Why You Should Consider Writing an eBook?
It’s not true that everything that has been said has already been written. Since that unfortunate axiom came into use, the whole universe has changed. Technology has changed, ideas have changed, and the mindsets of entire nations have changed.
The fact is that this is the perfect time to write an ebook. What the publishing industry needs are people who can tap into the world as it is today – innovative thinkers who can make the leap into the new millennium and figure out how to solve old problems in a new way. Ebooks are a new and powerful tool for original thinkers with fresh ideas to disseminate information to the millions of people who are struggling to figure out how to do a plethora of different things.
Let’s say you already have a brilliant idea, and the knowledge to back it up that will enable you to write an exceptional ebook. You may be sitting at your computer staring at a blank screen wondering, “Why? Why should I go through all the trouble of writing my ebook when it’s so impossible to get anything published these days?”
Well, let me assure you that publishing an ebook is entirely different than publishing a book in print. Let’s look at the specifics of how the print and cyber publishing industry differ, and the many reasons why you should take the plunge and get your fingers tapping across those keyboards!
Submitting a print book to conventional publishing houses or to agents is similar to wearing a hair shirt 24/7. No matter how good your book actually is, or how many critique services and mentor writers have told you that “you’ve got what it takes,” your submitted manuscript keeps coming back to you as if it is a boomerang instead of a valuable mine of information.
Perhaps, in desperation, you’ve checked out self-publishing and found out just how expensive a venture it can be. Most “vanity presses” require minimal print runs of at least 500 copies, and even that amount will cost you thousands of dollars. Some presses’ minimal run starts at 1,000 to 2,000 copies. And that’s just for the printing and binding. Add in distribution, shipping, and promotional costs and – well, you do the math. Even if you wanted to go this route, you may not have that kind of money to risk.
Let’s say you already have an Internet business with a quality website and a quality product. An ebook is one of the most powerful ways to promote your business while educating people with the knowledge you already possess as a business owner of a specific product or service.
For example, let’s say that you’ve spent the last twenty-five years growing and training bonsai trees, and now you’re ready to share your knowledge and experience. An ebook is the perfect way to reach the largest audience of bonsai enthusiasts.
Ebooks will not only promote your business – they will help you make a name for yourself and your company, and establish you as an expert in your field. You may even find that you have enough to say to warrant a series of ebooks. Specific businesses are complicated and often require the different aspects to be divided in order for the reader to get the full story.
Perhaps your goals are more finely tuned in terms of the ebook scene. You may want to build a whole business around writing and publishing ebooks. Essentially, you want to start an e-business. You are thinking of setting up a website to promote and market your ebooks. Maybe you’re even thinking of producing an ezine.
One of the most prevalent reasons people read ebooks is to find information about how to turn their Internet businesses into a profit-making machine. And these people are looking to the writers of ebooks to provide them with new ideas and strategies because writers of ebooks are usually people who understand the new cyberspace world we now live in. Ebook writers are experts in Internet marketing campaigns and the strategies of promoting and distributing ebooks. The Cyberspace community needs its ebooks to be successful so that more and more ebooks will be written.
You may want to create affiliate programs that will also market your ebook. Affiliates can be people or businesses worldwide that will all be working to sell your ebooks. Think about this? Do you see a formula for success here?
Figure out what your subject matter is, and then narrow it down. Your goal is to aim for specificity. Research what’s out there already, and try to find a void that your ebook might fill.
What about an ebook about a wedding cake business? Or an ebook about caring for elderly pets? How about the fine points of collecting ancient pottery?
You don’t have to have three masters degrees to write about your subject. People need advice that is easy to read and easily understood. Parents need advice for dealing with their teenagers. College students need to learn good study skills – quickly. The possibilities are endless.
After you’ve written your ebook
Getting your ebook out is going to be your focus once you’ve finished writing it, just as it is with print books. People will hesitate to buy any book from an author they’ve never heard of. Wouldn’t you?
The answer is simple: give it away! You will see profits in the form of promoting your own business and getting your name out. You will find affiliates who will ask you to place their links within your ebook, and these affiliates will in turn go out and make your name known. Almost every single famous ebook author has started out this way.
Another powerful tool to attract people to your ebook is to make it interactive. Invent something for them to do within the book rather than just producing pages that contain static text. Let your readers fill out questionnaires, forms, even crossword puzzles geared to testing their knowledge on a particular subject. Have your readers hit a link that will allow them to recommend your book to their friends and associates. Or include an actual order form so at the end of their reading journey, they can eagerly buy your product.
When people interact with books, they become a part of the world of that book. The fact is just as true for books in print as it is for ebooks.
That’s why ebooks are so essential. Not only do they provide a forum for people to learn and make sense of their own thoughts, but they can also serve to promote your business at the same time.
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Writing an Ebook? Consider This..
Considering writing an ebook…consider this…
When you are writing about anything, passion shines through!
I recall reading an Ebook by Randy Smith about Writing Sales Pages, and the passion in his writing literally grabbed me by the neck and made me want to read more!
Think about it, remember at school when you were forced to write essays, and the subject did not interest you in slightest?
You had to practically force yourself to write, counting the words, hoping to have reached the required amount.
But…
When you write about something you are passionate about, a niche or subject that truly interests you, the creative juices start flowing and the writing is so much easier!
So if you are going to write your own ebook, choose a subject that:
You are passionate about
You are interested in
You know a lot about!
