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Will Ebooks Kill The Market For Selling Used Books Online

2009-03-04T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Steve Weber

QUESTION: The new Sony e-book reader is getting a lot of publicity, and I'm concerned that it may kill the market for selling used books online. It can hold thousands of book-sized files like an Ipod.

ANSWER: I've always been a skeptic about e-books for a simple reason: Most people hate them, and so do I.

For example, I've looked at some of the most popular e-books available on Amazon for download (and not available as a hard-copy book) and a lot of the reader reviews, even when they are positive reviews, mention something like "I was very hesitant about buying an e-book ..."

That tells me that your average consumer is not interested. Based on my own experience, I've bought a couple of e-books and in each case I've been extremely disappointed with the quality of the writing and content. And what happens then? You're stuck. There's no way to get your money back. Lots of people have already been through this experience, generating even more more hatred of e-books.

Nobody talks about how these Sony readers have already flopped in Japan. And I predict they'll be an even bigger flop in the United States. They'd flop even if Sony gave them away.

People keep saying the paper book is dead, but regular books are more popular than ever. Every year, the number of titles authored, printed, and purchased goes up. Plain old books can't be improved that much because they're already a great deal -- they're cheap, portable, nonfragile, and require no batteries.

Nevertheless, technology could have a big negative impact on used bookselling in the next 10 years, but the scenario I see has nothing to do with e-books. The potential nightmare I see for used booksellers is "print-on-demand."

One reason it's fairly easy to sell used books profitably is the publishing industry (and book retailing) is terribly inefficient. Publishers never print anywhere near the right number of a title. Either they print way too many, or not nearly enough. Either way, it's an opportunity big enough for online sellers to drive a bookmobile through. We create value by organizing and handling the publishers' mistakes, whether it's selling (overprinted) leftover books at low prices, or (underprinted) scarce books at high prices.

Print-on-demand could throw a money wrench into our gravy train by allowing publishers to get a lot more efficient. Printing machines are already available that can print a single paperback for a few dollars. In the past, publishers were locked into printing huge quantities of books on traditional printing presses. If they start using print-on-demand, they can efficiently print a the right number of copies -- even if there's only one buyer for the book.

Will this nightmare come true in our lifetimes? I'm not losing any sleep yet. The "experts" have been predicting the death of the paper book for more than a decade now, and they've been predicting the "paperless office" for a couple of decades now, and they've been dead wrong on both.

See a real-time list of the most highly sought after used and collectible books.

Read more free articles on selling used books profitably online: http://www.weberbooks.com/selling/selling.htm

Steve Weber is author of "The Home-Based Bookstore: Start Your Own Business Selling Used Books on Amazon, eBay or Your Own Web Site" (ISBN 0977240606). Got a question for Steve? Send to: steve_weber@yahoo.com

How To Make Your Ebook A Money Machine

2009-03-03T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Jeff Shanton

The cat is out of the bag! It's here and I have it. You can get it too.

But first, you want to get your 30 plus page eBook information out there and at the same time you want people to pay for the information.

How can you stop people from viewing your eBook without paying you?

How can you prevent people from copying and pasting your information for free?

Keep reading my friend.

First, let me explain the difference between a PDF file and a secure eBook.

In a PDF file:

	You want to give information away for free.   	You want as many people to view the PDF file and you want them to give the file to their friends.  	You want it to spread like wildfire.   	In your free PDF file you have a link to your website where they can purchase your eBook for $50, $100, $200 or more.    	They want your information, but now they will have to pay for it.

So, the question is, how can you prevent people from viewing your eBook with out them paying for the information?

The eBook is similar to the PDF file except:

	That you have the option to secure the eBook.   	Why would you want to secure your eBook?  So you can be paid.   	 Cha ching, cha ching.

The software does all it all. The toolbar gives you options for the amount of security you want. It's that simple.

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What? You don't know where to start? The video assumes you know nothing about websites, just what I needed. What do you get? Everything! You will learn:

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Quot7 Secrets To Explode Your Ebook Salesquot Part 4

2009-03-02T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Bluedolphin Crow

Secret #4: Creating passionate articles will explode your eBook sales!

Aho,

All the experts finally agreed on something. Writing articles about your eBook can be one of the most successful ways of eMarketing.

However, one of the biggest problems on online is learning how to write a great article. You should not just type any old thing and call it an article.

First, you must put your passion, your personality into the article. In addition here are some steps to follow to explode your eBook sales using free articles.

Step 1: Generate an article idea that everyone will want to read about. Review your eBook and look for the benefits that your eBook provides to the readers. Make a list of these benefits.

Now, take one benefit at a time and create an article. This will assure you of generating an article idea that people want to read about.

Step 2: Write a simple outline. Once you have your first benefit idea selected. Take another sheet of paper and write a simple outline for that idea. This will give you the beginning content for your article. Later we will "fill in the blanks" of this simple outline to create the article itself.

Step 3: Choose a killer title that will draw attention. This is one of the most important aspects of your article. Without a killer title, your article will be passed over for another.

Now what do I mean killer title? What I mean is a title that has a benefit stated in it and draws peoples attention.

Answer these three questions to help you write that killer title.

1. Does the title draw a reader to take a look?

2. Does the title promise to solve a need for

the reader?

3. Does the title offer specific information?

Another way to start writing killer titles is to write at least 20 to 100 titles for each article to start. Then review other people's article titles. Then review your list and select your best killer title. I will tell you from my own experience that the more titles I write for an article, the better my title becomes. I have never used any of the first few titles when doing the above exercise.

Step 4:

Grab your readers with an attention-grabbing opening sentence. You can use either a statement or a question here. The idea here is to not only grab the readers' attention. It's also to keep it.

The best way I have learned to write an attention-grabbing opening sentence is to go online to an article directory and read the opening sentences to articles with a similar topic. I then discover which opening sentences are attention-grabbing and which are not.

Once I've done this I find it really easy to get my attention-grabbing sentence out of the way.

Step 5: State the primary purpose of the article by introducing a problem. By looking at your main benefit again you can turn it around into a problem. What is it like without the benefit? Here it is best to use a statement rather than a question.

If you are having trouble with this step simply write out an answer to this statement: "One of the biggest problems..." Use this to jar your idea centers in your mind. You can also begin your primary purpose statement this way. Look at the beginning of this article for an example.

Step 6: Take out the sheet of paper that has your outline on it. Now, write two to four sentences for each part of your outline. Imagine for a moment that a 7 year old has asked you about your article. How would you explain it to that child? Great! Now use that in your article.

Most ezine publishers and owners like articles between 400 to 1500 words. They also want it formatted to between 60 and 65 characters per line, including spaces.

I have found it best to use "notepad" when beginning to write out my articles and NOT a word processing program. This way there is NO formatting in the article. It is just the article in plain text.

Another point here is to use the word "you" a lot. You want the reader to feel comfortable while reading.

Step 7: Include two to three free resources that the reader can find online to illustrate and/or highlight your article content. Using this of course is only if it is appropriate to your article content.

Step 8: Write a resource box for the end of your article. Make this between 4 to 8 lines max. Here is where you tell a little bit about yourself and then highlight your website or email address. See the bottom of this article for an example of a resource box. It is the information that follows, "about the author," below.

Step 9: And finally, with your article written it is time to reread and rewrite. I have found that reading it aloud and/or having one or two other people read it helps a lot at this stage.

Don't run into a problem many beginning article writers fall into. Many of them don't like something they wrote and try to begin again. STOP! Don't begin again. Simply edit around the copy that flows.

Step 10: Now last but definitely not least, reread your article for grammar mistakes and use spell check one last time! This IS the most important step.

Once your article is done you should do the following two things.

1. Submit your article to "article announce" services online. An article announce service is a email service that posts articles for everyone. You have to be a member to submit your article. Once you join you can post your articles as you have them completed. Usually only one article submission to each of the announce services per day.

Writers, Publishers and Website owners watch the articles being announced for content that they can use.

When you join these services, it is best to use a second email address. This way the large numbers of articles you will be receiving will not interrupt your personal and business email.

Here are a few article announce services to subscribe to. After you email them to subscribe, READ the email they send you and FOLLOW the directions on formatting your article for each of them. This will increase your ability of having your articles published in these services.

I have listed only article announce services that are located at Yahoo eGroups. After you have subscribed and read each email you receive. Go to this URL to post your articles:

http://groups.yahoo.com/mygroups

Article Announce groups:

Article Announce Subscribe: article_announce-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

AAInternet Subscribe: aainet-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Articles Archive Subscribe: articles_archives-subscribe@egroups.com

Free Content Subscribe: Free-Content-subscribe@egroups.com

NOTE: to subscribe simply send a blank email to each of the addresses above.

2. Ok Great! Now its time to submit your article to online article archives and article directories. Article directories and archives are web sites that contain hundreds and thousands of articles from all over the world. Once you post your article at one of these locations your articles will be in front of thousands of readers, Publishers, writers and website owners.

Here are three to get you started:

http://www.1st-in-articles.com

http://www.webmomz.com/users/signup.shtml

http://www.goarticles.com

Well that's it for today.

Thank you for reading. Have a great week!

Blessings Bluedolphin Crow

About the Author Bluedolphin Crow Ph.D. is the author of an eBook called: eBook-Marketing-Secrets-Revealed! Rreserve your copy go to: http://www.ebook-marketing-secrets-revealed.com

Ebooks Are They The Big Ticket Item Today

2009-03-01T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Daniel Grasser

Today the Big Ticket Items are not being delivered in Ebooks. Why? Maybe it comes down to the delivery format. PDF or Exc type files deliver words. Are your words alone enough for your customer?

This is the dilemma today. Will your ebook compiler be able to deliver to your customer the "Show and Tell" Ebook that the Big Ticket CD's or DVD's do? Or can they even provide the information the way CD's or DVD's can?

It seems to be the trend in Ebook makers to deliver their products in the PDF form. Why; because everyone has access to the program that allow them to read of this type of Ebook. Simple yet it has limitations such as delivering audio or video. This requires a link inside the Ebook to somewhere that has these types of files for the customer not contained within the Ebook itself. This requires your customer to go to an online site that may or may not be secure especially if someone is paying for your information. Any hacker worth their salt can find your information and copy it for their profit. The Big Ticket items on CD's don't have this problem. Everything is contained within the CD or DVD and in most cases they are interactive. It is hard to compete with this type of Informational Product delivery.

Innovation being the substance of the Internet has provided a means to the "Show and Tell" Exe Ebook and a way for the small time, great idea, ebook maker to reach the heights the Giants of the Internet Marketers Big Ticket Items for a fraction of the cost of producing CD's or DVD's. This new approach must get around the problem of the Service Pack II, that doesn't allow most ebook compilers to deliver their product without a secondary program or patch for the customer to be able to view the end product.

What do you need in order to compete with the Big Ticket Item CD's? You need an ebook compiler that will deliver written words along with audio. This enables people with both learning abilities (sight and audio) to assimilate your information. You want to have them reading the words you have written and listening to your words spoken to them as the same time. If your words scroll in time to your spoken words, think about the impact you message will have for your customer.

Secondly you need to show people how to do things. Video is so important to show, not just tell. If you want to show your customer important information about Google AdWords, the best means is to use screen shots or video on just how too. You show them, not just tell them in words. They see what your are doing, you talk them through the your description, and then they can do it. Your information just became even more valuable and the cost of your product worth every cent your customer spent on your Ebook.

Now you want this to be easy to use. Most compilers require the writer to compile their Ebook in HTML and then to transfer the file to the compiler to make an Ebook in the EXE format. Now you have to view your pages to see it they fit. If they don't you have to go back and correct the problem. If you page is to wide it may cause your reader to have too much trouble reading your Ebook. If it is too long they have to continue to use the roller or scroll bar. Often this becomes tiresome and they will just give up reading.

If you convert it to the PDF format this is a time consuming task and for many writers at task that is hard to do to get the end product just right. Now think about your end product. You have an Ebook that goes on and on scrolling down to the next paragraph to the next. Your reader must use the roller or scroll bar to read it. Again it becomes a tiring task just to read what you have written. Think about scrolling through 195 pages and you get the picture. Even if you bookmark the pages, when a reader first starts, they want to read every word, especially if they paid you for it.

So you need to look for a product that is what you see is what you get type of formatting. Ease of use producing the exact end product to inform your customer and well worth the cost of their investment. Your next Big Ticket item could be right around the corner.

You be the judge. Find the right Ebook compiler and you've got your own Big Ticket "Show and Tell" Ebook. Find out if making your Big Ticket Item is within your reach. It's "Dead Easy"!

Daniel Grasser Internet Author, Webmaster. Don't be Stuck Like A Duck. Make your next Ebook a Big Ticket Item. See if the Dead Easy way at http://www.stuck-like-a-duck.com/deadeasy-ebook-software.htm is your way to create a Big Ticket Item you can profit from.

Just One Quick Question

2009-02-28T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Paulette Ensign

Ever notice the number of times a client or prospect says some variation of 'I just have one more question,' or 'Just a quick question?' The answers to those questions are the grist of a tips booklet. You may be asked the same or similar questions repeatedly. And whether you think you are a good writer or not, you can always develop tips based on what people have already said they want to know from you.

Start capturing those random questions and focus on your answers. Organize the answers by categories, and, voila, there you have it. It's so much easier than digging through your brain to access that stuff that's been rolling around in there for as long as you've been in your current business.

Pay attention to which questions are repeated by your prospects and clients. There are bound to be some questions that come up over and over again.

Those repeated questions guide you in knowing where to focus not only your tips booklet content but where to develop your products and services in general.

Creating the tips booklet from the questions you hear helps develop more educated customers for you.

That mean people who have a better idea of what your company provides and how you can improve your clients' lives.

Make money from listening and responding!

Paulette Ensign has sold well over a million copies of her tips booklet, "110 Ideas for Organizing Your Business Life," without spending a penny on advertising. Many of those tips were questions asked by her clients. Paulette's San Diego-based http://www.tipsbooklets.com helps individuals and groups turn their knowledge into tips booklets and other information products for marketing, motivating, and making money.

So You Wrote An Ebook Now What

2009-02-27T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Merle Stinnett

E-books are one hot marketing tool. For those of you who don't get out much, an e-book is basically a collection of HTML documents that have been compiled into an executable (.exe) file. The concept is that of an electronic book that can be downloaded, read page by page, and passed around easily online.

Some e-books are sold where as others are given away freely. Those who download free e-books are encouraged to give them away to their friends or business associates. The "give away" part is what makes e-books such a powerful marketing tool. Also known as viral marketing, when done right your book can be passed around to thousands of people all over the world.

For this reason it is my opinion that e-books work best when there is no charge involved. Think about it: Who doesn't like getting something for free? So if you've been thinking of jumping on the "e-book bandwagon" my advice is to give it away and let it do what it does best: Generate traffic to your website.

Once your book is written, it has to get out into the mainstream of the Internet. You need to heavily market and promote the book yourself to get the ball rolling so it can do its magic. This is where a lot of folks get stumped.

I have written two e-books myself, so I've done a lot of research and have found out what works and what doesn't. If you have included any other websites in the book, your first step is to contact their owners and let them know about it. Also, tell them it would be great if they offer the book from their site or mention it in their newsletter. Most will be happy to comply; since their names are in the book, they benefit from promoting it as well.

If you have sold banner ads in the e-book (which is a great idea), make sure you supply your advertisers with text link ads and/or graphics they can use to help get the word out. Your job is to make it as easy as possible for them "to pass the word." This is viral marketing at its finest.

Your next step should be to add a page on your site where visitors can download the book. If you have any graphic skills at all, whip up a book cover to add along with a description that stresses the benefits they'll receive from reading it. If the book's content is good (and it should for all of this to work right!), you will soon receive feedback in the form of compliments. Make sure you put them on this page as well. Testimonials are very powerful.

If you publish an ezine you can use the book as a bonus for your subscribers.

There are many other ways to promote your new book. Contact ezine publishers that you think would be interested in your subject matter and send them an e-mail stating how nice it would be if they mentioned it to their readers. Most publishers are always looking for content and will be happy to help out.

Some websites do e-book reviews and then publish them online or in their newsletters. Here are a few to get you started:

ZD Net 4 Star Review
http://www.upload.com/public/default.htm

For reviews of e-books that relate to Net marketing send them to Lee Benson mailto:lee@c...

E-book Junction- Linda does reviews for her ezine send to mailto:linda@a...

There are also sites on the Net that house e-books of all types and function as e-book libraries. Your book can be submitted to any of the following;

E-book Net
http://www.ebooknet.com/

Carver's E-book Library
http://carver.bizland.com/submit.htm

Success Library
http://allaboutsuccess.com/successlibrary.htm

EbooksNBytes
http://www.ebooksnbytes.com/submit_ebook.html

Ebook Palace
http://www.ebookpalace.com/newlink.shtml

Stealth Promotions
http://www.stealthpromotions.com/e-library.htm

The E-book Directory
http://www.ebookdirectory.com/addebook.html

If you do a search on the major search engines you're sure to find many more e-book libraries you can submit to.

E-book discussion lists are two way communication where you can announce your book once you subscribe. Some are;

E-book Chat
mailto:anebookchat-subscribe@onelist.com

E-book News
mailto:ebook-news-subscribe@onelist.com

E-book Talk
mailto:ebook_talk-subscribe@onelist.com

Another tip is to visit any of the websites that house free software and submit your book to them. Most include e-books, since they are .exe files. Do a search and you'll find these sites by the thousands. There is free software that can submit your e-book to 50 sites in one shot: Go to http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/program/ssubmit.htm and download "Soft Submit" which will upload your book to 50 sites at once.

Don't forget about including the download URL in your signature file. You are using one, right? I thought so. You could always write a press release about your e-book and e-mail it to the media. Discussion boards are another great outlet but don't post inappropriately. If you have the book in your sig file you could just post a comment or answer a question and your signature line will do the rest.

Use your imagination and you'll find hundreds of ways to utilize your e-book in your marketing campaign. After all, this is one viral infection you want everyone to catch!

Merle has been "working" the Net for over 8 years and has a Special Gift just for you. Download my FREE E-book "50 Easy Ways to Promote Your Website". Get your copy now at http://www.WebSiteTrafficPlan.com

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How Ebooks Can Be Very Valuable

2009-02-26T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Andy George

EBooks have a number of benefits over the traditional book. These include the following:

Cheaper to create
Quicker to create
Easier to target a wide market
High profit potential
More versatile than traditional books

Lets look at each of these points in turn:

Cheaper to create:

The eBook can be created on a shoestring budget since it is possible for its publishing and marketing costs to be minimal. On the other hand the traditional book has a higher cost structure. This means the author will have to overcome a tough sales target before they even consider making a profit on the book.

The costs the author will incur if he follows a traditional book format include:

Publishing costs
The profit margin that the bookstores will want to sell the book
Distribution costs
Marketing costs including advertising costs

Quicker to create

The eBook could be written and published in as little as 7 days. For other potential authors who work at a slower pace, the whole process of writing and publishing a book could be done within a month.

On the other hand for a traditional book the time span between starting a book and writing it could take around 18 months. By that time the information contained in the book could be out of date especially if the book is technology or research related.

Easier to target a wide market

With eBooks the sky the limit! The eBook may be sold on the Internet to anyone who has a credit card and an Internet connection in any place in the world. Since an author can control the topics of their book, they can decide whom to market to.

However with a traditional book it may be difficult to expand to new markets since it will involve further significant costs on distribution and marketing.

High profit potential

EBooks can be produced on a shoestring budget but since customers may believe they offer value for money, the author may charge more for them than expected. It is not impossible for almost everything grossed from an eBook being profit.

On the other hand traditional books have high production and marketing costs and this means the author (unless they are very popular) will have great difficulty in recovering these costs and making a profit.

More versatile than traditional books

EBooks could be used for a number of purposes. The most common method is for the sale of the eBook. However an eBook could be used as a free gift to customers to entice them to buy a product from you. It can also be transformed into audiocassettes or digital products.

To conclude eBooks are a very valuable tool that could be used as a profit centre, as a publishing tool or as a marketing tool. It has many advantages over the traditional book.

Publishing Guidelines: This article may be freely published so long as the author's resource box, bylines, and copyright are included.

About The Author

Andy George is a qualified chartered accountant who was born in Birmingham, England and who has had many years' experience in public practice, industry, and commerce and as a lecturer. Since 1991 he has been based in the island of Cyprus. Andy was a financial correspondent for eight years at the Cyprus Financial Mirror where he wrote articles on business and accounting related issues to a non-technical audience. He is the author of eBooks: How to write and Publish Your Own With a Shoestring Budget http://www.budgetebook.com

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How To Choose The Right Topic For Your Ebook

2009-02-25T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Victor Lorentzo

Finding the right topic for your next eBook can be hard. You need to find a topic that is interesting and doable for you as a writer. You also need to find a topic that your audience will look for and will be interesting in buying or downloading.

Before you start considering your eBook topic you should get a notepad and a pen in front of you. Every time you find a new topic just write it down. No topic is too stupid to be written on the list. Just note it down and leave the considerations of the topics for later.

The first you need to look at is your own interests. The odds are good that there are thousands of other internet searchers that have the same interest and are interested in information about the subject. Your interest might be playing tennis, fixing cars, trading stocks, playing piano, collecting stamps, what do I know?

You can also choose to write a topic about something you are really good at. During your life you have probably picked up a few tricks. You might be good at making relationships with people, raising your child, starting a business, trading cartoons, dating etc. The list could be longer than the equator. The most important thing is that you find something that you feel you got some knowledge about.

Another source of eBook topics is your work experience. People love to improve their expertise in their profession and would appreciate if someone could learn them some tips and tricks about the subject. Don't think your work experience is to boring or uninteresting for other people, or that only a few people share your profession. There are more than 600 million people surfing the internet and the number is growing every day.

