharing exclusive workout plans and videos
- A developer selling premium coding tutorials in video + code snippet format
If your audience is ready to buy, Squarespace makes it incredibly easy to deliver your e-books and PDFs while keeping full control over your content and revenue.
And, most importantly, your brand. By keeping everything (your store, your email, your blog) under one roof, you’re in complete control.
And for brand building, that’s exactly what you want.
You can sign up today (view all of its latest plans here), pick a template, enable Member Areas, and be selling your first tutorial by the end of the day.