How do I build a website to sell a PDF?

texisman said: "Hello, :confused: I'm new to all of this. Please excuse my ignorance. I've come across an idea I've been working on. What I want to do is build a website and explain to my customers about the guide that I am selling. If my customers decides that they would like to purchase it, I want them to be able to pay thru PayPal. Once they've paid I need for them to be directed to a page were they can download the PDF. My guide is completed and ready to go. I'm just really confused on how to go about building the site, what host to use, how the redirecting to another page works, and so on. I would greatly appreciate any education anyone could give my on any of this. :)"

edwin said: "first i would check out [url=http://www.x-cart.com/]X-Cart[/url] it has download keys which expires in 24 hours. this is a very good mechanism for selling an e-book."

raven said: "Hi Texisman, Gimpsy has a category with sites for people who wish to publish their e-book. Some of them will help you from start to finish. Check them out if you wish [url]http://www.gimpsy.com/dir/Publish/e-book/[/url]"

texisman said: "Hey, thanks guys. I really appreciate the help you're giving me. I have to say I've been on other forums and people just reply with smart remarks. I'm finding the info ya'll are giving me very helpful. :)"

raven said: "You're welcome :)"

quinny said: "you see this forum is the best on the net :D"

raven said: "Yep, what Quinny said. (do I sound like a broken record?) lol"

Darksat said: "I thought my forum was the best on the net :("

raven said: "Your forum is the best on the [B]other[/B] side of the net, silly,"

Darren said: "If you're cheap, broke, or both, you could also build a form mechanism and a password solution to offer an E-Book. The forms from PayPal are relatively easy to integrate."