After going through the steps presented above you should have collected a few possible topics on your list. If you have not you should free your mind and try it once more. The next thing you need to do is to investigate your market. There are several hints out there that will tell you weather or not the topic is of interest to an audience.

The first thing you could do is to see if there are any magazines or books about the subject of interest. Try to search for some keywords at amazon.com or other places that sells books. You can also check how well this book is doing. By searching in Google for your keywords together with the word "magazine" you can see if there are any magazines on the subject. You can also use the word ezine instead of magazine. An ezine is magazines that operate only on the internet. The more books or magazines you find, the more people are reading about the subject.

You can also use the keyword suggestion tool from overture to see how many people that searched for your topic last month. If the number of searches is more than a few thousands there is definitively a market.

Websites can also just like magazines and books give you an indication of how many people that are searching for your subject. Search for your subject in Google or your favourite search engine and see how many websites that are writing about your subject.

Once you have found a subject that is of interest to you and you find that an ok number of people are interesting in reading about the subject you are ready to go.

This article is written by Victor Lorentzo. His website discusses eBook writing and eBook marketing. If you want to know more about how to write an eBook you should visit his website http://www.ebook-123.com to find more of his work.

Ebay Ebook Success Effectively Using Your Quotabout Me Pagequot

2009-02-24T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Thomas Parker

In my last article I discussed various promotion strategies for your eBay store one of which was using your eBay About Me Page. Your About Me Page is one of the best ways to promote yourself on eBay. It allows you much more freedom than other eBay pages and there is a link to it beside your eBay User ID so every time you buy an item, place a bid etc, people may click on it. Despite this it is one of the most underutilised pages for the majority of ebook sellers. In this article I will discuss how you should be using your eBay About Me Page to effectively promote your eBay store:

1) Describe yourself and your Ebook Business:- At the top of the page you should describe yourself and your ebook business. Say a little about yourself, how you got into selling on eBay, and what you sell. Also say why people should buy from you instead of the competition. Examples could be that your eBay store is updated every week, your prices are low etc.

2) Link to your Feedback:- To prove that you are a trusted seller you should link to your feedback rating from your About Me page. Just include a simple sentence like "Click Here to view my feedback."

3) Provide a Contact Address:- Buyers viewing your About Me page may want to ask more questions so it is only logical that you provide a contact address. Make it clickable for maximum ease to the customer. For example "You can contact me at any time at: sales@theebookcavern.co.uk."

4) Provide a direct link back to your eBay Store:- Not all the visitors to your About Me page will have found it through your eBay store. Some may not even be aware that you own an eBay store. The only way to make sure that everyone viewing your About Me page knows that you have an eBay store is to provide a clickable link to it. For example "Click Here to visit my eBay store."

5) Other Links:- If you have a specific auction which you want to promote, or a specific page you want to link to then do it here. For example "You can visit my super duper auction by Clicking Here."

If you follow the steps in this article then you should be well on your way to maximising the effectiveness of your eBay About Me page. Many customers will use your About Me page to assess whether to buy from you so it's essential that yours is effective. Till next time good luck with your ebook sales and take care!!!

About the Author:

Want to know how Tom Parker runs http://stores.ebay.co.uk/theebookcavern whilst automating 95% of the tasks? Then visit http://www.theebookcavern.co.uk/ or send a blank email to newsletter@theebookcavern.co.uk and find out all the secrets.

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The Secrets Of Sales

2009-02-23T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Titus Cheng

How many times have you read an entire ebook you get for free?

Does the information in the ebook contain good or enough valuable information that you consider worthwhile reading for?

In these two questions, my answer will be "very few"

Most of the ebook you've seen out there for free doesn't contain much of good information. Why? Because they are doing affiliate program or they are promoting their own product.

There are so many links inside the ebook, when you click one or two of them and buy the product, they earn a fat commission.

One thing I don't like it because is like buying a DVD back home and when you are watching it, 5-6 previews and trailer shows up, but you are waiting for the real meat to come.

They are doing the right thing and I have no objection for that, but truly, in my personal opinion, to maintain a good relationship with the customer, you will need to give them more valuable information, something that is worthwhile for them to read and can truly benefit them, not just selling.

You are educating your customer; at the same time, you are gaining their trust and your reputation.

I once heard the great business philosopher Jim Rohn said that "Give them what they want, and you will get what you want"

But you have to give them something valuable, don't just give them something that you are not doing or using or just trying to sell them every time.

Sometimes when I sign up for the newsletter, I found out that it is all pointing towards selling something. They are doing right, but I will seldom open the letter and read it, because I know it will going to be saying the same thing, just selling to you.

I think that's the reason why we are so bombarded with information overload, because everyday when you open your email and found a lot of newsletter that you have signed up. You found most of them are promoting, but just a few that really teaches something that's of value.

If we just stay our focus and stop being bombarded with those newsletter or the latest product or whatsoever, I bet your road to success with be smoother.

Like me, for example, I sign up for a few newsletters and will just take a look at one or two of them that I think worthwhile reading to me. Other's I either delete them or never open it, because they are all selling or promoting.

However, if you can have a good relationship with your customer at first, gain their trust. Then you could start suggesting products that will benefit them.

Have you heard of the phrase "20% of your customers are responsible for 80% of your sales"?

Your existing customer will bring you more than just one time of sale, it maybe a life time.

Converting a visitor to a life time customer, how's that sound?

If you want to know more information about converting visitor's to Life Time Customer, please visit www.instantebookprofit.com, you will not only find the information for free, you will also get tools for free.

You'll be surprised of how much information this website has and how much he is giving out.

Titus Cheng is the author of "Instant Ebook Profit", he is a young a enthusiastic entrepreneur, http://www.instantebookprofit.com.

A Helping Hand To Online Successebooks

2009-02-22T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Penelope Housden

If, like me, you've tried and failed in the past to achieve success online with internet marketing, then rest assured that help is finally at hand. I certainly wish I had had access to such knowledge when I started out three years ago, and perhaps I wouldn't have been so overwhelmed with the practicalities of website design, using autoresponders, joining affiliate programs, writing sales letters, and how to get traffic to my site. I know better now, but more of this in a moment. . . .

The simple fact of the matter is, that to enter the world of internet marketing, you need something to promote and sell (well you want to make money at it don't you?), whether a physical item, or information. The very nature of the internet where knowledge can be shared and exchanged at the click of a button lends itself perfectly to . . . the eBook!

The advantages of the eBook over selling physical items is that there is no need to buy or store stock, no time and effort incurred in packing anything up and shipping it off in the post and your customer can pay their money for your product and get immediate access to it from a download page. In an age where demand is for instant gratification, an eBook is ideal easy and effective! And once written, you can sell unlimited copies of it without having to produce each item so it's both time and cost-effective too.

When thinking of a subject to write about for your eBook, the secret to greater success, and finding your 'niche market', is very simple. Like they tell all first-time budding authors write about what you know. Whether it's a few chapters on 'How to Stop Smoking' (if you've been successful at this), on the mechanics of owning a motorcycle, how to earn money online, or even 'Tips on Flower Arranging', you can bet that someone out there in 'cyberspace' wants to know about it. If the subject of your eBook is also your hobby, so much the better. If you've got passion for your subject, you're going to convey that enthusiasm in what you write, and make that eBook even more interesting and useful.

Of course, if you have knowledge or practical experience on a popular subject in which there is a large potential market to sell your eBook, perhaps health and fitness, or food and drink, you could be more likely of success, but remember you'll also be competing with many others. So choose your subject carefully!

However, in writing your eBook, don't forget to give your customer value and they could become customers for your future eBooks too! Make the content and quality of your eBook meaningful whatever its length, it has to be good, or you'll leave your customers feeling disenchanted. Give away a few free bonuses an extra report perhaps, or some free training that they would have to pay for elsewhere. Aim for customer satisfaction!

If you don't know how to go about creating an eBook (you could always write an eBook explaining how to do it!), then it brings me to the 'more of this in a moment . . .' that I mentioned above the launch of a FREE course in all aspects of internet marketing, including creating eBooks. See below for details for all the tips and tricks you need to get started online. Good luck!

Penelope Housden

For your FREE step-by-step course to internet marketing, including 12 hours of videos, forum and resources, go to http://www.InternetProfitMentor.com/

What If You Dont Want To Write Your Own Ebook

2009-02-21T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Titus Cheng

Dear friend,

Wonder if you could sit down and enjoy yourself at your own desk, having a cup of coffee, watching the screen and see the money keep coming in.

You just got your ebook, your profitable ebook, but you didn't even write a single word on it.

You'll ask, "How does that happen?"

Actually it is possible that you don't have to write a single word on your ebook and you still can make money out of it.

The ways to do this is to hire a ghostwriter. Hiring a ghostwriter enable you to get a professional, informative ebook. A lot of time when you see a best-seller book comes out, it is written by a ghost-writer

A few hundred dollars investment with maybe $20,000 return, not bad right?

Well, if you do find a good niche market, you know that people really wants a product and they are willing to pay for it. Not a bad idea to invest in a little money in the ebook and get a big return right.

Hiring a freelance writer, or go to elance.com to find someone to write an ebook for you, it cost around $250-$500, depends on how good you want your ebook to be, or the length of the ebook and how informative it is.

Consider this when you have some money to invest on and do your research first before you even invest a single dime on it. I don't want you to lose any money.

I won't guarantee that this will defenitely make you money, but if you do your homework, you will have a big chance to get big time money.

Titus Cheng, author and the creator of the ebook "How to convert document into PDF for free", http://www.instantebookprofit.com

Case Study An Ebook Online Business Plan

2009-02-20T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Jim Degerstrom

Success online depends on having a plan, or more specifically a business plan. Often, very often actually, clients contact a designer with a burning passion to have a new web site online, and fast. Success takes more than waking up bug-eyed at 2:00am with the brainstorm of the century. You need to outline (and fill in) a real business plan and make adjustments before the official launch.

Citing an actual case for an online eBook business, I advised the aspiring entrepreneur to provide more information. Thinking through the questions and answers is a vital step towards developing a good business plan.

- Do you have a logo for your company?
- If no logo, what color scheme do you like?
- How many products (eBooks) will you offer?
- Are they all written and ready to go?
- Do you have cover art for your books?
- What system of e-commerce do you intend to use?
- Will you offer just pdf or exe formats, or both?
- Do you have the domain, plus registration and hosting?
- Do you have a projected launch date scheduled?
- How many affiliate products do you have to offer?

Defining what you do, your market, and how you intend to be different are vital considerations. You only get one chance to make a good first impression.

For an eBook online business, the competition is fierce and filled with some shady characters. When you begin the process of planning before jumping in, consider your image first and then answer "How will I establish credibility up front?". Weave this into your business plan and you should do well. Don't act before thinking or you may be perceived as just another online marketeer.

To summarize:

1. Your Image - Have a stunning set of graphics for your corporate image to make a favorable first impression. Hire a pro if it's in your budget.

2. Establishing Credibility - solicit opinions from trusted people to give honest feedback about first impression and credibility, good or bad.

3. The Plan - Outlines or templates for creating a business plan are availble free online. Get one. Use it. Be flexible, and change as you go.

In closing and from experience, I know that many startup online entrepreneurs neglect creating a business plan. Selling eBooks online without physical inventory except bits and bytes seems so easy. Your chance for success will improve with a real business plan.

Jim Degerstrom offers custom web site design at http://www.jimdegerstrom.com with 100+ examples of custom artwork for marketing in print or online, plus a 5-star directory of 200,000 truly free stock photos.

5 Tips To Help You Start Self Publishing For Profit

2009-02-19T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Douglas Titchmarsh

Here's a really simple way... to start your own business selling information products.

How many times have you sat and wished you could profit from information products like the well known marketers do? But there's always something holding you back, you don't know how to write a book, you don't know how to sell online, or a million and one different obstacles you can think of. Well here are my 5 tips to make your online bookshop and publishing empire more than just a dream.

1. you don't know how to write an e-book, or article for yourself?

There's a quick and simple way to get around this. Turn Other People's Information Formats Into A Publication You could get permission from a publisher to transcribe an audio or video into a print or electronic publication. You would have nothing to write and you could just pay them an up-front fee or royalties on your sales. Another alternative is to Compile A Publication - You could allow other authors and experts to write the publication for you in exchange for free publicity or other incentives. You would simply contact the authors and experts you want and ask them to donate some content.

2. You don't know which format to use to publish your book.

There are several formats for publishing an e-book, the most common, and easily distributed is in pdf format. To make it even easier, here is a link to the Easy PDF Publishers Toolkit with all the information you need to start publishing your book. http://www.cashinonline.info/pdf Another alternative is to publish as an executable file, but this will limit your appeal to those people running a computer which can open it. The pdf is favourite because it can be read by most operating systems and computers.

3. You don't know how to setup a sales site

This is where you can use the power of the internet again, Package Your Publication With Other Products - You could ask similar but non-competing businesses to create a package deal. You would sell your publications or product together in one package deal. You would split the profit or each sells them separately for 100% of the profits.

4. Another tip for saving you doing the selling

Others Give Away Your Publication And You Charge Them For Bulk Quantities - You could have others give away your publication and you receive a bulk purchase sale. For example a business may want 100 copies of your publication to give to their employees. You could charge them a lower cost per item because of the large quantity that you're selling.

5. Make more money with each book

Sell A Branded Copy Of Your Publication - You could allow other people to sell or give away the publication as their own and charge them to place their ads in it. If it contains links to affiliate sites, offer people the opportunity to put their affiliate links in for a small fee, and if not yours will earn money when people purchase through them.

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No matter what excuses you find for not starting selling your own e-book there is an answer if you really want to start.

So stop making excuses, follow these tips and start making money with your own e-books today.

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Doug Titchmarsh runs several sites including http://www.cashinonline.info and http://www.titchmarsh.com and publishes an e-zine for marketers online and off which you can get by sending an email to douglastitchmarsh@getresponse.com ------------------------------------------------------------

Ecover Proven That It Could Boost Your Sales By 317

2009-02-18T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Titus Cheng

Dear Reader,

If you're wondering or thinking a way that you could boost your sales immediately.

If you're wondering how you could boost your sales by 30% or more.

If you're are wondering how you could create your own professional ebook cover, than this maybe the most important article that you will read today.

Recently I have been researching about how to convert document into PDF for free. Although I know the method already, but I want research to see if there is one that is similar.

I couldn't find one online, maybe I didn't search hard enough, so I went to Ebay to see if I could find one.

I came across this interesting auction that sell somethind called "Easy PDF toolkit". This thing really got my attention, I mean, the ecover is professional looking, the salescopy is good.

But I still hesitate, I kept on looking, still, can't find any. The image of the ebook cover "Easy PDF toolkit" is still in my mind reminding me that there is still one more choice for me to choose.

So I go and and look again, spend a few minutes there looking at the discription, the whole things is quite good, good packaging, good looking ecover, and of course good salescopy.

Finally I gave up and I bought it.

What I want to tell you is that a good ebook cover could make a whole lot difference.

If you want to know more about how big that an ebook cover could influence you sales, how you could create your own professional ebook cover, visit www.instantebookprofit.com, join our newsletter there, not only will you know the answer you want to know, you will also have a chance to get the biggest secret that people are asking for just to join our free newsletter.

Titus Cheng, author of the ebook "Secret of creating PDF ebook without spending money on any software", http://www.instantebookprofit.com.

How To Sell More Of Your Ebooks Online

2009-02-17T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Biana Babinsky

Have you written an e-book? An e-book is a digital document that can be sold online in a purely digital form. Thus, unlike with selling a physical product, the fulfillment of an e-book is done completely online. This is great for you, the author, since you can completely automate the order taking and fulfillment processes.

Once you have the fulfillment process automated, the question becomes how to market the e-book online in order to get people to buy it. "How do I effectively market my e-books online?" is one of the most common questions I hear from my clients. Here are five tips that will help you sell more of your e-books and generate more revenue:

- Find a target market to sell the e-book to. Many people think that everyone is their target market, and as a result try to sell their e-book to everyone. They usually end up chasing after potential customers who are not in their target market and are not likely to ever purchase the book. Their e-book sales suffer as a result.

Instead of trying to sell your e-book to everyone, concentrate on a smaller group of people who comprise your target market. These people are much more likely to purchase what you have to offer, and as a result you will get many more sales.

- Create an effective sales letter for your e-book. Since you cannot take a picture of your e-book and post it on your web site (unlike a piece of jewelry, for example), your need to use the sales letter to promote the e-book.

Make sure that your sales letter effectively describes your e-book and focuses on the benefits your clients will get by purchasing your e-book. Highlighting the benefits will keep people reading the sales letter, and it will generate more e-book sales.

- Give your customers just a few options on your web site. Sometimes clients tell me that their sales letters don't sell. When I take a look at the sales letters, they are usually a big mess. Sales letters that do not sell contain too many distractions for the reader: they have links to other web pages and web sites, banners, and text ads for other products.

Make sure that your sales letter provides only a few options to your customers an option to buy the product and an option to subscribe to your newsletter, and that's it. The fewer options you give to your web site visitors, the more likely they are to buy your product.

- Have a newsletter subscription on your web site. Sometimes people who come to your web site and see your e-book are not ready to purchase the e-book. However, they are ready to subscribe to your newsletter and learn more about you and your products. These people will be ready to buy your e-book eventually, so make sure that you keep in touch with them through your newsletter.

- Use online marketing techniques to promote your e-book further. Use search engine optimization, business blogging, article publishing and other online marketing techniques to promote your web site and e-book. These methods will bring more visitors to your web site, who are craving the information that you share in your e-book.

You can only make money with your e-book if you sell it. Follow the five tips that we discussed to sell more e-book copies and make more money.

Biana Babinsky is the online business expert and author who has taught hundreds of people how to sell their ebooks and make more money online. Learn all of her online marketing secrets in her Complete Online Marketing Course at http://www.CompleteMarketingCourse.com

Ever Thought Of Writing An Ebook

2009-02-16T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Lance Winslow

Have you ever considered writing a book and then putting it online or selling it online thru an online eBook distribution website? It is not all that hard you know. Recently someone asked me to write eBooks for them, they indicated that they needed many books written and that my writing style was acceptable to their potential audience. Well, I am not a writer for hire and have never really considered it as a career. Maybe you have not either, that does not mean you should not write a book if you desire too? Maybe you have been considering something like that; maybe just maybe there is something you want to say to the world and you could do that in an ebook. Perhaps you do not have anything that you feel you would like to say or do not have the confidence yet to write about what you wish to say? Maybe you might practice by helping someone else write an ebook, by using your writing talents.

You see, I have never done anything like this before either and like you I am not necessarily opposed to the idea seeing as my maximum output for a one month period has been 286,000 words which seems to outpace all other writers. Maybe you can write 20,000 words in one month, which is equal to one good solid e-Book. Previously I have written two-ebooks, many years ago, before the eBook concept was really invented. Here is a sample of one:

http://www.carwashguys.com/fundraisers/LAschools.html

See that is not too spectacular and anyone could write a book like that right? So why not try? Writing for money is something new to me, as I am a retired entrepreneur and have never written for money. I don't even have any idea what the going rates are. If I chose to write an eBook for someone else, I would only have to ask them that you do not abuse my efforts and understand my writing will need editing, as I am not a writer and to please pay me a fair rate.

You see for me and perhaps you too writing, well it is more of a hobby to keep my mind busy and enlighten the masses. If things work out, well, I would be glad to write more and more, if someone wanted to pay me to write, sure I would consider it. Would you consider it? Have you thought about that at all? Maybe you should write an eBook this year and really what is stopping you? Think on this in 2006.

Lance Winslow

Why Selfpublished Ebooks Are Winners

2009-02-15T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Judy Cullins

Myths abound about print books being the right kind of book and eBooks are on their last leg. These ideas spring from traditional publishing.

Hopeful authors have read it many times--that a true book, one that will bring you reverent kudos, must be in print and must be long. And it must have a top agent and publisher. Maybe true five-ten years ago. Like you, I believed it at first and went down that rocky road to get an agent, then publisher. Way too hard and took way too long.

My first rule. Write a short book first. Notice famous authors such as Ken Blanchard did. Second rule. Write a non-fiction, self-help book first, then a novel. You'll experience more success with a non-fiction. Then, you can use the profits to stay the long haul for your fiction.

Follow my lead. First, I wrote print booklets or journals and sold them at the back of the room in seminars of the same name. This led to thousands of income each month. Then I read self-publishing books such as Dan Poynter's. Right track. But, then I realized one can write a print and an eBook at the same time. And, you can sell either from your own Web site. Or, you can take a 50% or less royalty and sell from someone elses's site.

Remember one great benefit of eBooks. The author gets by with little cost. You can send the books via email if you don't have a Web site yet, and you can offer them as downloads at your site.

One great benefit of short eBooks. Your audience loves them. They don't want to spend a lot of time reading. They want quick solutions in an easy to read format. They don't want long books over 130 pages with too much extraneous information. Give them answers to their questions and you'll have a fan for life.

The sad truth that no emerging authors wants to believe--that they can get the publisher to publicize, promote and market their book. Not true. It's amazing how many bookcoaching clients really want to turn it all over to someone else. The problem is it's way too expensive, and no one knows nor has more passion for a book than the author. It's not money that rules, but a creative approach to sharing your wealth.

Another rule. If you can write a book, you can also write ad copy for the book's introduction, the short "tell and sell," the back cover, or the Web or email sales letter. You just need some coaching from a pro. Start a promotion savings account and spend a little to get the best words that will attract and give your audience enough information to make it easy to buy.

Join a telegroup that writes each week and exchanges files with each other. Of course make sure the bookcoach is savvy and knows how a saleable book is put together, knows short cuts to write fast, and clear, and gives you useful feedback to help your book grow and get born.