It will make writing your ebook so much easier, trust me!
Ok now you have a subject or topic in mind, you need to know what your niche market NEED!
So you have to find out:
What problems your market have
What solutions they are looking for
What they are willing to pay for!
You are going to provide them with the information they will be falling over themselves to pay you money for!
How can you find out what your niche market want?
Easy!
Visit related forums!
Simly search Google, Yahoo or MSN for “Your Subject” Forum.
Next, look at the posts, see what the members are looking for, what advice are they asking for, it really is that simple!
Once you have a list of questions, compile the answers into an ebook then you can:
Give forum members a free copy, of course, the free copy would contain relevant affiliate links to make you money on the back end!
Or sell the ebook to them!
If you do not research your “niche” you will end up writing, creating and trying to sell an ebook that no one wants to buy!
So all your hard work has been for nothing!
RESEARCH…RESEARCH…AND MORE RESEARCH IS THE KEY!
Ok, so if you have an ebook subject in mind, don’t just plough ahead and write the ebook, it takes much more thought than that!
We are going to think 2 steps ahead.
After the reader has finished your ebook, what will they look for next…
YOU ARE GOING TO PROVIDE IT ON A PLATE!
Let’s say a lady buys an ebook “How To Get Pregant”, what might she want next?
Assuming she gets pregnant…
Guide To The Delivery Room
Breastfeeding Guide
Baby Names Ebook
Your New Baby’s 1st Year
Toddler Eating Guide
The list is endless as you can see!
If you can put yourself in the readers shoes…
Imagine what stage or step they require next…
Then you can ensure your first ebook leads to ebook no2…
Ebook No2 leads to Ebook no3 and so on!
I keep saying selling ebooks is not ROCKET SCIENCE and it isn’t!
Of course, you don’t have to write all the follow up ebooks there are thousands already written with Master Resell Rights!
Ok, so what next, you have your topic, you have your follow up sales so…
Get your ebook “out there”…
I know you will never feel your ebook is good enough or ready for release!
I felt the same, total fear of failure, bad feedback, but get your ebook written and out there, people will soon let you know what they think!
Then you can amend, your ebook!
Give away some free copies and ask other peoples opinion, then “tweak” your ebook to perfection!
Ok, the ebook is written and “tweaked”
Now you need to market it…
You have to find out where you target “niche” hang out, so back to the forums again!
Find similar content websites, and contact the owners, ask them to promote your ebook!
Ok, so they may not promote it for free, so tell them you will give their site a free link inside your ebook, or set up an affilate program and give them a commission for selling your ebook.
Write articles related to your ebook content and post them on popular article directories.
Write smaller e-reports, link to your main ebook from them, and sell them on eBay!
Allow your ebook to have branded links inside it!
Again, the possibilities are unlimited!
Remember, once you have written your ebook, the hard work isn’t over, it has just started!
Sally has been writing and selling ebooks for three years, see her latest title here: http://www.startebookbusiness.com
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Viral Ebooks — Why You Should Use Them
One of the main reasons to use viral eBooks is because they have the ability to reach worldwide audiences and there are no limits on how far you can go with them.
There are also no limits on how many people or how many different niches you can market your eBook(s) to.
The main reason viral eBooks are great to market is because they are cheap, easy to create, and can be obtained or written from a variety of sources.
The only limit is your own enthusiasm and imagination and the enthusiasm of others.
It is a well known fact that FREE eBooks are one of the best ways to start and continue a viral marketing campaign that can and will spread like wildfire across the internet once it is set up properly.
Marketing viral eBooks is a cheap method to use for earning a great income. The marketing technique of including a link to your website and your own marketing message inside of your eBook(s) has proven to be a very profitable viral marketing strategy.
There are numerous rebrandable viral eBooks on the market that have been written by others that you can use to start or continue your viral eBook marketing campaign, and it doesn’t take long for you to set it up.
You can easily find a variety of rebrandable eBooks on many different subjects and for just about any business by doing a web search for “rebrandable eBooks” using Google or your favorite search engine.
You might be surprised by the number of hits that you will get and you will definitely have a huge variety of subjects to choose from.
You can use viral eBooks to help promote your business by offering it as a gift to your website visitors who sign up for your ezine or newsletter. However, you have to always make sure that your eBook is informative and interesting for your subscribers.
As long as your eBook contains something that your subscribers are interested in and something they want to share with others, they in turn will pass it along to their friends and family.
This will help promote your business and help you earn an extra income at the same time.
You can easily create an eBook from information in reports, articles, public domain information and a variety of other sources for just about any niche imaginable.
Here are a few examples or how you can create a viral eBook. (Always make sure you include a link or links back to your website inside of the eBook).
1. Combine several articles together to make a eBook.
2. Use a portion of a larger eBook and break it down into smaller chapters to make an eBook.
3. Combine 1 or 2 eBooks or reports together to make a larger eBook.
4. Combine articles, portions of a larger eBook and reports together to make an eBook.
Get the idea?
The list could go on and on.
To increase the value of your viral eBook, you can package it with other eBooks and other products included as bonuses and incentives and offer it to your subscribers at a reasonable price.
Using eBooks as a way to create a viral marketing campaign is here today, it’s here to stay, and it will continue to be the wave of the future for tomorrow and many years to come for viral marketing.
Angela Meyers is a writer and internet marketer who writes and publishes eBooks and media material on various ways to make money online. Want to find out more? visit: http://www.angelameyers.com

