I have a software product that is ready for BETA now. I have contracted with a local shareware distribution company to sell the software. They will be sending out about 2,000 emails to their existing database to notify them of the beta test. After that I will use the resulots and change the product as necessary. My questions are:

1. Eventually, I want to sell the product from my own site, with credit card processing, etc, but I think it would be better for me to find other resellers that can handle the transactions themselves until I can generate enough revenue to setup everything on my own servers. Is this a good idea - or should I pursue getting my own labeled version out on my site right away?

2. Does anyone know of any good books containing shareware success stories? specifically the sales and marketing side.

Thanks,
Clint Wilde