What's your intention? To think it takes too much time, too much money and you aren't much of a writer? If you can get by your resistances, you can learn how to write --well. If you put a little daily attention on your book project, you can finish it.

Take some small action today and feel powerful, because authors are a special breed-and the club is awaiting your good news.

Judy Cullins, 20-year Book and Internet Marketing Coach works with small business people who want to make a difference in people's lives, build their credibility and clients, and make a consistent life-long income. Author of Write Your eBook or Other Short Book Fast and 10 others, she offers free help through her 2 monthly ezines, "The Book Coach Says. . .," and "Business Tip of the Month." at http://www.bookcoaching.com. Email her at Judy@bookcoaching.com or Cullinsbks@aol.com Phone: 619/466-0622 -- Orders: 866/200-9743

5 Guaranteed Ways To Snowball Your Resale Right Profits

2009-02-14T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by John Karnish

Resale Right Products are a huge market. Unfortunately, may people are losing more money than they're making. Ebooks are quickly devalued as everyone tries to offer them at a lower price than their competitors. Finally, the ebook is given out for free and it becomes nearly impossible to sell.

Here are some tips that a select few are using to consistently make sales with the same products others can hardly give away.

1.)Bonuses When in doubt, pack on the bonuses. If you join a site that supplies you with new resell rights every month, you'll have a horde of titles to choose from. I personally try to look for ones that have a minimum price stipulation and allow you to "bundle" it with other products as long as the package is above the minimum price of the ebook.

Here's another cool idea for a bonus. Find a related affiliate program with a high commission. Ask the owner if you can forfeit your commission and offer it as a "special price" for your customers. Now you have an awesome bonus that your competitors can't offer!

2.) Don't Lower Your Price Whatever you do, never lower your price. It seems tempting but someone is always going to offer the same product at a cheaper price than yours.

Instead, load it with the bonuses that I just mentioned. Let them know the benefits of the bonus. If it can be sold, even create a sales page with an active purchase link. When your potential customer sees the sales pages, your product will seem much more valuable. People search for bargains, but the bargains don't have to be cheap!

3.) Create A Mini Course Don't forget to stay in touch with your visitors. One of the best ways to do this is by offering a free course. The course should provide enough good information that your visitor will want to sign up and look forward to reading it. Provide good but incomplete information. Let the reader know that he can get the rest of the information by purchasing your product.

I know popover ads can be annoying, but they really work for this kind of website. Your visitors most likely won't return, so you have to get them to opt in and then finish the sale.

4.) Backends Just because you finished the sale, that doesn't mean you can't make any more offers. I would "occasionally" send emails with good free information related to the product and then once in a while look for another related product or affiliate program to sell.

5.) Up Sells Up sells are a great way to make some extra cash. What you do is find some more "must have" bonuses and on your order page allow your customer to purchase the main product or the main product and the extra bonuses for a little more money.

There are a few marketers secretly using these techniques and they're making a lot of money selling the products that most people can't. Now you have the knowledge to start selling like a pro. Use these techniques and you are guaranteed to double your resale right profits.

John Karnish highly recommends PushButton Publishing. They'll supply you with all of your resell rights, bonuses, free gifts, web hosting, autoresponders and more for the price of the average web host. Take a look: http://pushbuttonpublishing.rareresellrights.com/

Look How Easy It Is To Write Your Own Ebook

2009-02-13T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Jeff Smith

What happens when you stumble across a promising market, idea or topic for an ebook, but don't know how to quickly find out what content you should package to sell?

Let's look at a real life example.

One of the top selling ebooks under the competitive category of Home and Family within Clickbank's marketplace is this book - http://www.tropicalfishsecrets.com

A quick check on Overture shows the demand for topics regarding tropical fish is quite large --

"Tropical Fish" 160,455

with many other related searches well over 10,000 looking for various information on tropical fish and aquariums.

If you haven't already gone over to take a look, visit the sales page over at: http://hop.clickbank.net/?ideaguide/seanlemay

Look closely at the bullets half-way down the page, you will see the very questions any "beginner" fish owner would have - questions like:

- saltwater versus freshwater aquarium

- how to keep the quality of water good, and your fish healthy

- how NOT to kill your fish

- how to know how much to feed your fish

- how to place and light your aquarium

and so on...

Now, even if you were brand new to aquariums and fish, then you could likely have come up with at least half the questions he has answered in his book.

The rest, with a few hours research on discussion forums, magazines, talking with fish owners - you could find the rest.

What you want is to target the 80-90% of the market that are beginners - that you can easily find answers to their pressing questions.

You will find hundreds of thousands of similar market opportunities out there - where you can assemble a list of questions to be answered and simply write a few pages each day to create your own compelling ebooks.

There is no guarantee - but with a well researched idea and a half-decent product, you should easily be able to turn each ebook into at least $20,000/yr in income - much more in certain cases.

To learn more about 5 masters who turn their ideas into profits over and over again - visit http://www.creating-infoproducts.com

Become A Best-Selling, Profit-Producing eBook Author and Leave Your Daytime Job Behind Forever. Discover the System Non-Authors are Using to Create Their Own Online eBook Publishing Empires

10 Ways To Increase Your Free Ebook Downloads

2009-02-12T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Rojo Sunsen

1. Anticipate the objections your visitors might have about your free ebook offer. You should research your target audience's needs and wants.

2. Allow your visitors to feel good about themselves by giving them compliments. If they feel good, they will also feel good about downloading your ebook.

3. Tell your visitors the emotional and logical reasons why they should download your free ebook. It can be the goals they'll acomplish, positive feelings, etc.

4. Publish a list of respected or famous people that have downloaded your free ebook. Just remember to get their legal permission first.

5. Tell people what they're thinking and feeling as they read your ebook ad. Most people will start to actually do it, statements should back up the ebook.

6. Make your free ebook offer very rare. People perceive things that are rare as being more valuable. You could use a limited time offer or free bonuses.

7. Create rapport with your visitors by telling them something they already know is true. They'll know for sure you're not lying and download your ebook.

8. Show your visitors how much enthusiasm you have for your free ebook. Most people will start to feel the same and download your ebook.

9. Make your visitors curious about your free ebook by telling them they need to sign-up to get access to a password protected site in order to download it.

10. Motivate people to download your free ebook. Tell them a lot of positive things like: "You can now reach your goals and change your life forever!"

About the author:

Rojo Sunsen is a specialized bounty hunter who prefers to work quietly/confidentially for the benefit of her clients.

How To Create And Sell Your First Ebook 7

2009-02-11T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Teo Gee

Ten Steps Guide for Newbies

Step Seven: Publishing Your First Ebook

Another important step to be done here is choosing the delivery format of your ebook. Currently, there are two most popular delivery formats to choose from: PDF and EXE.

PDF is the most popular and has its advantages. The software is available for free for your customers and it can be used on most popular platforms like Windows, Macintosh (MAC) and Unix. Adobe Acrobat offers a free download from their web site. It is a good idea to send a link to that download page in case that your customer does not have that program installed already.

Search engines start indexing those types of documents and that is a good advantage to consider. For some reason people like PDF view more than web site image. PDF documents last longer then web pages. PDF files may contain links and that makes them perfect for viral marketing. You can consider giving your ebook for free with your links inside.

It is easy to find free software to convert your text file into PDF. One free option is offered by Open Office and Pdf995. Use Microsoft Word to create, edit and format your text. When your ebook text is ready, open it from within Open Office and save it as a PDF file.

However, there is one disadvantage ebook protection. No matter how many features you use to protect it, the file can be easily copied and spread via internet. Because of that it is not a good idea to sell PDF ebooks. Use them as a perfect viral tool.

If you choose Pdf995, you can activate some protecting features as:

restrict printing
restrict copying
restrict screen capture programs
restrict modification
restrict the access via password

The other, EXE format, is a virtually a web page. That makes it nice looking by using all web page advantages: fonts, colors, plug-ins. It offers a lot of flexibility and creativity. In my humble opinion the future of the ebooks is HTML oriented.

Those ebooks can be very well protected, too. There are numerous protective futures not allowed by the PDF formats and that is way EXE formats are preferred, also.

Their disadvantage is that they need a Windows platform. All MAC users, about 10%, cannot open them.

The EXE files are delivered as a zip files. The WinZip software is available for free, also.

Most serious internet ebook publisher are using EXE files for their ebooks for sale and PDF files for viral marketing.

You can always consider creating and offering both formats on your sales page, too.

Internet Profit Mentor program offers very detailed free videos on that topic.

Look for the next Step Eight: Writing Your First Salesletter

Teo Gee

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Quot7 Secrets To Explode Your Ebook Salesquot Part 6

2009-02-10T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Bluedolphin Crow

Secret #6: Creating momentum and identity through Book Sellers!

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99% of them were wrong when I asked this simple question.

Who are the best eBook Sellers online today?

The answer I received from most of my ezine list was Amazon.com.

Well here is the good news. Amazon.com is not the only bookseller on the Internet.

Today at first glance things can be rather confusing. Booksellers or e-publishers are popping up all over. Each one seems to bring a new twist to the profession.

Electronic publishing is an industry that is still in its infancy. It encompasses eBooks, as well as print-on-demand technology. Many new innovative companies have been attracted by the exciting possibilities and as a result there are numerous competing companies, software formats and accompanying handheld readers and printer/binders.

In this new "Wild West" of publishing, with multiple reading choices and no clear leader or standard yet established, confusion reigns for consumers as well as publishers. However, much as we have witnessed in other maturing industries, the competition is fierce, resulting in rapidly improving technology, dropping prices with emerging standards. The purchase price of eBooks could be as much 80% less than a comparable book purchased through traditional bookstores.

It used to be you submitted to a traditional book publisher and waited to see if you were accepted. Today, there are all kinds of choices to become familiar with.

Now before we begin let's narrow down the field a little. There are 3 different types of booksellers that I am referring to.

The first is an online bookseller that you need a publisher to contact before they will look at your eBook.

Second is a bookseller that charges a royalty percentage to sell your eBook.

And last but not least, an online bookseller that will sell your eBook for either a flat up front fee or for free. This means you retain 100% of the profits from your eBook sales.

Today we will be talking about the third, or the last example.

Why use online booksellers is probably what you are asking yourself right about now.

Here are the answers:

1. Books written by the Author never go out of print.

2. Authors can write what they want without formulas being dictated.

3. Crossing genres isn't a problem.

4. All profits are kept and not shared.

5. eBooks can be changed and/or updated easily.

6. Authors have a global audience.

7. Increases your online identity.

8. Builds momentum for your sales.

Now, once again you also get to keep 100% of the profits from your eBook sales. WOW!

Compare those figures to the normal print royalties: 7% on 50,000 copies for trade paperback, 8% on the first 150,000 copies for mass market paperback, or 8% to 15% on 15,000 copies for hardcover.

Another great advantage of this type of booksellers over print books is that you always retain complete rights to your title and your agreements will be non-exclusive (meaning that you may also sell your work through other publishers). Either party may terminate the agreement by using a thirty-day email notification.

Once again this short article is an excerpt from my new eBook: eBook Marketing Secrets Revealed. Inside you will find numerous low fee and/or free eBooksellers listed for your convenience. To jumpstart you on your way today, here are two booksellers I recommend you try right now.

http://ebookpalace.com

http://www.ebookomatic.com/

Well that's all for today.

Happy selling!

Blessings Bluedolphin Crow

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Offer Free Downloadable Ebooks And See Increased Website Traffic

2009-02-09T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Anton Cheranev

It is common knowledge that everyone loves to get something for free. People are often seen stuffing hundreds of forms into contest ballot boxes, sometimes filling them out for hours at a time. It is unreal what people will do for a freebie. The same is true with your website. If you are trying to target more traffic and increase your website production, then you should certainly consider adding free downloads to your site. Downloads are extremely popular with web users today, especially when they are free. With many sites charging outrageous prices for the smallest download, a freebie is always welcomed. By offering free downloads, you will see that your website traffic will increase and those who use your site will keep coming back. It is a great thing to do and can be extremely inexpensive as well.

When choosing which downloads to include on your site, you will probably find that downloadable e-books are among the easiest to work with. E-books are partial or complete books on different subjects. You can even write the content yourself if you wish. Sometimes you can find e-books that are already written and are available for anyone to use on their site. If you want to offer something fresh and interesting however, you should only use original material that has never been published on the web before. This will allow your site to be new and exciting to web users.

After deciding to use e-books as your free downloadable gift to your visitors, you will need to choose the subjects you want to work with. You can stick with one basic theme for your site if you wish. If you already have a website that is about dolls, then you may want to only include free downloadable e-books that pertain to the subject of dolls. This will allow those who come to your site initially to get more than what they expected, which is a great thing. They will likely bookmark your site and keep coming back for more information and free downloads. They may even tell their friends about the site as well.

If you are creating a site that consists of nothing but e-books, then you probably want to use e-books in a wide variety of subjects. You can group them within your site by topic or theme to make it look organized. If this is your plan, you might also want to hire professional writers to help you with this task. If your site will be nothing but e-books, you will probably find the writing to be a bit overwhelming to tackle alone. You can hire freelance writers to help you with this task, which will help you create strong writing content as well as help take the stress load off of you.

When using only one or two e-books on your existing site, be sure to offer a new e-book as often as possible. You may be able to change the e-books each week or maybe change them monthly. By offering something new to visitors however, they will be likely to come back to see if anything is new quite often. You can even make an "announcement" on your site telling visitors when a new e-book will be available. This will give them an idea of when to expect it and help them stay motivated to come back to your site. If you want, you can also allow visitors to sign up for emails that will notify them when a new e-book is available. This will guarantee they won't forget.

Whether you write the downloadable e-books yourself or hire a professional to help you, you will certainly see increased website traffic. When you are offering a web user something for free, such as a downloadable e-book, you are making them feel appreciated and warm. You are telling them that you are inviting them into your site, not specifically to take their money, but to help them gain information as well. This is a great way to build a good reputation and a devoted group of website visitors. So, go ahead and start planning your e-books today. The sooner you get them posted on your site, the sooner you will see that increase in website traffic.

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Beating Adwords Review

2009-02-08T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Raiel Schwartz

Everyone wants financial freedom, and everyone wants to earn a lot of money online. Kyle and Carson, the wealthy affiliates, have created a guide that can help you achieve such success. This guide is called Beating Adwords. Is this guide filled with fluff and filler, or will it actually help? Find out.

Beating Adwords is an ebook that teaches you about Internet Marketing. Internet Marketing seems like a challenging and hard thing to master, but if you do master it, the rewards are great yielding over $5000/day profits. You may think it sounds crazy, earning more money in a week then some people do in a year, but let me be the first to tell you that the above is completely possible, and this book will teach you the steps to glory. Beating Adwords goes into full details about how to set up effective google adwords campaign, creating effective landing pages, and how to get visitors to stay at your site and buy from it. Usually this information would sell for thousands of dollars, but Kyle & Carson are nice enough to create a guide that we can learn all this information for much less. This is not a get rich quick scam and I think you should know that, Internet Marketing is a industry that you may take a few losses in the beginning, but if you are highly self-motivated you can earn a lot of money.

Beating Adwords is definitely not a scam, and if you actually follow the strategies in the book, instead of just answering to your boss for the rest of your life, you will earn money, and probably sooner then you think.

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Are These Internet Marketing Ebooks Hogwash

2009-02-07T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Sunny Tan

Internet Marketing as we all know it is pretty crowded with funny people making lots of huge bombastic claims over their nonsense crappy books and stuff. You might have come across ebooks making claims like "how to make $XXX in 2 weeks" or "anyone can earn money at home".

Being guilty of myself, I have literally spent gazillion amount of money into these internet marketing ebooks when I started out but only to find it later at those free-for-all ebooks directories, free membership sites or even those giveaway sites. Though it's a sad experience to see youself spending money into something which could be downloaded somewhere over the Internet for free, there are still some good ebooks and materials which you should buy. Here are some of the guidelines which you should know of before you start your spending spree.

Don't Spend Money On Junk Don't spend your money on something that tells you that with no experience you can make a lot of money. Typically this stuff is nothing more than trying to sell you pie in the sky. You can always learn and equipped yourself with knowledge from other free ebooks, newsletters or forums before spending your money on these ebooks.

Only Buy From The Experts Who Are Successful Themselves The most advertised ebooks are not always the best. Good stuff will naturally come to you either by way of constant good reviews from other Internet Marketers, word of mouth, buzz from forums or discussion boards and even testimonials from the actual people who use them. Thus, you should always buy from the recognized experts who have had tons of experience under their belt and also reputable results to back up their claims.

Buy Only On What You Actually Need. It's no point to spend your hard earned money on whatever ebooks or internet marketing materials which you come across, however good the claims are on the sales copy. Remember, good sales copy is supposed to play around the prospects' psychology behaviors into believing their actual claims. That's why professional copywriters charge tens of thousands for great sales copy because they do bring in lots of sales just by selling hype. You should only spend money on ebooks which could help you move on in your business. For example, if you feel that you are lack in copywriting skills, then you ought to buy copywriting materials from the professionals.

Taking Action Is The Best Action You Can Make. Let's face it, how many of us who could spend a bomb in our internet marketing materials but only to find it lying around in our computer hard disk for ages? The fact is, no matter how good or how expensive or even how reputable the ebooks that you've bought, it doesn't matter until you make the first step into implementing the materials which you learn from the ebooks. If you are new to Internet Marketing, then you should only buy ebooks that will teach you step by step in setting up your Internet Marketing business. Otherwise, stay away from them.

Hardcopy VS Intangible Books There had been discussions going on which debate just how good are those Internet Marketing books found on the bookstores compared to those on the Internet. While I couldn't agree more on some of the great Internet Marketing books you can find on the bookshelves, but in reality, most of the books I found cover only general concepts of the Internet Marketing. For example, in the business or internet marketing section of the bookstore, you might find stuff like "how to make money online" if you are looking for a book on internet marketing, but you can find a more specific ebook on the internet on "How to Get Successful Reciprocal Linking" or something like that. Both of these are related to Internet Marketing, but the latter tends to be more specific in their scope.

Like what I've mentioned in the previous point, you should know what you are lack of and buy ebooks that will help you move forward in your business. If you are just starting out, internet marketing books in the bookstore will serve just as good as the newbie ebooks online.

As a conclusion, make sure you know who you can trust online before buying from them. There are lots of these self-proclaim internet Marketing Gurus who are just like the average Joe struggling to make money online. Remember, there are bunch of those great forums and discussion boards which not only you could find great pieces of information, but also the chance to pose questions as well.

About the author: Author of popular book "Gas Mileage Tactics" http://www.extragasmileage.com, Sunny Tan enjoys writing tips articles just about every nuances in your life, during his spare time for this website http://www.tips.com.my (PR3). You may also submit your articles for free RSS syndication to the RSS directories and ezine owners to gain better exposure for your business.

Boosting Traffic With Viral Ebooks

2009-02-06T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Ivan Kelly

A proven technique in viral marketing is the use of Ebooks which include your marketing message and are willingly passed on to others. This method uses the multiplication effect to "explode" the distribution of your message by willing participants.

The basic principle was used by Hotmail to get established. When the two founders set up their free email system, all the messages that were sent by subscribers had a text message at the bottom which identified Hotmail as the origin. People would send emails to their friends, who would be tempted to set up hotmail accounts and send emails to their friends...

Within a short time, Hotmail had 22 million subscribers. They eventually sold out to Microsoft for about $400 million.

Using viral ebooks as a marketing method is:

a. Cheap. It doesn't take long to set up. It's even quicker if you use rebrandable ebooks that have been produced by others. Just do a search on Google and you'll soon find many rebrandable ebooks that are available in your field of expertise. One distribution method is to offer these ebooks to visitors in exchange for subscribing to your newsletter. If they also pass it on, then others will promote your business for you.

b. Capable of reaching a large audience by geometrical progression, limited only by the enthusiasm of the participants.

c. Effectively combined with other forms of promotion.

d. A means of selling other products than the one you originally targeted. For instance, if you are selling garden products, those interested in flowers could also be interested in a catalogue that contains material on lawns, trees, landscaping, garden tools, etc.

e. Fairly easy to create. It's possible to produce your own ebooks by combining articles that you've written or have obtained from public domain sources, such as directories. An increasingly common approach is to use material that has Private Label Rights, including articles and reports that have been written specifically for that purpose, for that niche. You could also use as a viral ebook a portion of a larger work that you've prepared, such as the first three chapters of a larger ebook.

f. Effective at building your reputation if you distribute a quality product that users are willing to pass on to others, as this is an implied recommendation.

Whatever the subject matter, the ebook should be of significant value and free - or of very low cost in relation to its perceived value. But usually it is free and easy to pass on.

Many ebooks also combine very well with an affiliate program. When the affiliate receives some extra benefit from promoting the viral message, such as being able to brand your ebook with his affiliate links, the affiliate makes a sale when a reader buys through a branded link. You benefit from the increased traffic to your website because the affiliate is willing to promote the ebook for you!

Be sure your message includes a clear call to action. There should be no doubt about what you intend recipients to do. Offer clear instructions so that recipients know HOW to act. As well, the action you require should be simple and obvious. Don't complicate it or confuse the reader, such as by adding numerous links. Remember the K.I.S.S. principle: Keep It Simple, Stupid.

Finally, the INCENTIVE should be clear to those you want to act. Readers will linger over your offering for only a few seconds before they move on. If it takes too long to work out, if your message is vague or difficult to understand, chances are you will lose them. If you don't respect your readers enough to express your message clearly, they will lose interest.

Viral Marketing with ebooks is but one of many techniques that together have a cumulative effect in attracting customers and subscribers to your business - in attracting targeted visitors to your website. You'll soon find that this is an excellent way of increasing sales, subscribers and referrals.

Ivan Kelly managed a Direct Mail business with extensive mailing lists for ten years and has designed and promoted many websites. He also provides quality f'ree courses on key internet marketing subjects. For details go to: List of Subjects

Ebook Basics For The Infopreneur

2009-02-05T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Marisa Giancarla

If your business is selling information there are some things that you need to consider when you make the move to online business development and product delivery. This article tries to shine a light on the facets of online information sales that may be overlooked at first.

Selling information online has a number of benefits there is no physical packaging and handling to worry about and no issues of having a product "in stock." For the customer there is no waiting for a delivery or a delay in receiving their goods after the sale is completed.

So, you have decided to sell information online and want to present it in eBook format, what does this entail. Plain text could be used but it leaves a lot to be desired. Customers paying for information have an expectation that the information will be presented in a format that reflects the thought that has gone into it. A plain text document has the look of something that was rushed out the door.

EBooks also provide features such as bookmarking, highlighting, searching, etc.

Do you want to provide your customers a format that is mainly aimed at producing hard-copy (Adobe PDF) or cross-platform display. PDF files are an option when you are willing to let the purchaser print out the material and is a very professional looking solution.

The problem with PDF files is that they have hard copy as the intended primary destination and they are not well suited to viewing on small size screens. This is where certain eBook formats really shine.

Ideally a eBook format will automatically reformat the document to be viewable on different size and resolution devices while keeping in-line formatting intact. There are many different eBook formats to choose from but not all are equally viable for commercial redistribution of content. Along with the ability to view on different size small screens, it is also desirable to be able to view the document on a full-size PC display and make use of the extra screen real-estate.

Do you want to handle the sales and delivery of your eBook yourself or would you like a outside company to take care of those issues for you and just leave you with the job of marketing your eBook. Handling the sales on your own gives you a lot more flexibility but takes up considerable effort and finances (to handle credit cards, PayPal, etc.) to get going.

There is one company & eBook format that can handle these issues "out of the box" - MobiPocket.

* Broad platform support including most smart phones,

PDAs, and PCs the same eBook file will display

properly formatted on all these devices

* Books are based on the Open eBook standard and

are a subset of the HTML markup language

* Ability to import from various formats including

HTML and MS Word

* Many free books are available in MobiPocket

format which you can then bundle in as "sales

closers"

* Retail eBook sales through a large number of

affiliate online stores requires no work on your part

* Free eBook "reader" application

* Purchased books are encrypted and may only be read

by the eBook purchaser

* Minimum retail price is $2

* Funds can be in US$ or Euros

Once you have gotten a Publisher account (free) and the eBook publisher software you can upload your books to the MobiPocket server and all the financial & distribution tasks will be taken care of for you. Just take care of the marketing and pointing potential customers at the detail page for your eBook. Make the description text for your eBook catchy you may get sales from people who are just browsing and never thought to search for your eBook.

The sales of your eBook will pay you the "wholesale" price that you have set and which is 50% of the retail price. This means that you have to take into account how much you want to make on each sale vs. how much you want to charge people for your eBook. If you want to make $10 per sale then you must price your eBook at $20 which might cost too much and drive away potential sales. It's up to you.

Marisa Giancarla is a long-time fan of both eBooks and Pulp Fiction and is the owner of http://pocketfiction.com - a portal for classic Pulp Fiction in eBook format. She would be happy to talk about either topic in more depth via email at fstltna@yahoo.com

11 Creative Ways To Make Big Profits From Your Ebook Part 1

2009-02-04T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Ladan Lashkari

What do you do after you spend your valuable time and energy on creating an ebook? Do you start selling it online and then spend a lot of time to create another ebook from scratch?

What if I told you that you can create an ebook once and easily multiple your profits from it? Would you be interested to discover these profit-pulling ideas? Well, here you go

Hot Idea #1: Sell the Resell Rights to Your eBook

When you sell people the rights to resell your ebook and keep 100% of the profits, you can make money in two ways:

First by selling the resell rights, and second by promoting and selling affiliate products or your other related products in the ebook.

So when people give it away or sell it, their customers will see your promotions and some of them will buy them. So you've just made some sales without any additional marketing effort at all.

Now that's a nice way of making additional profits, isn't it? ;-)

The key is to write your ebook about a hot-selling subject, so a lot of people will buy the resell rights to it because they know it will sell like crazy.

Hot Idea #2: Sell the Master Resell Rights to Your eBook

You can allow people to sell your ebook as well as the resell rights to it and keep all the profits. Naturally master resell rights are worth more than just resell rights so you can sell them for a higher price.

On the other hand, if people get the master resell rights to your ebook, soon more and more people will start selling it on the Internet and after a while, you'll find yourself facing a lot of competition all trying to sell your ebook. So you won't be able to sell it as easily as you could before.

Selling the master resell rights to your products is most profitable when you have a powerful backend selling strategy in place.

So by making your ebook viral, not only you don't lose anything, but you'll also make a lot of profits by promoting your backend and affiliate products inside the ebook.

Hot Idea #3: Give Away the Resell Rights to Your eBook

Instead of "selling" your ebook resell rights, you can give them away for free so people can offer your ebook on their website for free or give it to their customers as a bonus for their own product.

This technique will easily make your ebook spread on the Internet fast. So it can be a great viral marketing strategy to get free advertising for your backend and affiliate products.

Hot Idea #4: Give Away the Branded Copy of Your eBook

To make your ebook more viral and make it spread even more quickly, you can let people brand it with their own name and website URL.

When a website owner offers his customers with an ebook that includes his name and website address, it has a higher perceived value and increases his credibility. So people will be much more willing to promote your ebook if you make it brandable.

Branding can be as simple as including a sentence like "Brought to you by: Joe Smith", or even letting people replace the affiliate links with their own affiliate ID.

Hot Idea #5: ...

Read part 2 of this article to discover more killer ideas to increase your ebook profits.

To your success,

Ladan Lashkari

About The Author: Ladan Lashkari is a respected Internet marketing expert and the author of How to Find Best-Selling Product Ideas and also many Internet marketing articles that show you killer tips and tricks to create your own profit pulling products and newsletters.

To grab a FREE copy of "Best-Selling Ideas" Master's Course, simply visit her website at: http://www.FindProductIdeas.com

5 Sizzling Tips To Creating A Money Making Ebook

2009-02-03T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Jan Peterson

5 Sizzling Tips to Create a Winning E-book

If you have been looking for a genuine business opportunity on the internet, somewhere along the way, you have heard about creating an e-book. And no doubt, you have read about the thousands of dollars you can make from home publishing. It just gets your juices going to think you could write an e-book and sell it to people all over the World and create an income that can replace your job. The excitement sets in but then the reality hits. You say to yourself, "I hate to write, I failed writing in school, my friends laugh at me because I can't spell." Or, maybe the voice rattling around in your head screaming failure says, "What would I write about, I don't know enough about anything to write a book"

Here are 5 sizzling tips to help you on your way to creating a winning e-book.

1. The Easy Way

No matter what advice I might offer, there are some of you out there that just don't want to write. The best thing to do is to find people that have already written a quality e-book and will offer you a resale license or agreement. Sometimes it is free if you buy the book which is what I do. And others charge a small fee for the complete resale rights. All in all, for most e-books out there, you can buy them for under $100 with resale rights. A business is born. Try and look for newer e-books and those that would be interesting to you. E-books that make the most amount of money teach you how to avoid pain or how to gain pleasure.

2. Another Great Idea

Go to the top article directories and search for articles in your subject of interest. For example, if you wanted to write a book that helps people save money on their taxes, go to several article directories and look up what articles have been written on that subject matter. If you see twenty great tips that can save people up to $1000 a year or more, you could compile a report that says something like "20 Tax Saving Strategies You Can't Afford to Miss." Of course, you can't use these articles word for word because that is illegal but you can write down your own thoughts and ideas about each of the tips and re-write them in your own words. Now you can market this on the internet and sell it for $39.95. Do you think some reasonable portion of the 265 million people that live in the USA are interested in tax savings? You bet!

3. The Born Writer

Some years ago, Reader's Digest reported that some 70% of people acknowledge they had a book inside of them they wanted to write one day. Most of us have something we want to share but many times just don't know where to get started or feel overwhelmed by writing a whole book. This is where e-books can be fun. Most e-books are about 50 pages long with 12pt type and paragraphs double spaced. They really aren't that long. If you break your e-book down into tips or ideas, it is easier to write. For instance, if you generated 50 tips, you would have one page per tip. That's not so daunting! And, for heaven's sake, write when you feel like writing. I have found that I can write twice as much when I feel inspired. And the quality is oh so much better!

4. What's Hot?

If you are at a loss of what to write about, go to Amazon.com and find out what the best sellers are. They are a wonderful resource for anyone. Let's say your interest is in the top weight loss programs. Order the 3 best selling books, read them and then write your own e-book. If it is a subject matter you are interested in, you'll breeze through the books and have lots of ideas and comments. Even if your interests don't seem like you would have much of an audience, you might be surprised to find out otherwise. Going to Overture and typing in your keyword is always helpful. For most subjects there are thousands if not millions of people that want to know more. If you can provide them with quality information, they will buy from you.

5. Teach What you Know

Most of us have some kind of a specialty but don't recognize our talents. "No talent lies latent." It could be anything from raising a difficult child to coaching basketball. Or it could be related to a job you have held whether it is a mechanic for sports cars or a software developer. Your e-book could simply be teaching someone how to do it better. Or maybe it is how to save time, or money or enjoy life more or to live healthier. People want better lives and if you show them some solutions, you'll sell your e-book. Remember, your e-book doesn't and shouldn't be a novel. Break things down into steps or ideas and the writing will go smoother.

I hope these 5 simple tips have ignited the fire in your brain and inspired you to write that e-book. A business opportunity will be born.

Jan Peterson founder of http://www.goldstarreview.com Over 400 free reports on business opportunities. e-book with resale rights available.

How To Create A Professional Ebook Design

2009-02-02T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Thomson Chemmanoor

After a writer writes a book, he ends in a fix, in deciding how to get the manuscript formatted and compiled into an e-book. After trying to do it on your own, you decide to get professional help when the page you get turns out to be a printed page, but not actually what you had in mind! When you publish your e-book, you want it to stand out and look professional enough to command the best possible price. You want to look at your creation with pride as it brings increased sales.

When you publish a book, one of the most important parts of the e-book is the e-book cover design. It has to interest the potential reader to buy and read the book. To do this, you can either enlist the services of a graphic design compiler, or pay him a sum of money, or struggle with the different templates available in the internet. The best buy would be to use the Cover Factory Version 2 windows program that allows anybody to create a beautiful e-book cover design in minutes.

There are many services and people around to help you in building an e book. In building, it means giving the final touches to the e-book. They help in the proofreading and minor editing of the e book, in the choosing of the appropriate typestyle for the book and to create a unique e-book layout for the book that is as unique as the writer is. They also help in adjusting the paragraphs into smaller paragraphs to make onscreen reading easier and to format the e-book with the best quality of layout, graphics and type. All you have to do is to send the manuscript to them as an attachment to an email in any text or word processing format. In addition, it is best for you to the least formatting to the e-book as it is easier for them to start formatting on a clean slate. Depending on the amount of the work needed, the e-book is completed in a matter of 7-10 days. Discounts are available, while you get to choose the appropriate design within two or three days of the receipt of the manuscript. Changes in the design and e-book due to their mistakes are not charged to you whereas any changes you make are charged to you.

Once the e-book is done, comes the marketing of the e-book. There are quite a few marketing strategies around for you to try. You could list the e-book on the many free e-book directories available. You could also use the over 100 pay per click search engines to test and market the e-book. Alternatively, you could enlist the services of an e-book marketing firm to help market your book at a price!

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The Benefits And Advantages Of Ebooks

2009-02-01T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Remez Sasson

An ebook is a book in electronic format. It is downloaded to a computer, PC, Mac, laptop, PDA or any other kind of computer, and is read on the screen. It can have numbered pages, table of contents, pictures and graphics, exactly like a printed book.

Ebooks present many benefits and advantages, and this article shows some of them.

It is very simple and easy to purchase and download ebooks through the Internet. It is exactly like purchasing any other product. The only difference is that after payment you will either be directed to a download page or receive the download link in an email. All you have to do is click on the link and the ebook will automatically download to your computer, to a folder of your own choice.

After download you don't have to be connected to the Internet in order to read the ebook. You can stay offline. If you wish to have it printed, it is very easy. Just click on the print button in the ebook, to print it with your home printer.

So what are the benefits and advantages of ebooks?

1. Ebooks are delivered almost instantaneously. You can purchase, download and start reading them within minutes, without leaving your chair. You don't have to go to a bookstore to buy them, neither wait for them for days, weeks and sometimes more to arrive in the mail.

2. No trees are required to manufacture paper for the pages of ebooks.

3. When you need certain information, you can get it immediately, by downloading an ebook.

4. Many ebooks are sold nowadays with bonuses, which you usually do not get with a printed book. This adds value to your purchase.

5. Ebooks take up less space. You practically don't need any space to store them. You don't need a library or a room for them. You can store hundreds and thousands of ebook in your computer.

6. Ebooks are portable. You can carry a whole library of hundreds of books with you, on CD, in a laptop, notebook or any ebook reader, without worrying about their weight.

7. With today technology you can read ebooks anywhere, on the bus, train, airplane and while standing in line.

8. Ebooks are more safely stored and carried from one place to another, than ordinary books. They also withstand time more than books.

9. Ebooks can show links, for easy access to more information and related websites.

10. Ebooks are searchable. You can easily search for any information in an ebook, instead of turning page after page.

11. Ebooks can be interactive and contain audio, video and animations, which can enhance the message that the author is trying to convey.

12. As ebooks are delivered through the Internet, there are no packing and shipping expenses.

13. Ebooks can be printable, so that if you wish to read an ebook in the traditional way, you can very inexpensively print it with your home printer or at any printing shop.

14. Fonts in ebooks can be resized, making it easier to read for people with disabilities. With an additional software it is possible to turn some of the ebooks into audio books.

15. Ebooks are very easy to to sell and distribute.

16. It is very simple and easy to purchase and download an ebook. People living in big modernized cities, in a remote village in a far away country or on a small island, can equally access an ebook. It takes them the same amount of time to purchase and download an ebook, provided they have an Internet connection.

17. It is possible to purchase an ebook 24 hours a day, every day of the year, from the comfort of your own house or office. You can purchase and download an ebook, even if you are on a vacation, if you have a laptop and wireless Internet connection.

18. People are already spending a lot of time in front of their computers, so why not read and ebook, instead of doing something else?

Nowadays one can find ebooks about every possible subject, fiction and nonfiction, free and not free.

Considering non-fiction ebooks, such ebooks disseminate knowledge not pages, which means that it is not correct to evaluate the price of an ebook according to the number of its pages. The price should be determined by the information it contains, its usefulness and relevancy, and on how much it gives you in terms of practical knowledge, inspiration, motivation, tips and advice, and also by the uniqueness of the information it contains.

Remez Sasson writes and teaches about self improvement, positive thinking, creative visualization, motivation, success, mind power, spiritual growth and meditation. He has been studying and practicing these subjects for many years.

Remez Sasson is the author of several books, among which are, "Will power and self discipline", "Visualize and achieve", and "Affirmations - words of power" and is the publisher of the ezine "Consciousness and Success".

Visit his website: http://www.SuccessConsciousness.com, where he shares his experiences and knowledge through his articles and books!

3 Steps To Turning Quotokquot Ebook Sales Into Unbelieveable Results

2009-01-31T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Jeff Smith

Have you noticed that 90% of "How To" information about creating
and marketing your own information-based products online is
basic beginner stuff?

Yet, every week we hear from those looking for help taking their
business to the next level.

It's true, the vast majority of dreamers never earn a cent
because they simply don't get started.

Most of the how to ebooks are aimed at this audience.

What about the large group who struggle to turn initial
success into a massive success?

Now - it's true, we all want to constantly improve our businesses,
meaning that we are never completely satisfied with our results.

Yet there is still a massive number of people who have achieved
some initial success - but not quite enough to both sustain and
grow their business to the next level.

Do you fall into one of the following categories?

- Working your online business part-time, hoping to replace
   full-time job?
- Working your online business full-time, want to hire some
   help to free up more of your time to focus on growth
      - Finished testing your latest product or service, results
        look positive, but you really need to ramp up quickly
        to beat the growth curve.

Chance are you do fall into one of those categories - they tend
to fit most online entrepreneurs today.

It's so important to start with the end in mind.

Expect success, plan to achieve it and plan to exceed it right
from the early stages of your business planning.

Here are 3 steps you can take today to take your online business
marketing how to infoproducts to the next level.

Tip 1: Increase Your Profit Per Customer

Yes, the other PPC - profit per customer is the revenue generated
by each customer after subtracting costs such as marketing,
overhead and cost of product/cost of sales.

How do you increase your profit per customer?

Here are a few ways you need to put into practice immediately:

- Implement a post-sale autoresponder sequence that is setup to
   expose multiple back-end offers relevant to your buyers
- Bundle multiple products and additional bonuses to increase
   the price of your products without increasing cost
- Include a service offering related to your product as an upsell
   or back-end sale to your offer
- Explore alternative product formats with higher perceived value
   such as software, videos, audios or seminars

Tip 2: Pollinate Multiple Product Sites

Just as bees cross-pollinate flowers to help them grow, so will
your business benefit from multiple, related product sites
cross-marketing.

A master of this approach is the highly successful Yanik Silver

You'll find by visiting one of his sites, for example, his
tremendously successful Instant Sales Letters Site here:

http://www.infoproductcreator.com/part/ysales.html

You will find cross-marketing for some of his other related sites
such as his "33 Days To Online Profits"

You won't just find pop-ups, but also links right in the sales
letter talking about his other related products.

Not only does this expose people to multiple products which enhances
his Profit Per Customer, but it also allows him to setup strong
links which help his search engine positioning

Tip 3: Setup and Support Affiliate Program

Folks, if you are not running your own affiliate program, and
supporting your affiliates - keeping contact as well as trainings,
then you are missing the boat on sales *** possibly as much as
100% or more increase in sales.

Over 50% of my traffic and sales come from affiliates.

There are many options including services such as Commission Junction
(www.cj.com), and software you use to manage your affiliate
programs, my favorites being:

1Automation Wiz for overall order processing, autoresponders and
affiliate management: http://www.infoproductcreator.com/part/1automationwiz

Ultimate Affiliate from Groundbreak.com:
http://www.infoproductcreator.com/part/groundbreak

They both have trial periods so you can check them out before spending
a dime.

It's fair to say that every successful how to product marketer online
I know practices these 3 principles.

When work with ebook writers or other product entrepreneurs to increase
their success online through our consulting programs, we often
achieve incredible results by working on one of these 3 areas.

You can take your business to the next level too - and if you need
help, let us know, we'll be happy to share more information with
you.

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Thankyourichjerk Ebook Review

2009-01-30T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Dave Gammage

In the world of "Newbie" internet marketing E-books, many names come to my mind. The Rich Jerk. Neil Shearing...OK, too many names are in my mind and I'm not going to list them all. The point is that there are a *lot* of people out there writing "How to make money" guides for those that are new to marketing products on the internet, or "Newbies". I recently found such a title from Holly Mann, of ThankYouRichJerk.com.

Now, you may not have heard of Holly. I never had, until I saw her ebook on sale at eBay. She's not one of the "GURU" types, although I believe she would make a great one. She has a unique selling proposition - going up in a head-to-head with The Rich Jerk, and doing it for a lot less. Now, if you've read The Rich Jerk's ebook, you know his style is a little in-your-face, harsh, even insulting. Holly doesn't take that attitude up in her writing - she has a gentle, helpful writing style, as opposed to the "I'm rich, do what I say, stupid" mentality that The Rich Jerk and others use.

Before I get to the contents of Holly's title, it is amusing to note that she beats out The Rich Jerk on Google for certain keywords - and shows that fact off on her website, proving the point that she knows what she's talking about. Her website is not full of over-hyped, copycatted ad copy. Simple, to the point, matter-of-fact. She does it well.

Most "Newbie" ebooks focus on one particular area of internet marketing. Affiliate sales, Niche websites, Public domain material, etc. Her book, entitled "Breakthrough Money-Making Secrets Revealed!", circumvents the style of the traditional one- subject book and gives the reader a very good, broad understanding of what to do, where and how to start, and some insider tips that I didn't even think of. With the exception of a few spelling errors and the "midnight infomercial" name, this book is pure gold.

What's in the book? Without giving too much away, it covers where to get freebies to put on your site, SEO tactics, Affiliate programs, hosting and design resources, blogging, and much, much more. Good, solid information on the basics of starting internet marketing. Newbies are going to avoid quite a few mistakes (Holly, where were you 5 years ago??) if they take this book and read it start to finish. Surprisingly, for all the information that is covered, it is a quick read at only 31 pages. Holly didn't add a lot of fluff (unlike The Rich Jerk's book) - it's written to be read and absorbed without having to take a nap after page 18.

The thing that really put my opinion over the top was conversing with Holly. She is a friendly individual who, in subsequent emails after my purchase, shared more valuable information with me about my promotions and products. She gave me some ideas that I would have never thought of, and was genuinely interested in what I was doing. In the impersonal world of internet marketing, Holly is a true secret to be discovered. (Try asking your favorite GURU for advice on something you are doing - chances are you won't even get a response.)

My thoughts: If you are starting out in internet marketing, get Holly's book. If you are experienced, get it anyway - you're going to find at least one thing in this book that you didn't know.

Dave Gammage is the founder of TheHomeBusinessLink, at http://www.TheHBL.com - an online community for Home and Internet business owners. His product, AffiliateManagerPro, can be found on internet affiliate marketers' computers everywhere!

Internet Marketing Tools Part Ten Ebook Basics

2009-01-29T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Shelley Lowery

One of the most powerful viral marketing tools used on the Internet is the ebook. An ebook is simply a group of files compressed into one downloadable file for distribution. This file can reside on your server and may be downloaded by your visitors an unlimited number of times. It requires no installation and will open on your visitors' desktop to display your information.

Ebooks are considered to be the "perfect" online marketing tool. Not only do they provide your visitors with something of value, but they also enable you to promote your products and services. With just one quality ebook development, you can produce an on going promotional tool that will work 24 hours a day, seven days a week for years to come. Your ebook can literally be viewed by millions simply by giving it away and allowing it to be freely distributed.

The concept is simple. The idea is to create a powerful ebook that targets your potential customer. This ebook should identify a specific problem, and promote your products as the solution. This can be accomplished by providing information that teaches or informs with regard to the subject matter.

The key to using this technique effectively is to encourage others to distribute your ebook for you. If your ebook is good, fellow Internet marketers may be interested in offering it to their visitors. However, for massive distribution, give them a reason to want to offer it to their audience. Allow them to customize your ebook with their company name and web address.

When you create the pages for your ebook, you simply create the customizable fields, also known as variables, according to the ebook compiler instructions. These fields might look something like this:

This ebook was brought to you by:

%{Company_Name}
%{URL}

However, keep in mind, you must have a special ebook compiler, as not all compilers provide this option.

When you purchase a compiler that allows customizations, you will also receive an additional 'branding' software. This software will be distributed with your ebook to enable your visitors to edit the customizable fields.

After your visitor downloads your ebook with the branding software, they simply load the software and edit the customizable fields. The fields you placed within your HTML will be instantly replaced with their information.

Another great way to use this powerful promotional method is to create an ebook that will be used as a 'free trial' version of your main ebook.

This free trial version should provide your readers with a preview of your full version ebook and contain instructions and a link for purchasing the full version.

To use your trial version as a viral marketing tool, simply set up an affiliate program (you can learn how by visiting my webiste) and create customizable affiliate links within your free trial that will enable your affiliates to customize the links.

Your customizable link might look something like this:

< A HREF="http://www.yoursite.com/{%affiliatelink}" >Click here to purchase ABC Ebook Today < /A >

By allowing your affiliates to customize your trial version ebooks with their affiliate link, they will receive a commission on any sales that may be generated through their link. Not only will this encourage your affiliates to distribute your trial ebook, but it will also provide massive distribution and increase your sales.

Creating a customizable ebook to use as a marketing tool is a highly effective way to obtain free promotion. If your ebook is good, it will have the potential to be viewed by millions.

About the Author:

Shelley Lowery is the author of the acclaimed web design course, "Web Design Mastery" (www.webdesignmastery.com) and "eBook Starter - Give Your eBooks the look and feel of a REAL book" (www.ebookstarter.com)

Visit www.Web-Source.net to sign up for a complimentary subscription to eTips and receive a copy of Shelley's acclaimed ebook, "Killer Internet Marketing Strategies."

You have permission to publish this article electronically, in print, in your ebook, or on your web site, free of charge, as long as the author bylines are included.

Ebooks Selfpublishing Your Way To Internet Success Part 4 Ebook Design Pdf

2009-01-28T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Shelley Lowery

Once you have decided upon the best format for your ebook, your next step will be the design process. No matter which format you choose, one of the most important factors in determining your ebook's overall success is your presentation.

Your ebook should not only look professional in design, but should also be well organized and easily navigated. In addition, your ebook should include images that will enhance its appearance and compliment your subject matter.

Although you can design your ebook using an application of your choice, for the purpose of this article, we will focus on designing your ebook with Microsoft Word.

When you purchase and install Adobe Acrobat, a shortcut button will be added to your Microsoft Word toolbar. This button will enable you to instantly convert your word document into a PDF document.

When you begin designing your ebook, think of each page you create as a page of a book, because that's exactly what it is. Your ebook is a book in electronic format. Although the structure of your ebook may vary, here is a basic guideline to assist you:

Opening Page

The first page of your ebook will represent your book cover. It should contain an image or logo that will compliment your ebook. This page should also include your ebook's title, followed by an opening statement.

Foreword

The next portion of your ebook may contain a Foreword with information in regard to your copyrights, disclaimers or other important information.

Instructions

Your Foreword may be followed by instructional information in regard to using your ebook, such as navigation. Your instructions might include an overview of how to navigate your ebook and even some screenshots.

Table of Contents

A Table of Contents will assist your readers in easily locating each section of your ebook.

When writing your text in Microsoft Word, you are provided with a number of options to assist you in formatting your pages in a specific layout. This powerful program will not only enable you to insert page numbers, headers, footers, borders and images, but it will also create your Table of Contents for you.

Creating Your Table of Contents will be one of your last steps in designing your ebook. In order for Microsoft Word to create your Table of Contents, you must first apply specific heading styles to the chapter headings that you would like to be displayed within your Table of Contents.

To add a style to your chapter headings, highlight your text and click on the style drop-down box on the left side of your toolbar and select Heading1. You can edit your Heading1 style to display your heading in the font and size of your choice.

If you would like to display any subtitles beneath your titles, simply follow the same procedure above. However, instead of selecting Heading1, select Heading2 and so on.

To build your Table of Contents, click on the page where you would like to insert your Table of Contents. Click on "Insert" then on "Index and Tables" and select the Table of Contents tab. Select your preferred format and Word will instantly create your Table of Contents.

Word builds your Table of Contents by searching for headings with specified styles. It then sorts the headings according to their heading level, references their page numbers, and then displays the Table of Contents within your document.

Once you create your Table of Contents, your document can be easily navigated by clicking on any page number within your Table of Contents. This will enable your readers to instantly jump to the corresponding chapter headings within your document.

Introduction

Your introduction should follow your Table of Contents and might contain an overview of your ebook's subject matter or whatever you'd like. Your introduction will be a prelude to your chapters.

Chapters

The next part of your ebook will contain your chapters. Your chapter titles should be displayed in a larger, bold font. Each new chapter should start at the top of a new page.

There are a number of ways you can spice up your ebook's appearance and give it a professional look and feel. Here are a few ideas to get you started:

Inserting Page Numbers

You can insert page numbers simply by clicking on "Insert" then "Page Numbers." You will be presented with several formatting options for positioning, alignment and styles. If you would like to add additional text with your page numbers, you can use the "Header and Footer" option.

Headers and Footers

Headers and Footers can be used to insert specific information at the top and/or on the bottom of each of your pages. To insert these fields into your pages, click on "View" then on "Header and Footer." A header and footer area will appear at the top and bottom of each page. You can type in your text and/or use the toolbar to insert your information into your pages. You only have to insert the information into the "Header and Footer" area of your first page and it will be displayed on every page.

Borders

Borders can be used to enhance your ebook's appearance. To add a border to each of your pages, click on "Format" then on "Borders and Shading." Click on the "Page Border" tab and select your border style and color.

Images

Just as borders can be used to enhance your ebook's appearance, images can also be used. Try to select images that will enhance your reader's experience and compliment your ebook's focus.

To insert an image within your page, click on "Insert" then on "Picture" and select an option.

Take your time and make sure you use Word's powerful features. It will assist you in creating a great looking ebook. If you're not sure how to do something, simply click on "Help" and it will guide you through the process.

In part five of our series, we will focus on designing an ebook in HTML format.

About the Author:

Visit www.Web-Source.net to sign up for a complimentary subscription to eTips and receive a copy of Shelley's acclaimed ebook, "Killer Internet Marketing Strategies."

You have permission to publish this article electronically, in print, in your ebook, or on your web site, free of charge, as long as the author bylines are included.

Emerging Books

2009-01-27T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Sam Vaknin

A novel re-definition through experimentation of the classical format of the book is emerging.

Consider the now defunct BookTailor. It used to sell its book customization software mainly to travel agents - but this technology is likely to conquer other niches (such as the legal and medical professions). It allows users to select bits and pieces from a library of e-books, combine them into a totally new tome and print and bind the latter on demand. The client can also choose to buy the end-product as an e-book. Consider what this simple business model does to entrenched and age old notions such as "original" and "copies", copyright, and book identifiers. What is the "original" in this case? Is it the final, user-customized book - or its sources? And if no customized book is identical to any other - what happens to the intuitive notion of "copies"? Should BookTailor-generated books considered to be unique exemplars of one-copy print runs? If so, should each one receive a unique identifier (for instance, a unique ISBN)? Does the user possess any rights in the final product, composed and selected by him? What about the copyrights of the original authors?

Or take BookCrossing.com. On the face of it, it presents no profound challenge to established publishing practices and to the modern concept of intellectual property. Members register their books, obtain a BCID (BookCrossing ID Number) and then give the book to someone, or simply leave it lying around for a total stranger to find. Henceforth, fate determines the chain of events. Eventual successive owners of the volume are supposed to report to BookCrossing (by e-mail) about the book's and their whereabouts, thereby generating moving plots and mapping the territory of literacy and bibliomania. This innocuous model subversively undermines the concept - legal and moral - of ownership. It also expropriates the book from the realm of passive, inert objects and transforms it into a catalyst of human interactions across time and space. In other words, it returns the book to its origins: a time capsule, a time machine and the embodiment of a historical narrative.

E-books, hitherto, have largely been nothing but an ephemeral rendition of their print predecessors. But e-books are another medium altogether. They can and will provide a different reading experience. Consider "hyperlinks within the e-book and without it - to web content, reference works, etc., embedded instant shopping and ordering links, divergent, user-interactive, decision driven plotlines, interaction with other e-books (using Bluetooth or another wireless standard), collaborative authoring, gaming and community activities, automatically or periodically updated content, ,multimedia capabilities, database, Favourites and History Maintenance (records of reading habits, shopping habits, interaction with other readers, plot related decisions and much more), automatic and embedded audio conversion and translation capabilities, full wireless piconetworking and scatternetworking capabilities and more".

About The Author

Sam Vaknin is the author of "Malignant Self Love - Narcissism Revisited" and "After the Rain - How the West Lost the East". He is a columnist in "Central Europe Review", United Press International (UPI) and ebookweb.org and the editor of mental health and Central East Europe categories in The Open Directory, Suite101 and searcheurope.com. Until recently, he served as the Economic Advisor to the Government of Macedonia.

His web site: http://samvak.tripod.com

Finding The Right Digital Publisher

2009-01-26T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Nicolas Gremion

Trying that new burger joint downtown can be a hit or miss experience, and unfortunately often results in a stomach ache for the new patron. The same can be said for trying a digital publishing company, except the pain from a bad experience moves from your stomach to your pockets, specifically your wallet. A bad digital publisher can cost you thousands of dollars, and leave your fragile, new author confidence in the dumps. Therefore it is of vital importance to get in bed with the right digital publisher, in order to save you from the would be catastrophe. A few tips follow in the paragraphs below. Grab a pen, and arm yourself with the knowledge you deserve to go into battle with when looking for a digital publisher.

They work for you, you don't work from them. This is something you may have to remind them of when negotiating with a digital publisher. Similar to lawyers, digital publishers often like to turn the tables, and have you thinking you are fortunate to be working with them, and that you aren't the client, but the service provider. This of course, is not true, and should not be tolerated. With digital publishers it's often the case that you must pay them for them to print, and distribute your work. In the traditional print publishing industry the cycle is reversed. The publisher typically pays the author an advance on the book, and pays for the cost to print the book, keeping a portion of the sale price of the book as a royalty.

Digital publishers often will boast of high author royalties, and total author control. This is not always a great thing to have, would one rather have a whopping 50% royalty rate on their book if it sells 10 copies, or a 9% royalty rate on a book that sells 500,000 copies. It doesn't take a math genius to figure this one out. You want to have the lower royalty on the book that sells more units, there is power in numbers. Thus, when dealing with a publisher don't worry as much about the royalty rate, instead worry about their ability to get your book out to the public, and market it.

Digital publishers vary from a webmaster with a few links to e-book websites to full fledged print on demand companies. Define your goal for your e-book, and your budget, and pick a publisher accordingly. It probably makes sense to go with a well connected e-book publisher if that is your goal, to publish an e-book on the net. If you have print aspirations for your effort, try going with a POD publisher that will offer both e-book, and print versions of your book.

The books will fly off the shelves only if you make every effort to get them to the shelves in the most cost effective way, utilizing as much marketing possibilities as possible along the way.

Nicolas Gremion is the President of Paradise Publishers Inc (http://www.ParadisePublishers.com), an online publishing business dedicated to publishing books that contribute to our world in productive, positive and principled ways. The company's ebook site, http://www.Free-eBooks.net is one of the internet's most respected sources for free ebooks.

How To Create An Ebook Amp Drive Massive Traffic To Your Site By Giving It Away

2009-01-25T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Shelley Lowery

Ebooks or electronic books are self-contained "executable" files of HTML. This HTML may be a web site you've created or HTML you've specifically prepared to be compiled into a downloadable EXE file for distribution. When downloaded, this file will self install on your clients desktop.

Ebooks are completely interactive with the Internet and can contain live links, graphics, forms, JavaScript, embedded video, can be protected via password/userid, search capabilities and more. This self-contained executable file can be distributed in a number of ways, including CD, floppy disk, and download.

Ebooks can provide the Internet marketer one of the best promotional tools online. With its vast variety of uses, just one quality ebook development and distribution can produce an on going promotional tool that will work 24 hours a day, seven days a week for years to come. Your ebook can literally be viewed by millions simply by giving it away.

Suggested Uses:

Marketing - Provide your sales network with your complete sales presentation to freely distribute with their ID to track sales.

Promotion - Provide valuable information on a specific subject to bring traffic to your site.

Ezine Archives - Ezine publishers can provide their publication archives to enable subscribers to read back issues on their desktop.

Catalogs - Provide a catalog of your products for you customers to view on their desktop. You can even provide a form to accept orders right through your ebook.

How To Manuals - Provide your affiliates with a complete "how to" manual for marketing, advertising and promoting your products.

Electronic Books - Writers can offer their books in an electronic version.

Web Site - Create an electronic version of your web site to place on disk and be viewed on your clients' desktop.

Instructional - Provide an electronic training manual.

Creating an ebook is just like creating a web site. Simply create your HTML pages just like you would for your web site. Make sure you select a good software package that allows you to include hyperlinks, graphics, search, and forms. Keep in mind, the more professional, content rich your ebook, the more exposure it will receive.

There are several software packages available online to assist you in compiling your ebook:

E-ditor (Recommended)
This is a nice ebook compiler that includes a step by step interface that will guide you through the entire process. Unlike other programs, this compiler comes with five "skins" to enable your ebooks to have a unique look. It also includes a pop-up message box that loads prior to your ebook loading when your ebook is launched. This box can contain system requirements, copyrights or whatever text you'd like. Cost: $97.00

Ebook Edit Pro (Highly Recommended)
This is a great ebook compiler. Not only is it easy to use, but it also includes a pop-up message box that loads prior to your ebook loading. In addition, you can display your own product icon and select the buttons you would like to be displayed such as, navigational, print and home buttons. It also has an added feature that enables you to include an affiliate ID within every ebook you create and make money for referral sales. As an added bonus for purchasing this great compiler, you will also receive an "eBrand-It" software that will enable you to set up special fields so that your affiliates can customize your ebook. A free demo is available. This is a great compile. Cost: $87.50

Activ Ebook (Recommended)
This program isn't as easy as E-ditor Pro or Ebook Edit Pro, but with the aid of the instructions you can easily create a nice ebook. The great thing about this compiler is that it assigns an ESBN number to each ebook you compile. In addition, this great compiler will also enable you to create a "Rebranding" software. This additional software can be used to enable your users to modify parts of the ebook that you specify without recompiling. It also has a free demo that is fully functional for up to 10 files to be compiled (including graphics). You can create and distribute ebooks with the free demo, but you must register the software if you'd like to sell your ebooks. Cost: $29.95

For massive exposure, select a subject with a broad appeal. If your sites focus is on web site traffic, consider creating an ebook on generating traffic. I.E. "A complete "how to" guide to generating massive traffic to your site." Include several references to your site throughout your ebook, such as "For even more great traffic generating tips, visit "Traffic Tips." Your complete source for generating massive traffic to your web site. http://www.yoursite.com" or "Winning awards can dramatically increase traffic to your site. For a complete listing of award sites, visit "Traffic Tips Award Sites" http://www.yoursite.com/awardsites.

Tips for creating your Ebook:

Create a directory on your computer to include ALL the files for your Ebook. These files will include HTML, graphics, backgrounds, etc.

Include good navigational links throughout your pages.

Use spell check to search for any possible spelling errors.

For massive distribution, make sure you include a short paragraph on your main page in regard to your copyrights and distribution. For example, if you're allowing your ebook to be freely distributed, let your readers know by including, "This Ebook may be freely distributed," on your main page.

Sample Example of Distribution:

10 of your visitors download your ebook.
Your 10 visitors each give away 10 ebooks - 100
Those 100 each give away 10 ebooks - 1000
Those 1000 each give away 10 ebooks - 10,000
Those 10,000 each give away 10 ebooks - 100,000
Those 100,000 each give away 10 ebooks - 1,000,000

This is just a small example of how powerful your free Ebook can be...

For further information on ebook publishing, read the article series titled, "Ebooks: Self-Publishing Your Way to Internet Success.

About the Author:

Visit www.Web-Source.net to sign up for a complimentary subscription to eTips and receive a copy of Shelley's acclaimed ebook, "Killer Internet Marketing Strategies."

You have permission to publish this article electronically, in print, in your ebook, or on your web site, free of charge, as long as the author bylines are included.

Quot7 Secrets To Explode Your Ebook Salesquot Part 1

2009-01-24T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Bluedolphin Crow

Secret #1: How to write an incredible eBook!

Aho!

I shouldn't be telling you this:

One of the biggest problems that most eBook writers and sellers face is generating eBook sales. It seems like the Internet is full of "ideas" - however, these "ideas" don't seem to be producing results.

Three reasons come to mind:

Reason # 1: eBooks are not marketed effectively.

Reason # 2: eBook sales pages either do not exist, or they do not capture the buyers interest.

Reason # 3: The eBook is not written and/or organized well.

So many of us hear about the big boom in eBook sales. Most of us have read articles and/or eBooks teaching us that we should have our own product out there to be successful.

Well all of that is true. However, where the "ideas" fall short of producing results is in all three reasons listed above.

That is the reason I am writing this 7 part article series for you. In it you will learn how to correct all three reasons above and much more!

Look at what you'll be learning:

Secret #1: How to write an incredible eBook!

Secret #2: Creating your marketing timeline for long term success!

Secret #3: How to create an avalanche of sales with freeware/shareware sites!

Secret #4: Creating passionate articles will explode your sales!

Secret #5: How to build steady sales for years to come with eBook Directories!

Secret #6: Creating momentum and identity through Book Sellers!

Secret #7: How to create a mountain of sales using multiple Royalty Publishers!

Ok, now there is no time like the present. So lets begin:

Secret #1: How to write an incredible eBook!

Why is it essential to you're marketing success to write an incredible eBook?

Gone are the days of taking marketing information and regurgitating it in a different manner. Then publishing it as an eBook and moving on.

Today people on the web want information. However they are looking for NEW information. New ways of doing things. Not the same old, same old, wrapped in a new cover.

So, with this in mind how do you write an incredible eBook you might be wondering?

Let me first assure you it is not as difficult as you might first suspect.

First, lets set into place the basic foundation steps for your eBook.

Answer the questions in the following steps.

Step 1: What is the main focus of your eBook. In other words, what do you want the reader to take away after reading your eBook?

Step 2: What kind of research do you need to do?

Step 3: What is the order you have to divide your information into?

Now, as you answer the above questions openly and honestly you will build the foundation of your eBook upon which you can build a successful marketing blueprint.

Great! Now it is time for you to begin the basic plan for your eBook.

Step 4: Write a mission statement of why you are writing this eBook.

Step 5: Write out what makes your eBook different from all the rest. For example do you have exclusive information, an original format, and/or an exclusive offer?

Great! Now you're on a roll. Let's begin the final phase of planning your eBook.

Step 6: Using all the information above and your research, write out a table of contents.

Step 7: Now rewrite the table of contents into hot selling sentences. For example: instead of Chapter 1: How to increase your eBook sales. Use: 7 Secrets to explode your eBook sales!

Step 8: Write your eBook introduction.

Step 9: Write the forward to your eBook.

Step 10: Write out the closing statement to your eBook.

Step 11: Create a plan of action to finish writing your eBook. Take at least one plan of action step a day!

Step 12: Reread your eBook and correct grammar, punctuation and typographical errors. Try to have at least one other person read and correct your eBook as well.

Wonderful! You have now finished your first eBook.

Next week we continue with this seven part series with:

Secret #2: Creating your marketing timeline for long term success!

Have a great week!

About the Author Bluedolphin Crow Ph.D. is the author of an eBook called: eBook-Marketing-Secrets-Revealed! Rreserve your copy go to: http://www.ebook-marketing-secrets-revealed.com

Ebooks Should You Write A Book

2009-01-23T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Herb Leibacher

Why would you want to take on such a task?

A book can be an incredible tool for educating your potential customers. Giving them valuable information can help you to build your own credibility, and put you at the top of their mind as an expert who is willing and able to help.

Writing a book isn't as daunting a task as it sounds. You don't need to be Stephen King to make it happen, and you don't need to strike up a complicated deal with a mega-publisher either. In fact, you don't even have to print a single piece of paper to create or distribute your book.

Your goal doesn't need to be 300 pages and a huge publishing contract. You can write an e-book, or a book you only publish on the web, as a free give-away for your web site visitors and potential customers. It is a great way to promote your web site, and your organization.

How do you start? Just write an outline about your topic, and then fill it in with stories, tips, hints, and facts. Proof read it, and then publish it on your web site, or give it away as a promotional item.

At Web Builder Express, we wrote a free 15 page guide that we give to our visitors / potential customers in exchange for their e-mail address. It took us about 15 hours to write our book. It provides our visitor with useful information, which builds our credibility.

So go ahead and give it a try. Set aside a few hours a week. Make your book a reality!

Herb and Monica Leibacher operate Web Builder Express. Create a professional web site for your business or non-profit organization with Web Builder Express. At http://www.WebBuilderExpress.com, you can request your free Quick Start Guide that tells you how to create a great web site.

Selling Ebooks Learn How To Make Your Ebook Sell

2009-01-22T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by John Sweeney

One of the most common questions we get at Ebook Architect is "how much money will I make selling ebooks? Well, like most businesses the answer will depend on many different factors. For example the amount of time you put into the promotion of your ebook will have a direct consequence on sales and market interest in your ebook topic is another important factor. People who are good at picking good ebook topics and promoting their ebooks usually stand to make a lot of money with ebooks.

How Much Money You Ask?

Some Ebook entrepreneurs lose money in the course of a year while some make hundreds of thousands of dollars. More realistically however is somewhere in between these two points. Many ebook authors make between $5,000 and $20,000 a year.

How to Maximize Ebook Sales

The best way to ensure optimum sales is to constantly promote your ebook. This may mean staying in on weekends and staying up late during the week. Some of the best ways to promote your ebook include buying advertising from large advertising portals such as Google and Yahoo, partaking in link exchanges, writing articles for websites and Ezines, building an information dense website and writing great ebook sales pages. Accomplishing all of this is no minor feat. You should expect to be in product development for between 1-6 months and then the promotional aspect may take another 4-12 months. It's not necessarily an easy job but as stated above the payoff could be substantial.

Worst Case Scenario

Even if you decide half way through the process that ebook entrepreneurship is not your cup of tea, you will still have written an ebook and be selling it online. That makes you an author; congratulations. Not only will you be an author but your ebook may give you some extra pocket change on a monthly basis. If nothing else, it will be a good learning experience. You have nothing to lose, so why not give it a shot?

Written By John R.
Ebook Architect
http://www.zizzoo.com/guides/ebook/index.php

3 Powerful Quottypesquot Of Ebooks That You Can Sell Online

2009-01-21T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Jeff Smith

A big part of knowing how to write and sell ebooks is understanding exactly what will turn a prospect into a hungry buyer.

As you may have already discovered in my "Ultimate Information Entrepreneur's Success Package", earning months and years of leveraged income from a few weeks writing has virtually NOTHING to do with your writing ability, but EVERYTHING to do with understanding how to identify and satisfy a raging hunger within markets.

When you think about how to write a sell ebooks, think about 1 of these 3 proven "types" of infoproducts that will turn your prospects into buyers...

1. Innovator. You have identified a tip, technique or strategy that will go one-step further (incremental innovation) or take a giant LEAP forward (radical innovation) than is currently available.

To understand how to write and sell ebooks as the "innovator", you have a very good grasp of both what the prospector is really looking for and what currently exists in your marketplace.

2. Collector. The value in this type of information product is to collect sources of information from a wide variety of sources and distill it down to the "best of" or a compilation of strategies aimed at satisfying a given market demand.

3. Investigator. Yet another method of how to write and sell ebooks, the investigator seeks to discover and prove the value of a given approach.

Discovery allows you to bring value by bringing to light little-known or "underground" secrets to solving specific problems

Proving the value of a given approach is also of high value in this age of skepticism and doubt. If you can provide case studies to support a given approach, you'll be bringing extra value to the market.

Now, each of these approaches has its advantages and disadvantages.

When most people think of how to write and sell ebooks, they think of being collectors, however adding an aspect of innovation is how you can really differentiate yourself in your market.

Innovation allows you to claim ownership to solving an urgent and pressing problem for your market. Out of owership will come branding, and out of branding can come tremendous financial advantages.

I have used all 3 approaches and advise everyone who is serious about becoming an information entrepreneur and wants to know how to write and sell ebooks to use each approach.

In your market, you can likely come up with a combination of innovative solutions, compilations of tips and ideas, and journalistic ideas such as key interview subjects or candidates.

Become an Online Publishing Entrepreneur Packaging Your Knowledge For Profis No Matter What Your Topic or Background. Free 7-Part Formula Tells You How Right Here: http://www.infoproductcreator.com/ebook/

Protect Your Product

2009-01-20T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Edmund Loh

If you are planning to convey Resell Rights to your hard work and trust it to your resellers, be very, very careful!

Most Resell Rights authors have their hard work wasted down the drain due to poor Resell Rights planning. A lot of factors are taken into consideration, but today, I would like to share with you on how you can protect YOUR product from getting devalued or even damaging your own reputation for that matter.

And it is all in how you architect your Resell Rights terms and conditions.

I won't tell you how to architect your own terms and conditions. It's your own product, not mine. But you will want to ask yourself the following questions. The following are 5 main questions you should ask yourself when writing your terms and conditions:

[1] Should I allow my resellers to sell at any price they want? If no, set a minimum product price and suggested retail price.

[2] Can I allow my resellers to sell in auction sites like eBay.com? If no, restrict them!

[3] What happens if my resellers print my E-book and sell it in hard copy? If you don't want that to happen, clarify this in your Resell Rights terms and conditions!

[4] Can my resellers edit the principal sales letter?

[5] Can my resellers give the product away for free? If not, what are the additional terms and conditions?

Edmund Loh cuts through all the hype like knife through butter and delivers to you strictly the facts on how you can profit from Resell Rights in just 3 simple, profound steps. Get a copy of his report at http://www.ebizmodelsyoucancopy.com/resellrights For more Reseller's tips and strategies, check out The Resell Rights blog at http://theresellrightsblog.blogspot.com/

Ebooks Selfpublishing Your Way To Internet Success Part 6 Protecting And Registering Your Ebook

2009-01-19T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Shelley Lowery

Once you've created your ebook, you'll want to take the necessary steps to protect your work. Although many ebook compilers will enable you to password protect your ebook, none can offer complete security.

Copyrighting Your Ebook

The moment you create your ebook, the US copyright laws protect you. However, if you should need to file an infringement lawsuit, you must register. Although registration is generally voluntary, it is recommended, as you certainly don't want your work to be copied and claimed by someone else. If you don't take the time to register a copyright, you may have little or no recourse should your work be illegally copied.

Visit the following sites to register online:

MediaRegister
http://www.mediaregister.com

Click and Copyright
http://www.clickandcopyright.com/

For further information, visit the US Copyright Office:
http://www.loc.gov/copyright/

International Standard Book Number (ISBN)

Once you get your copyright, your next step will be to obtain an ISBN.

An ISBN is a 10-digit number that uniquely identifies books and similar products that are published internationally. It is used to uniquely identify one specific title, whether it is a book, ebook or similar product from one specific publisher. This number is completely unique to that one title or edition.

If you would like to sell your ebooks in bookstores or online, you'll need to obtain an ISBN. Once you obtain your ISBN, you can submit your title to be listed in the Books in Print database. Bookstores and Libraries refer to Books in Print when they need to order a particular book from a publisher.

When you're ready to order your ISBN, keep in mind, it can never be reused. Once it is assigned to a specific title, it cannot be used again -- even if the title is no longer available. What this means is that if you update your book in any way, you will have to get a new number. In addition, if you're offering your ebook in different formats, you must use a separate ISBN for each format.

The current price is $225 for 10 numbers, which is the minimum you can purchase. You can order right online and should receive your numbers within 10 business days.

For further information, visit:

http://www.isbn.org/
http://www.bowker.com/

Bookland EAN Bar Codes

If you're planning on placing your ebook on CD-ROM, you'll need to use a bar code specifically designed for books. The Bookland European Article Number (EAN) is the standard bar code used in the book industry. It enables the ISBN to be encoded directly into the bar code.

An EAN begins with 978, which is the Bookland prefix. This code is used on books and similar products internationally. This code will enable a retailer to scan the code and easily identify a book by its ISBN. When the book is sold, the cashier can scan the Bookland EAN bar code and retrieve the book price and other important information from the bookseller's database.

For further information, visit isbn.org to review their list of Bookland EAN Bar Code suppliers:

http://www.isbn.org/standards/home/isbn/us/barcode.html

If you're serious about publishing an ebook, make sure you research all of your options before you start. You must look at the entire picture before deciding upon the right format, whether or not you should copyright your ebook and if you'll need a bar code. You never know, once you write your ebook, you may want to expand your market and offer your ebook in different formats. Not only can you publish your ebook in PDF or EXE format, but you can also place it on CD-ROM, format it for ebook reading devices or even Print on Demand. The possibilities are endless.

In part 7 of our series, we will focus on accepting payment on the Internet.

About the Author:

Visit www.Web-Source.net to sign up for a complimentary subscription to eTips and receive a copy of Shelley's acclaimed ebook, "Killer Internet Marketing Strategies."

You have permission to publish this article electronically, in print, in your ebook, or on your web site, free of charge, as long as the author bylines are included.

The Most Powerful Browser In The World

2009-01-18T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Garret Belisle

Having an option is nice. Alternatives to the norm can be quite rewarding. Working from a list of choices is fun. When you are faced with making a decision in your life, having more than one choice can make things easier, sometimes it can be harder. In the world of computers and the internet, there are some areas where you have an option or two, and in some areas you don't. In the world of microprocessors, you can choose Intel or AMD. In the world of internet browsers there are some options, notably Netscape and Internet Explorer. But there is a new on on the street, one that is making the others take notice.

The name of that new browser is Firefox. This new browser offers many features that are not found in the mainstream ones, and compliments many of the features that are. It is catching on fast, to date more than 64 million people are using it. But like any new program, learning how to use it efficiently and effectively can take practice, help, and a little luck (sometimes a LOT of luck). Now there is an electronic manual that can help take some of the steepness out of that learning curve.

The book is called "Firefox" How to...". Here is that needed easy-to-understand manual that users can look at any time they have a "how to" question about using Firefox. Step-by-step instructions, loaded with explanatory pictures, available whenever you need are what this book is all about. Firefox is the most customizable browser on the planet. You will be shown what you need to do step-by-step in how to customize your toolbars - add, remove or rearrange buttons - install new features - and add new themes to stylize your browser. It will teach you the ways to arrange this unique browser to allow you to do your best work.

If you are thinking about dumping IE or Netscape.

For more information on this manual and how it can and will improve your productivity.

Please visit: Firefox Mentor http://www.firefoxmentor.com

Warm regards

Garret Belisle

Garret Belisle is the co-author of Firefox: How to, for more information feel free to visit:

Once you have decided on the way you plan to make money online selling e-books, you will need to promote it. In order to do this, you will need a website and web hosting. Once you have accomplished this, you will need to design your web page and write your sales copy. These tasks are not to be taken lightly. Your website and your sales copy can make you or break you.

Once you have your website, you will need to put your e-book online in a PDF format. You can do this by using a PDF creator. Once you have completed this, you will need to have a merchant account to accept payments. I would recommend paypal. Now, you are ready to start selling. This is not always an easy task. Just because you put it out there does not mean that your customers will be able to find it. You will need to advertise. You can pay to advertise or you can get free advertising. One way to advertise your e-book for free is to join some forums that relate to your topic. Then post some information about your e-book in the forums, but don't spam the forum.

Amelia Adams offers expert advice on how to make money online. For more detailed information, check out her free e-course on how to make money selling e-books. This and more tips, details and resources can be found on her website at http://www.officialwah.com.

Invasion Of The Amazons

2009-01-16T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Sam Vaknin

The last few months have witnessed a bloodbath in tech stocks coupled with a frantic re-definition of the web and of every player in it (as far as content is concerned).

This effort is three pronged:

Some companies are gambling on content distribution and the possession of the attendant digital infrastructure. MightyWords, for example, stealthily transformed itself from a "free-for-all-everyone-welcome" e-publisher to a distribution channel of choice works (mainly by midlist authors). It now aims to feed its content to content-starved web sites. In the process, it shed thousands of unfortunate authors who did not meet its (never stated) sales criteria.

Others bet the farm on content creation and packaging. Bn.com invaded the digital publishing and POD (Print on Demand) businesses in a series of lightning purchases. It is now the largest e-book store by a wide margin.

But Amazon seemed to have got it right once more. The web's own virtual mall and the former darling of Wall Street has diversified into micropayments.

The Internet started as a free medium for free spirits. E-commerce was once considered a dirty word. Web surfers became used to free content. Hence the (very low) glass ceiling on the price of content made available through the web - and the need to charge customers less than 1 US dollars to a few dollars per transaction ("micro-payments"). Various service providers (such as Pay-Pal) emerged, none became sufficiently dominant and all-pervasive to constitute a standard. Web merchants' ability to accept micropayments is crucial. E-commerce (let alone m-commerce) will never take off without it.

Enter Amazon. Its "Honour System" is licensed to third party web sites (such as Bartleby.com and SatireWire). It allows people to donate money or effect micro-payments, apparently through its patented one-click system. As far as the web sites are concerned, there are two major drawbacks: all donations and payments are refundable within 30 days and Amazon charges them 15 cents per transaction plus 15(!) percent. By far the worst deal in town.

So, why the fuss?

Because of Amazon's customer list. This development emphasizes the growing realization that one's list of customers - properly data mined - is the greatest asset, greater even than original content and more important than distribution channels and digital right management or asset management applications. Merchants are willing to pay for access to this ever expanding virtual neighbourhood (even if they are not made privy to the customer information collected by Amazon).

The Honour System looks suspiciously similar to the payment system designed by Amazon for Stephen King's serialized e-novel, "The Plant". Interesting to note how the needs of authors and publishers are now in the driver's seat, helping to spur along innovations in business methods.

About The Author

His web site: http://samvak.tripod.com

Steps To Publishing Success

2009-01-15T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Zaak OConan

Even if your best friend owns a top publishing company, giving you an immediate "in," this does not guarantee publishing success.

First, you have to write a quality book that has a clear target audience. And your book must answer a common problem or need that audience shares. Then you have to develop a marketing plan, and stick to it for at least two years.

Let's begin with the process that should commence before you write your first word. Begin by reading A LOT. Read both books you passionately love and books you can't seem to make it past page five. Then figure out what the author did in the book you loved, and what was wrong with in the book you couldn't finish. Write down these points so they are crystal clear to you. Read other people's books for inspiration and to discover what you should avoid as a writer.

The next step is to plan out your book. Narrow down your subject, and then divide it into chapters. Each chapter should address a specific aspect of the problem your book is going to solve. In each chapter, break the specific aspect down into several parts. This will help your readers take in your information a bit at a time instead of overwhelming them with every bit of information clogging up the pages until they feel like they're about to go blind. It's not quite spoon-feeding the information to your readers, but it's close.

The next two steps are obvious. Write your book and then revise it. And then revise it again. And perhaps again. Of course, writing is extremely hard, and writing a book can seem like an impossible task. There are many books out there that give you guidelines to help you become familiar - and even love - the process of writing and revision. Find a number of books about writing. Better yet, find a number of books about writing the specific type of book you aspire to write. These can serve as roadmaps on your writing journey.

Once you've written your ebook and revised it at least twice, show it to someone else whose opinion you respect. If you're lucky enough to know a good editor, see if you have something to barter for him or her to go through your manuscript. Or join a writing group and let the other members critique your work.

Then take all these ideas from other people, and revise your manuscript one last time. And then stop! Put down that pen! Get your hands off the keyboard!

One of the most important steps to actually producing a book is to know when to stop writing and tinkering with it.

You've finally written your ebook! Pop open the bubbly! Give yourself a night out on the town!

Okay, now that this necessary celebration is out of your system, what do you do next?

How to turn your ebook into Profits

Ebooks are a revolutionary way to publish your book without incurring the costs of print production. All you need is a relevant and targeted subject and some inexpensive software, and you can transform your manuscript into a book.

The problem, in terms of actually seeing any profits from your ebook, is that the market is overwhelmed with ebooks, and many of them are not worth the time it takes to download them. Just because the ability exists to easily produce an ebook, doesn't make it good writing.

Make sure your book does not simply rehash old material. You will injure your credibility as an author by claiming to offer valuable new insights and disappointing your audience with material they've read a zillion times before. So spend enough time writing and revising your book to make sure it's of the highest quality and presents the most current information. A good book will eventually sell itself; false claims about your book will make it extremely difficult to sell any future books you may write.

Assuming you have determined that you do indeed have a quality product that answers some question or need of your target audience with NEW information, how do you know how much to charge for it? Rule number 1: Set a price for your book equal to its value. An under-priced book will only give the impression that your book isn't worth very much.

To figure out a fair price, estimate how much time you put into creating it and how difficult it was to transform the necessary information into understandable and engaging writing. Figure out how much your time and effort is worth, and then price it accordingly. The goal is for you to be adequately compensated for your talent, your time, and your effort.

Once you've figured out a price that is high enough to convey the value of the book, but not so high as to be out of the reach of your target audience's mean budget, then it's time to offer it for sale on your website. To attract sales, you will need to develop a promotional campaign, particularly if you are an unknown author.

There are multitudes of books about self-promotion that will guide you in your efforts. Choose a plan that is both creative and professional. Learn how to write a catchy yet informative press release, and send copies of your ebook to sites that specialize in ebook reviews.

Learn how to write powerful sales copy, or hire someone to write it for you. This is an essential. You absolutely need excellent sales copy to sell your book. Make sure the copy includes all the reasons your target audience needs your book, and the benefits they will derive from buying it.

Use graphics in your promotional materials. Beautiful graphics have the power to instantly convey the quality and value of your ebook. Graphics can also convey the amount of valuable information the book contains, and your careful attention to detail. Professional graphics sell professional books. They reassure the customer that the product is what it claims to be.

Consider excerpting chapters for articles. You can offer these tidbits for free on your website as a sort of demo of your book. Include an order form for your ebook at the end of the excerpted articles.

Finally, when you set-up your download link, make sure to simplify the process. It's a good idea to offer a few bonuses that make your book even more enticing to purchase, but make sure the bonuses are valuable and high quality. Too many bonuses that are basically a load of useless stuff will compromise the impression your audience has of your ebook. The goal is to convey to your audience that they are getting a quality product for a good deal. That means applying restraint, especially when it comes to adding bonus items. Too much free stuff offered diminishes your credibility.

Make sure your book is a quality product. Make sure it is relevant and current. Develop an effective marketing plan that includes excellent sales copy and excerpted articles. Then offer your book for sale, and wait for your audience to discover you!

Zaak O'Conan discovers and presents information on to enhance your site, newsletter, marketing and other Internet related topics. You'll find his other articles that expand your horizons at http://WebWorkersWeekly.com

Ten Great Reasons To Create An Ebook

2009-01-14T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Tim Spencer

According to some sources, it is estimated that the Information industry is going to be worth over $7.8 billion over the next 3 years.

If you could tap into just 0.0000001% of that $7.8 billion, you could rake in $78,000!

Isn't that a good enough reason to create your own information laden ebook?

If it isn't, here are 10 more great reasons to create your own ebook:

1) If you create an ebook that solves peoples problems, you will feel great knowing that you are helping a few, possible thousands of people improve their lives.

2) A well written and presented ebook will bring you notoriety, prestige and even fame! People will respect your opinions and want to read more of your work.

3) You don't need to carry any inventory or have delivery costs. Your work can be instantly downloaded by your buyers.

4) You do not have to work hard to please an ever increasingly picky editor.

Traditional publishers will require your work to be 110% before they will even consider publishing it. This takes time and money. Publish it yourself and you only have your readers to please.

5) It's easy and fun. With the software tools available today, creating an ebook is simple, all you need to do is provide the words and pictures to fill it!

6) Ebooks are a great way of advertising products or services. In context advertising could be your ticket to high earnings with your own products or through affiliate programs.

7) If you own a website, and people like what they read in your ebook, they will come to your site to find out more.

8) It costs next to nothing!

9) People are willing to pay for information that entertains them or solves a problem that has plagued their lives, or better still, solves a problem in an entertaining way!

10) You keep all the profits! What better reason is there than that?

So what will you write about today?

Learn how to quickly create your own information cash machine and get your slice of that multi-billion dollar cake! http://www.create-an-income.com/info/l/eainfo

Secret Of Writing A Niche Ebook That People Want To Read

2009-01-13T02:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Raymond Lai

The hardest part of writing is the first sentence. When you look at the whole project, it seems like an impossible task. That's why you have to break it down into manageable tasks.

Think of climbing a mountain. You are standing at the foot of it and looking up at its summit vanishing into the clouds. How can you possibly scale such an immense and dangerous mountain?

There is only one way to climb a mountain ? step by step.

Now think of writing your ebook in the same light. You must create it step by step, and one day, you will take that last step and find yourself standing on the summit with your head in the clouds.

The first thing you have to do, as if you actually were a mountain climber, is to get organized. Instead of climbing gear, however, you must organize your thoughts. There are some steps you should take before you begin. Once you've gone through the following list, you will be ready to actually begin writing your ebook.

Beginning Steps to Writing an ebook

First, figure out your ebook's working title. Jot down a few different titles, and eventually, you'll find that one that will grow on you. Titles help you to focus your writing on your topic; they guide you in anticipating and answering your reader's queries. Many non-fiction books also have subtitles. Aim for clarity in your titles, but cleverness always helps to sell books ? as long as it's not too cute. For example, Remedies for Insomnia: twenty different ways to count sheep. Or: Get off that couch: fifteen exercise plans to whip you into shape.

Next, write out a thesis statement. Your thesis is a sentence or two stating exactly what problem you are addressing and how your book will solve that problem. All chapters spring forth from your thesis statement. Once you've got your thesis statement fine-tuned, you've built your foundation. From that foundation, your book will grow, chapter by chapter.

Your thesis will keep you focused while you write your ebook. Remember: all chapters must support your thesis statement. If they don't, they don't belong in your book. For example, your thesis statement could read: We've all experienced insomnia at times in our lives, but there are twenty proven techniques and methods to give you back a good night's sleep.

Once you have your thesis, before you start to write, make sure there is a good reason to write your book. Ask yourself some questions:

* Does your book present useful information and is that information currently relevant?

* Will you book positively affect the lives of your readers?

* Is your book dynamic and will it keep the reader's attention?

* Does you book answer questions that are meaningful and significant?

If you can answer yes to these questions, you can feel confident about the potential of your ebook.

Another important step is to figure out who your target audience is. It is this group of people you will be writing to, and this group will dictate many elements of your book, such as style, tone, diction, and even length. Figure out the age range of your readers, their general gender, what they are most interested in, and even the socio-economic group they primarily come from. Are they people who read fashion magazines or book reviews? Do they write letters in longhand or spend hours every day online. The more you can pin down your target audience, the easier it will be to write your book for them.

Next, make a list of the reasons you are writing your ebook. Do you want to promote your business? Do you want to bring quality traffic to your website? Do you want to enhance your reputation?

Then write down your goals in terms of publishing. Do you want to sell it as a product on your website, or do you want to offer it as a free gift for filling out a survey or for ordering a product? Do you want to use the chapters to create an e-course, or use your ebook to attract affiliates around the world? The more you know upfront, the easier the actual writing will be.

Decide on the format of your chapters. In non-fiction, keep the format from chapter to chapter fairly consistent. Perhaps you plan to use an introduction to your chapter topic, and then divide it into four subhead topics. Or you may plan to divide it into five parts, each one beginning with a relevant anecdote.

How to make your ebook "user friendly"

You must figure out how to keep your writing engaging. Often anecdotes, testimonials, little stories, photos, graphs, advice, and tips will keep the reader turning the pages. Sidebars are useful for quick, accessible information, and they break up the density of the page.

Write with a casual, conversational tone rather than a formal tone such as textbook diction. Reader's respond to the feeling that you are having a conversation with them. Break up the length and structure of your sentences so you don?t hypnotize your readers into sleep. Sentences that are all the same length and structure tend to be a good aid for insomnia!

Good writing takes practice. It takes lots and lots of practice. Make a schedule to write at least a page a day. Read books and magazines about the process of writing, and jot down tips that jump out at you. The art of writing is a lifetime process; the more you write (and read), the better your writing will become. The better your writing becomes, the bigger your sales figures.

In an ebook that is read on the screen, be aware that you must give your reader's eye a break. You can do this by utilizing white space. In art classes, white space is usually referred to as "negative space." Reader's eyes need to rest in the cool white oasises you create on your page. If your page is too dense, your reader will quit out of it as soon as their eyes begin to tear.

Make use of lists, both bulleted and numbered. This makes your information easy to absorb, and gives the reader a mental break from dissecting your paragraphs one after the other.

Finally, decide on an easy-to-read design. Find a font that's easy on the eyes, and stick to that font family. Using dozens of fonts will only tire your readers out before they've gotten past your introduction. Use at least one and a half line spacing, and text large enough to be read easily on the screen, but small enough so that the whole page can be seen on a computer screen. You will have to experiment with this to find the right combination.

Of course, don't forget to run a spell and grammar check. You are judged by something as minor as correct punctuation, so don?t mess up a great book by tossing out semicolons randomly, or stringing sentences together with commas. (By the way, that's called a "comma splice.")

Last of all, create an index and a bibliography. That's it! You've written a book! Now all you have to do is publish your ebook online, and wait for download request from your website visitors.

Thank you.

Niche E-book Coach, Best-selling Author, Raymond Lai is the ceo of nicheebookmarketing.com. To learn more about this step-by-step niche e-book authoring and internet marketing system, and to sign up for free E-book tips to making money on line at: http://www.nicheebookmarketing.com

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10 Excuses For Not Authoring An Ebook

2009-01-12T02:00:00.001-08:00
Writen by Paul Jackson

Most people at one time or another have said to themselves, "Someday I'd like to write a book." or "I only wish that someone would write a book about ______." or "I think there would be a lot of people who would be interested in what I have to share about _____ ."
Before the existence of eBooks (electronic books), writing and publishing a book would have been a daunting task. Not so with the marriage of creative writing and eBook technology. eBooks make writing a book relatively easy, affordable, and doable without the need to sell your sole to the publishing devils!
eBooks have advantages that standard books do not. The author can control the entire process from creating to writing to publishing to marketing to sales. eBooks have only a reasonable investment involved in their production and distribution. eBooks provide passive income; a positive reputation as an author; tax breaks as a self-employed entrepreneur; the ability to target niche markets that otherwise would never be considered by standard publishers; act as catalysts for further sales of products and services; access to a world-wide market 24/7; a boost to personal and professional self-esteem; and for many, a fulfillment of a life-long dream authoring an eBook.
Despite all the advantages to writing an eBook, only some of them listed above, there will always be individuals who like to make excuses for not doing what they really want to do.
With tongue firmly planted in cheek, here are some excuses for not writing an eBook that are really very good reasons for experiencing the adventure known as the eBook authoring journey.
The following 10 excuses are presented in no particular order of importance. They are part of a much longer list.
Excuse # 1
I crave anonymity. I like being the "unknown wannabe author". Who needs fame anyway! I'd rather be nameless and faceless in the crowd. I've never made a name for myself so why start now!
Okay, whoever you are! This excuse speaks to several attitudes prevalent among those not seeing the true value of becoming a published author. Bringing positive attention to oneself doing something that others will appreciate is a powerful incentive to discard that cloak of anonymity and step in to a world of "niche recognition". Do it for others. Do it for you. Seek fame among the "minority" (and maybe fortune too).
Excuse # 2
Money isn't everything you know. I've got enough money so the opportunity to make residual income with relatively little work on my part holds no particular allure.
Okay, Donald Trump, we get the message! Even Donald, with all his money, recognizes that making money is a worthwhile endeavor. Finding ways that can meet your needs at a personal/professional level and combining them with making money is the true "entrepreneurial spirit" upon which civilizations have prospered. But I get carried away! There is nothing wrong with making a profit being one of your motivations for writing an eBook!
Excuse # 3
Nobody helped me get to where I am today. I didn't learn anything from mentors who helped me. I didn't read anything written by experts in the field who acted like mentors to me. I did it all by myself so others can do the same thing.
Are you serious? What about all those text books and self-help books you read? What about owners' manuals, special interest classes, supervisor's assistance, courses and training sessions, colleagues? "No man is an island." You didn't get to where you are today without the help of others. eBooks are an opportunity to give back to that pool of attitudes, skills and knowledge that you learned from others and add to it your unique insights, experiences, and reflections. Leave a legacy of your accumulated wisdom for others. What you give comes back a hundred fold!
Excuse # 4
I just don't have that entrepreneurial spirit. Being self-employed with all its tax breaks and income after retirement is just not "real" for me.
Everybody has an entrepreneurial spirit. Remember those childhood days when you sold "Kool-Aid" at the curbside to the guys who were putting in the sewers. You loved collecting all that money. And spending it. eBook authoring is much the same. Only the profits will be after expenses not without expenses like in the "Kool-Aid" experience where Mom and Dad supplied the capital. Not like the "Kool-Aid" days. The world of small business (eCommerce) is a fascinating place to be. It teaches you an appreciation for so much that goes on behind the scenes of our commerce system. It makes you an active player. It's exciting.
Excuse # 5
I'm not passionate about anything. I have trouble carrying on a conversation about things I feel passionate about so I know I can't write an eBook. After all, if I can't talk I can't write!
Think back to the last time you got an opportunity to talk about something you really care about. Was it your hobby or interest, your project at work, a 'cause' that is beneficial to others, an event currently in the news, a life-long pursuit, a 'calling'? There are few among us who don't have at least one thing about which we are passionate. About which we could talk forever. If you can talk about it, you can write about it. eBooks are informal in nature and conversational in form. All you need is a niche market of people like yourself who share your passion. Passion makes good eBook authors.
Excuse # 6
There is already too much information out there! Information is the same today as it was yesterday. Nothing really changes. It's the same old, same old, all the time.
Where have you been? The Internet is viewed as the source of information in the information age. Combine the information age with the technological advances and you create tremendous problems. People are busier and more productive today than they have ever been. So what's the problem that eBooks can solve? With your experience, you can sort through the over-abundance of information and help direct that information to solving your niche market's problems saving them time, effort and money. And they are more than willing to pay you for this! Use the Internet and eBook technology to reach those who appreciate it most on the Internet. With eBook technology, updating information is easy and affordable making your eBook a living, growing document.
Excuse # 7
I have nothing new to add to the subject of my interest no new material, attitudes, experiences, problem-solving approaches, information, philosophies, theories, perspectives, knowledge, skills, attitudes nothing!
Do you really believe that? Are you not a unique individual? Do your unique experiences not bring something new to the subject? Think back to when you first became interested in the topic for your eBook. Think about your journey to where you are presently. Think about others and their journeys which may be just beginning or are being bogged down and need some rejuvenation. What can you offer to these people? How have your successes been forged? Shouldn't others know how you did it? Your USP (Unique Selling Proposition) is what makes you different from others. It's not that information isn't available - it's just that your uniqueness in sharing your information is what others want and need.
Excuse # 8
I'm not up to the challenges. Boredom is ok with me. Change is bad!
Climb out of your rut. You've been stuck there too long. What ever happened to the thrill of experiencing new adventures? What happened to your childhood reckless abandon? What happened to your life? Take up a new challenge that will change you forever. Embark on an eBook authoring journey that will provide you with an opportunity to take a good hard look at yourself. Change is inevitable. Embrace it. Take advantage of the opportunity to share your passion with a world-wide audience. Change their lives while you yourself undergo a change. eBook authors get more out of writing the book than the readers do in reading it! Create your own 'reality' show. Get on with it!
Excuse #9
I only care about myself. Why would I want to make a difference world-wide 24/7 when all I care about is me right this minute. I live for the minute. My minute.
My world is small. My influence is confined. My fame is restricted. My ambitions are limited. My aspirations are within easy reach. My life is Imagine the thrill of seeing your published eBook cover on a web site. Imagine the excitement of someone purchasing your eBook. Imagine your amazement when customers from hundreds of different countries download your eBook. Imagine the feeling of receiving emails seeking your advice, of encouraging you to write another eBook, of expressions of appreciation for what you have done to help solve someone's problem. Imagine an income in retirement or a new career built around your eBook. Expand your horizons. Look "outside" and "inside" yourself. Write your eBook!
Excuse #10
I have trouble committing to getting up in the morning. I'd have to commit to a life-altering experience if I wrote an eBook and right now getting up in the morning is plenty hard enough.
While we can empathize with you we can't sympathize. We all have trouble getting up some mornings. But you can't make that your excuse forever. One of the biggest steps in the eBook authoring process is the Commitment step. It is at this point in your journey that you publicly must announce your intention to write an eBook. You must be prepared for the feedback that will inevitably come your way. Making a commitment to something is a learned behaviour. Once you share your ideas with others, a marvelous thing happens. People want to help you. They want you to succeed. You suddenly have a team where not long before there was only you and your dream. The journey begins with a single step. Public commitment is often the most important step.
You may have a few other excuses you might like to use. Go ahead. But remember, there are convincing arguments against every one of them. Don't believe me? Ask someone who is successful.
No more excuses. Get on with it. Write your eBook.
© 2005 Paul Jackson
Paul Jackson, a published eBook author and retired educator, clearly appreciates what it takes to author an eBook. His experience as both a writer and an instructor helping people realize their dream of authoring a book qualifies him to ask these very important questions. His business, eBook Authoring Services, at http://www.ebookwritingandpublishing.com is a great starting point for aspiring eBook authors.

How To Prevent Thieves From Stealing Your Pdf Ebooks

2009-01-11T02:00:00.001-08:00
Writen by Anthony Ellis

There are 2 main options for protecting your PDF file:
OPTION 1: Use Adobe Acrobat's basic protection.
Adobe Acrobat allows you to set basic protection for your PDF document. This includes:
* allow/disable the ability to copy text of document
* allow/disable printing of file
* allow/disable changing document
* require password to open document (Yes their password protection was broken a few years back, but it's still adequate protection and will keep out most people.)
Ideally, to use this option you should use Adobe Acrobat, however the high cost may put that out of reach of many. Fortunately, there are MANY, MANY inexpensive PDF creators that will allow you to also set some of these permissions.
Such as:
http://www.pdf995.com
http://www.pdffactory.com
http://www.deskpdf.com
There are also some standalone applications like: http://www.verypdf.com/encryptpdf/index.htm
Overall, option 1 is what I call "static protection". Meaning, once you choose the security and then distribute the file, you cannot change the security for those files that are already distributed. For example, you distribute a file to Client A in December. In January, your relations with the client become strained and you no longer want them to have access to your file. Unfortunately, with static protection, you cannot change their access permissions. It is already "set".
Though this option may allow you to prevent copying text within the file, it does NOT prevent a user from copying the entire file and redistributing it to others. Though it may allow you to require a password to access the file, the password can be easily passed around so anyone can have access. So it's not entirely secure and easily circumvented. If protection of your document is critical, you should boost protection using additional mechanisms.
OPTION 2: Use a third party protection system.
This option includes systems that offer "real time" control over your document. "Real time" means that you have the ability to change or alter the document security after it has been delivered to the end user. This is what I choose to focus on as it provides the greatest amount of security and post-distribution control.
Some just offer basic lock and unlock ability, while others go into more extensive PDF settings that can be altered at any point. Here are some things you should be looking for when evaluating a PDF protection system.
1. Does the system offer complete protection?
This the first thing you should look at because if the protection is not up to par, move on! You will never even get to the other points.
When evaluating protection features, make sure you check each feature out for yourself and don't always take the company's word about protection. Many times I have seen companies advertising certain protection features on their website, but in testing, the product doesn't seem to do what is claimed. So, always check first.
For PDF files, there are some basic areas that any adequate system must protect against. In order to be totally protected, the PDF security system you use MUST:
* Prevent saving a copy of file
* Prevent emailing of file and exporting or extracting pages from file
* Prevent copying of file from the TEMP folder
* Prevent copying file and text to the clipboard
* Prevent redistilling of the file
* Prevent unlimited, uncontrolled printing of file
* Prevent access to file without permission
* Watermark all printed pages
If any system that you look into does not cover these, I recommend that you move on to something that does.
2. Can you afford it?
If the system passes the security test, the next thing you should look at is the cost of the system. Is it within your budget? Can you justify the price of this type of service? Do you buy the entire system and run it on your server, or is it a hosted service that charges you a monthly fee. There are pros and cons of both.
If you run the system on your server then you will avoid monthly fees, but these types of systems usually require extensive programming and integration work which can increase your overall costs and take weeks to months before you get up and running.
If you choose a third party system that is hosted by another company, you avoid the integration issue as most of these services can get you up and running in minutes to hours.
3. Does the system offer auto-distribution?
Does it automatically deliver your document to your customers and clients hands-free? If so, does it integrate with your payment system and/or shopping cart?
4. Is the system flexible?
The next thing you should look at is the flexibility. Does it allow you to tweak and modify the security options to fit your unique requirements? The ability to customize things such as program icons, customer download emails, thank you pages, etc. makes a big difference.
5. Is there any customer support?
What kind of support and help will you receive when you purchase the product or service? Is their any documentation of all features and uses? What good is having the best system if you don't know how to use it?
6. Is the Company reliable? Does it protect my data?
Is this company reliable? Do you feel that the the company will shut down, thus leaving your documents inaccessible and/or unprotected? Ask them what measures do they provide to ensure that your information remains protected in this event? Do they back up your data? If so, how often?
7. Can you demo the system?
Most companies offer a trial or demo period for free or a small fee. You should always try the system out to see it "in action". Set it up to do exactly what you are looking for and see if it works the way you need. Never sign up or purchase something that you have not yet tested.
8. Other questions?
Those are the major criteria, of course there are other things that you may want to consider such as:
* What is their cancellation/refund policy? Do they require a contract or can you sign up for a month to month service?
* Does their system use Acrobat Reader or another PDF viewer? If they use Acrobat Reader, do they have an Adobe DRM license which is required for all Acrobat reader security systems?
* Does it allow you to contact your database of users/clients
* Can you export your user database
There is a lot to consider when deciding on a PDF protection system. My advice is Do NOT rush into it. Because once you choose a system and start distributing files using that system, you are stuck with it.
File Secure Pro is a document protection and delivery system that allows users to securely distribute, monitor and control usage of their intellectual property. learn more at http://www.protectyourfile.com/ If you distribute important information online, File Secure allows you to start protecting your information within minutes.

Avoid Ebook Flops 3 Tips To Determine Profit Potential

2009-01-10T02:00:00.001-08:00
Writen by Jeneth Blackert

I recently spoke with a financial advisor who is writing her first e-book on financial planning for second-time marriages. At first, I thought, "what a great set of keywords for success!" They are so specific that if a user enters those keywords then they might just buy the e-book. Unless
After a quick search on NicheBot.com, I found that only 20 searches in the last year have been made with the keywords, "financial planning for marriage". EEK. So they are so specific, that no one is searching for those keywords.
Does this mean there isn't a market for the kind of book? No. It only means that no one is using this keyword search and it might be a little harder to sell this type of e-book.
So, how do you sell this e-book?
While Google's adWords may not be the best option for getting regular sales, you may be able to start an affiliate program and market the e-book through online relationships, person-to-person networks, articles and tips for your customer base.
Do this sound like hard work to you?
It may initially be hard work, but it also may make you an expert in your industry. It may set you apart from other financial planners. And if you are lucky, you may even be able to up sell a second updated version of your book.
Here are a couple of questions to ask before you decide to sell an e-book online:
1. Are you truly interested in this topic? If you are not passionate about the topic and you just expect money to come rolling in, stop now. You can't just put an e-book online and expect buyers to find you.
2. Do you have the time and energy to put forth to get the word out about your self-published e-book? This may include magazine articles and speaking engagements related to your e-book's topic.
3. Are you willing to network? This may include blog posts, emails and phone calls. You might want to have your own blog or podcasts to promote your e-book and your business. Blogging and podcasting will bring more visitors to your site over time. They may even be craving the information in your e-book.
Before you spend hours and hours creating an e-book, please take a moment and do your homework. You will want to have realistic expectations before you begin. The path to the end of the rainbow may be difficult unless you plan first.
After spending over 13 years in Internet Marketing, Advertising, and Web Development, I left my corporate career to teach others how to build and brand their internet business. My development and internet marketing expertise has been utilized at Dell Computers, Siemens Medical, and Emerson Process Management.
Learn more about me on my website at: Brand Terra

How To Design And Create An Information Product

2009-01-09T02:00:00.001-08:00
Writen by Uzoma Eze

In today's world virtually every human being needs information, regarding a special area in human development or skill. More and more people every day around the world acquire books to help him or her develop in a special skill. It has been discovered that of the 10 million people who use the Internet for various purposes everyday about 7 million search for Information regarding a skill. Whether it is "How To Write A Novel In A Record Time" with the like of "Purple Hibiscus" or Beast Of No Nation" or How To Book on How To Be A Resource Person". Information Products are becoming a major part of our lives.
With the increase in the rate of knowledge driven books by Individuals and Institutions of Learning and knowing fully well that Information is the strength of any economy of any country. One begins to ask "How Can I Create A Perfect Information Product?"
First We Ask What An Information Product Is.
An Information Product in simple terms is any material in a book form that teaches people how to achieve a particular problem and solve such problems. Information products are in simple terms called HOW TO BOOKS.
HOW TO FIND AND CREATE YOUR OWN PRODUCTS.
To have a success on your business requires your actual products to be at the right place i.e. your choice market. The question would be, where do you find that product? The first thing you would ask is whether you are gong to create your own product, or market someone else's product. Either way, it is important for you to create and keep a good list of your source where you can search for new ideas and or products. You can get your own list in a number of ways. I have a sample list where your ideas can be gotten from.
1. Public libraries
2. Trade shows.
3. News papers.
4. The Internet.
Of the four mentioned the latter is perhaps the biggest Information port in the world today. Where millions of people are putting up their products and ideas bookmarked as websites that are worth going back to. It is becoming a more user friendly place. Using search engines to find the latest products is an important key in creating your product.
There are many forms in creating your profitable ideas.
1. Alter or improve in any number of different ways some thing that already exists.
2. Invent something. Try to invent something new or make a new arrangement of something that is already invented.
3. Find something that already exist and make its presence like it has never been seen before.
As you "create" ideas, write them down. What you dream up can be your key to great wealth. Keep your mind "open" as you go through each day. Your ideas for improvements are one of the most valuable things you can contribute to society and at the same time add to your bank account. To create ideas for improvements, consider every possible and alternative way in improving your ideas.
WRITE YOUR OWN STUFF.
If you enjoy writing and you can create your own material, then nothing stops you from creating that perfect book of yours. Always make sure you create a work that you have carefully researched on that should be able to give you that edge over others so what are you waiting for? Start that book of your Now!
HOW DO I GET STARTED?
Remember that the key to writing a successful book lies in the way you have prepared your self in providing the necessary information required. Your potential customer should be satisfied with the kind of Information he or she requires from our book; your book should be exact and straight to the point. It should also be accessible whether in electronic format. (e-books) or in hard copy. Most readers find it very tiresome in reading too many complex write ups, you should try to remove any ambiguity in your write up, so as to give your customers a relaxed frame of mind.
MARKETING YOUR INFORMATION PRODUCT.
You can market your materials in several ways.
1. By advertising on News publication and magazines.
2. Through ezines (electronic magazines) on the Internet.
3. Through other peoples opt in list ( i. e. mailing list )
Always give something extra when marketing your products like free e-books CONCLUSION
By reading this INFORMATION, you should now have a better understanding about:
1. Creating, publishing, and profiting from your own Information Product.
2. Learnt a number of ways in creating and getting your ideas, knowing that the Internet is the Information port of the world.
3. Self publishing your own books ( knowing fully well you can create your own books in any format ).
For detained information on how to create and publish your own information product by the Author visit the web site http://www.hostandstores.com Uzoma Eze is based in Lagos Nigeria and he is a student of Michael Okpara University Of Agriculture In Umudike Abia State Nigeria Tel No. 234-8024795021,234-8052226986 email: screamuzor@yahoo.com

How To Harness The Power Of Ebooks For The Benefit Of Your Website

2009-01-08T02:00:00.001-08:00
Writen by William Johnston

Ebooks can be a powerful tool when it comes to promoting and profiting from your website. To be able to benefit from ebooks, it is important to know how to use them to their full potential.
There are two big ways in which ebooks can be used to benefit you and your site:

Promotion

Profiting

Both of these are extremely important. Without promoting your site and receiving enough visitors, it is impossible to profit, which is the ultimate aim of a successful internet business.
Promotion:
Ebooks are especially good for advertising your website. They cost almost nothing to produce and can be easily distributed via an email. You can either use an ebook which you have created yourself, or you can use another author's ebook, provided you have permission. Here is how to promote your site to unknown levels using an ebook:
- Use an ebook with a broad appeal, so as to achieve a maximum range of interest from many people. However, try to keep the ebook relevant to your site's subject matter. This way, those who travel to your site through the ebook will find more that interests them on your site. This is how to turn browsers of your ebook into buyers on your site.
- Once you have chosen your ebook's subject try to write the content similarly to your site. Add a link to the site you want to promote at the beginning and end of every page in the ebook. Make sure that these links are visible, and that it is made clear to the viewer where these links go to. Within the content of the ebook, while talking about something which can be found directly at your site, a link can also be added. However, make sure not to clutter your ebook with links and ads. This looks unprofessional and gives viewers a bad impression.
- Having finished the ebook's content, check furiously for spelling mistakes or missing punctuation. These mistakes lead the viewer to believe that the author is unprofessional and even that the site may be insecure and badly run.
- Now comes a crucial part. Make sure on the very front of the ebook, or somewhere where everyone will be able to see, that you have put a statement such as this:
"You may redistribute this ebook freely so long as the content inside remains the same"
This will mean that anyone who receives your ebook will be able to pass it on, so long as they don't change it. Given the fact that ebooks are a very popular form of displaying information nowadays, people are very likely to give your ebook away, whether it be a freebie on their site or a gift to newcomers. More and more people will have a copy of your ebook, with your link which goes straight back to your site. People are bound to click on your link if they're interested.
- Now with your completed ebook, you can start distributing. Give it to all your friends and family and anyone else who you know. Tell them to distribute it everyone in their email address book. Do not be afraid to contact a site which sells or gives away ebooks and ask them if they will distribute it. The chances are that they will. Big ebook sites need new ebooks to keep going. Contact sites which have a similar subject matter as the subject of your ebook and ask them if they will distribute it. Don't forget to distribute your ebook freely on your own site, because this will gain your site popularity. If you need help distributing your ebook, my site http://www.info-ebooks.co.uk would be happy to distribute it for you.
Once you have distributed a number of copies, if you have distributed it well to many sets of people, your ebook will soon be all over the internet. People will start clicking on your links from all over the web and in addition, you have also made a small name for yourself on the web. This will increase the popularity and trust in your site.
Profiting:
Obviously through the promoting of your website using ebooks, the profits will increase. However, there are other ways in which to profit using ebooks:
- The most obvious way to make money through ebooks is by selling them. However, there are already many huge companies doing this and it is hard for little companies and websites to keep up. Nevertheless, try to offer just that little bit extra on your ebook deal compared to everyone else's. You have to try and make your deal seem special. Add a couple of bonuses and maybe a useful bit of software too.
- Profit through ebooks by offering them as a bonus with another, more expensive product you are selling on your website. You would be surprised at how a browser will choose your product over others, just because your product has an ebook free with it. If you can make this ebook relevant to the item you are coupling it with, or you could make the ebook yourself, then more people will buy from you and people will be prepared to pay more. The ebook costs you nothing either so it is a perfect give-away.
- Affiliate links can also be posted in ebooks you create yourself. Earn yourself money by placing these links in relevant places in the content of the ebook. For example if your ebook talks about music, then include a link to a popular music website which you know will give you a slice of the profits if a sale is made. If your ebook is distributed correctly, your affiliate link could be viewed by thousands of people per week. The site I recommend for affiliate marketing is http://www.clickbank.com
- Also think about putting a very limited amount of ads in your ebook. Many companies will pay you to put an ad in your ebook. However, there is a very fine line between making money through ads and losing money due to too many unprofessional ads. Try to make your ads blend into your ebook and make them relevant to the subject matter too.
Most importantly with ebooks, always be thinking of new ways in which you think you could distribute them or use them to profit. Creativity is a key part of a successful ebook marketing campaign.
For more information on this subject or about making money online go to http://www.info-ebooks.co.uk
Free ebooks that you can give away to promote your website can also be found at this address.
Thanks,
William Johnston
(will@info-ebooks.co.uk)

Book Review 1 Step System Success Secrets

2009-01-07T02:00:00.001-08:00
Writen by Karen Morrison

In her latest publication, the "Free eBook Goddess", Stephanie Woolford-Bales, reveals her tips and strategies for succeeding online using the 1 Step System. She begins by telling her story from surviving an abusive marriage and putting herself on the street to get out of it to spending the last eighteen months building her online business through her eBooks.
But what has really exploded her business and finally brought her the income so many online marketers are looking for is the 1 Step System brought online just this year by MLM genius, Rod Stinson.
In her latest eBook, 1 Step System Success Secrets she explains the 1 Step System in detail from its key product, the Ultimate Marketers Tool Kit to the very lucrative payout schedule for associates who sign up and then bring others on board. She provides all the tools needed to not only make this system work, but after going through it readers will have the real "nut & bolts" knowledge of how to drive real, targeted traffic to any web site for any product. Her "no BS" forthright manner cuts through all the hype we see so much of on the web. Her background in the legal profession delivers credible evidence that this lady know what she's talking about. As Stephanie says herself: "I am LIVING PROOF that the 1 Step System works."
Throughout her step-by-step guidelines she offers access to the very resources that have worked for her so that anyone with a computer and the determination to stick with it can build a profitable online income. She admits that earning a living online is not the "cake walk" internet gurus would have you believe and she delivers some of the most hard-hitting explanations of why I've ever heard. But through it all, Stephanie provides hope to those of us out here floundering in information overload to the point that analysis paralysis sets in and we end up doing nothing because it's all to overwhelming to digest.
Finally, a blueprint for success! Who knew?
Most marketers would charge $50 or $100 for the quality of information she provides in this one-of-a-kind tool but her experience has taught Stephanie that by sharing with others success comes back to her multiplied and everyone benefits along the way. So, she gives her book away for free. No strings, no nothing! Read it and take or leave it, it's up to you.
I applaud Stephanie Woolford-Bales for her hard-learned efforts in putting 1 Step System Success Secrets together and thank her for sharing her experience and her book with us.
Karen Morrison is new to internet marketing and believes that everyone has to start somewhere. This is her first book review but she hopes you don't hold that against her!
Please visit my web site: http://www.online-income-resources.com/ and join me on my journey!

Online Promotion 20 Phenomenal Tricks To Skyrocket Your Traffic And Sales With Ebooks

2009-01-05T02:00:00.001-08:00
Writen by I-key Benney

There are many authors who have made a killing with their ebooks on the internet.
How about you?
What is your story?
Have you published any ebook?
How are you doing?
Come close and listen up buddy, because I will now reveal to you the little known industry's amazing online promotion secrets that can help you sky-rocket your traffic and sales with your ebooks.
(1) People love to get free stuff. A free eBook is perfect. They will visit your web site to get the free valuable information.
(2) Give away the full version of your eBook in exchange for testimonials. You can use these customer statements to improve your ads' effectiveness.
(3) When you write and give away a free eBook you will become known as an expert. This will gain people's trust and they will buy your main product or service quicker.
(4) Publish your web site in eBook format. Put the eBook on a disk or CD-ROM then include it with your direct mail packages. This can increase the number of people that buy your product or service.
(5) Offer your eBook as a free bonus for buying one of your main products or services. People will buy the product or service more often when you offer a free bonus.
(6) Allow people to download your eBook for free, if they give the e-mail addresses of 3 to 5 friends or associates that would be interested in your eBook. This will quickly build your e-mail list.
(7) Create a directory of web sites in eBook form. List peoples web sites in the directory that will agree to advertise the eBook on their web site or e-zine. This will give them an incentive to give away or advertise your eBook.
(8) Allow other people to give away your free eBook. This will increase the number of people that will see your ad in the eBook. You could also include a mini catalog of all your product or services that you offer in the eBook.
(9) Gain new leads by having people sign up and give you their contact information before they can download your eBook. This is a very effective way to conduct market research.
(10) Make money selling advertising space in your eBook. You could charge for full page color ads, classified ads or banners ads. You could also trade advertising space in your eBook for other forms of advertising.
(11) Give away the eBook as a gift to your current customers as a way of letting them know you appreciate their business. Place an ad in the eBook for a new back end product you're offering
(12) Get free advertising by submitting your eBook to freebie and freeware/shareware web sites. This will increase the number of people that will down- load your eBook and see your ad.
(13) Make money by selling the reprint rights to those that would like to sell the eBook. You could also make even more money by selling the master rights. This would allow other people to sell the reprint rights.
(14) Hold a contest on your web site so people can win your eBook. You'll get free advertising by submitting your contest ad to free contest or sweepstakes directories.
(15) You will gain valuable referrals from people telling others about your eBook. Word of mouth advertising can be very effective.
(16) Make money cross promoting your eBook with other people's products or services. This technique will double your marketing effort with- out spending more time and money on your part.
(17) Increase your e-zine subscribers by giving away your eBook to people that subscribe to your e-zine. This will give people an incentive to subscribe. Allow your e-zine subscribers to also give it away to multiply your subscribers.
(18) Give away the eBook to people that join your affiliate program. This will increase the number of people that sign-up. You could also create an eBook for them to use that will help them promote your product or service.
(19) Give away the eBook in exchange for people leaving their contact information. This will help you follow-up with the prospects who buy your main product or service.
(20) Offer a free eBook that contains a couple of sample chapters. If they like it, give them the option of ordering the full version. It would work just like a software demo or shareware.
May these online promotion secrets help you to make a lot of money.
Warmly,
I-key Benney, CEO
I-key, a Millionaire CEO from New York City is the creator of "Mscsrrr: Millionaire Secret Cash System",(investing online) program, which has helped thousands of ordinary people from all over the world to attain financial security and shining success during the past 2 yrs.
Mscsrrr Millionaire Cash System helps you to generate $1,500+/Week for life, from home or office, part time or full time. No large investment or hassles. Win $1000-$2000 free "cash".

Ebooks Selfpublishing Your Way To Internet Success Part 10 Developing Your Marketing Strategy

2009-01-04T02:00:00.001-08:00
Writen by Shelley Lowery

Developing a marketing plan is an essential part of your ebook's success. You must develop and implement a strategic plan that includes both short-term and long-term strategies in order to succeed.
Short-term marketing strategies are those that bring you a temporary boost in traffic. Although these techniques are very important to your over-all plan, they are only a temporary traffic source and must not be solely relied upon.
Short-term marketing strategies include:
Purchasing Advertising
Although there are many forms of advertising that may be purchased on the Internet, the best form is ezine advertising. Consider purchasing sponsor ads within a publication that targets your specific audience.
For further information, read the article entitled, "Internet Marketing Strategies -- Purchasing Advertising."
Forums (Discussion Boards)
Participating in forums that target your potential customer is a great way to share your expertise and make more sales. Although blatant advertising is prohibited, most forums will allow you to include your signature.
Search Engines
Listing your ebook's sales page with the top Search Engines and Directories will provide you with some additional traffic. However, ranking within the top twenty or thirty search results is very difficult. You may want to consider paying for a higher ranking. There are many Search Engines that will enable you to bid on keywords and pay a specified amount for each visitor you receive.
For further information, read the article entitled, "Internet Marketing Strategies -- Paying For Traffic."
Long term marketing strategies are those that bring you a steady stream of targeted traffic over time. These strategies will continue to produce results even years down the road.
Long term marketing strategies include:
Opt-in List (Ezine)
An ezine, also known as an email magazine, online publication or opt-in list is simply a newsletter available via email and/or online.
Having your own publication will enable you to build a list of targeted potential customers.
For further information, read the article entitled, "Internet Marketing Strategies -- Building an Opt-in List." http://www.web-source.net/optin.htm
Free Trial
A great way to increase your ebook sales is to create a trial version of your ebook and freely distribute it. This will provide your potential customers with a sample of your ebook and encourage them to purchase the full version.
Articles
Writing articles is one of the most effective strategies you can use to increase your ebook sales. Write articles that target your potential customer and allow them to be freely published.
For further information, read the article entitled, "Write For Publicity."
By creating and implementing a balanced marketing strategy, using both short-term and long-term strategies, you will increase your sales considerably.
To further increase your sales, list your ebook at various ebook sites.
Listing your ebook with a number of ebook sites will increase your sales considerably. Each site will pay you a specified percentage for each sale. This payment is known as a royalty. The royalties paid will vary at each site and will depend on your selling price and format.
No matter which ebook sites you choose make sure that you retain all of the rights to your ebook. This will enable you to sell your ebook wherever you'd like and not be limited to just one site.
Here are a few ebook sites to get you started:
InfoPost
http://www.infopost.com/
InfoPost will enable you to upload your ebook to their site, set your selling price, and provide a description of your ebook. They take care of the rest. They'll host and deliver your ebook and process your payments. They pay 80% royalties and you can withdraw your earnings in cash, use it for merchandise at their sites, or even donate it to your favorite charity. You retain all rights to your ebook.
BookLocker.com
http://www.booklocker.com/
Booklocker provides you with a web page for you to refer your customers. They handle all of the transactions and delivery. They pay 70% royalties on ebooks priced at $8.95 and higher and 50% royalties on ebooks priced lower than $8.95. You retain all the rights to your ebook. In addition, they offer of great print on demand option. They'll print your ebooks one at a time, accept payment and ship your book directly to your customer (usually within 48 hours). They pay 35% royalties on POD orders.
1st Books Library
http://www.1stbooks.com/
1st Books Library is an online publishing company that will turn your manuscript into an ebook formatted in PDF and a number of other formats. You retain all rights to your book. They provide your book with worldwide distribution and make it available in more than 25,000 bookstores such as Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com. They pay 100% royalties for ebooks up to the first $300 in sales and 40% thereafter. They pay 30% royalties for paperback and hardcover versions.
Take your time and plan your marketing strategy carefully. Track your response rates for each strategy and concentrate your efforts on the strategies that work the best for you. If you've developed a quality ebook and have followed the steps outlined within this series, you'll be well on your way to self- publishing your way to Internet success.
Copyright © Shelley Lowery
About the Author:
Shelley Lowery is the author of the acclaimed web design course, "Web Design Mastery" (www.webdesignmastery.com) and "eBook Starter - Give Your eBooks the look and feel of a REAL book" (www.ebookstarter.com)
Visit www.Web-Source.net to sign up for a complimentary subscription to eTips and receive a copy of Shelley's acclaimed ebook, "Killer Internet Marketing Strategies."
You have permission to publish this article electronically, in print, in your ebook, or on your web site, free of charge, as long as the author bylines are included.

Top Ten Ebook Mistakes And How To Correct Them Part 1

2009-01-03T02:00:00.001-08:00
Writen by Judy Cullins

Did you know that you already have an eBook inside you? And, like your coach, you can earn thousands of dollars each month?

Even if you are a non-techie like me, you can write your ebook at the same time you write your print book. Or, solve your readers' problems using other articles and reports already in your files. Expand a two-page article with a story or add other how-to's.

If you want to double and triple your present book income, check out these mistakes and correct them now.

Mistake 1. You don't write a short e-Book first to test the waters.

Short is in the eyes of the beholder, but let's say from 15-90 pages. Your future customers will be glad to download these pages and print only the ones they need to.

Your e-Book needs to be more concise, easy-to-read, and compelling than your print book. That means you can shorten your analogies and stories. You can use a "success format" that poses a question (a heading) your reader wants answered, then answer it. This formula gets to the point quickly, and always remember, your Online audience is busy and doesn't want a wordy style.

Mistake 2. You don't check in with a professional editor or book coach before you sell your e-Book.

Yes, it's good to get feedback from peers, but you need to get a professional look at the final edition -someone who can set you straight about words and grammar that makes your writing vital and original. For instance, you need to drop your passive constructions such as "there is" or any form of "is, has, begin or start". Limit the -ly adverbs that merely tell rather than show. Your readers want a picture and want to respond with their emotions. Limit your -ing forms of the verbs. Keep your copy in present or past tense.

Mistake 3. You don't know your audience before you write your e-Book.

Emerging authors make this biggest mistake. They have information, so why not write an e-Book? Instead think about the audience you will serve. More targeted works well. People who want something quick and easy that will save them time and money - another audience. The best one so far in the untapped Internet or Online audience. Mostly small business people, they are eager to buy what they need to make their life or business more enjoyable, profitable, and easy.

Right now, think of your one or two preferred audiences, and keep their profile of their needs, complaints, or problems as well as their picture by your workstation. Then you will write the book your pre-sold audience already wants!

Mistake 4. You don't automate your business.

As a newbie or non-techie, at first you may resist learning how to do this. Three years ago I knew nothing about the net, and today I've published five e-Books on Internet marketing and e-Book writing and publishing. You can too, little by little.

Since each book will not bring you landslides of profit, think about limiting your small priced books. Or, bundle them so that each sale is around $20 and up.

Offer your e-Book for sale through an 800 number. One with excellent service is MRC business Support at 800-366-5596. Set up a link for people to download your book. Two companies to investigate are Clickbank.com and Paypal.com.

Delegate some of this work to your computer assistant. Contact your local high schools and technical schools where Online geniuses live. And, the cost is nominal in comparison to the results.

Mistake 5. You don't have a title that sells well.

A good title is short, clear, and clever. The best title includes your book's number one benefit. Use words your audience can relate to. Even cliches are OK for book titles. Instead of "How to Market Online," offer a title like a Web site headline: "Quadruple your Monthly Book Income - Market Online."

Brainstorm a list of your possible titles with associates through a small marketing survey. Ask them to vote from 1-10 and offer their own title ideas that would make them reach into their wallets and pay $15-20 or more.

The e-Book earning curve while short is important for all writers to conquer. It's easier when you contact a professional coach or take a teleclass to inform yourself. Stop making e-Book mistakes so you can earn the money you deserve.

Part two of this article is available at http://www.bookcoaching.com/freearticles/article-107.shtml
Judy Cullins, 20-year book and Internet Marketing Coach, Author of 10 eBooks including "Write your eBook Fast," and "How to Market your Business on the Internet," she offers free help through her 2 monthly ezines, The Book Coach Says...and Business Tip of the Month at http://www.bookcoaching.com/opt-in.shtml and over 140 free articles. Email her at mailto:Judy@bookcoaching.com

How To Create And Sell Your First Ebook 10

2009-01-02T02:00:00.001-08:00
Writen by Teo Gee

Ten Steps Guide for Newbies
Step Ten: Promoting Your First Ebook
One Way to promote your e-book is to create 5-7 day free email course, based on the content from the e-book. You should give enough good content here in order to convince your readers to buy the ebook. Use the first few chapters from the ebook as a source for the e-course.
Write articles, excerpts from the ebook, and submit them into articles websites. Submitting articles is one of the best strategies to rank your website in higher places within a different search engines like Google and Yahoo.
That strategy has to be used very wisely, though. There are many automated submission software, which in fact can kill your business. Search engines are carefully watching for the number of the new links generated in time. So, the best way to do that is slowly and with high quality articles.
Use affiliates to increase your sales. That means that you should take care of your affiliates in order to facilitate their promotion. Prepare all the messages they need to promote you. Send them one solo ad with 3-4 paragraphs; short ads with 4-5 lines, one article of 400-500 words about the ebook.
Create a special ad with your website in the resource box. Submit that ad to all forums in your niche. Go to your preferred forum and ask for the feedback on you website. Use the tips to improve your website.
Make a special offer for your preferred forum members and ask for their testimonial on the product. Update the web page with the testimonials.
More steps:
Use free traffic services to drive more traffic through your website.
Create a forum on your sites and invite your customers to join it.
Make a search to locate largest e-zine owners and collaborate with them.
Look for other website owners in your niche and contact them. You can exchange links and ads.
Create a newsletter with articles, interviews, news and send it weekly to your subscribers.
Sign as affiliate on similar products and offer them in your e-mails.
Use Google Pay-Per-Click program to attract visitors.
One very powerful way to promote your website is to give free products. This could be a short version of your ebook, for example. You'll build quickly your list and build an interest towards buying your ebook.
Submit your web site to the search engines is a must do action if you want to get a higher ranking place on those search engines.
Enjoy Your First Success!
Teo Gee
You want to learn more about that?
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An Ebook Publishers Dilemma Should I Use Pdf Or Exe Format

2009-01-01T02:00:00.001-08:00
Writen by Michael Southon

If you write and publish eBooks, sooner or later you will probably be faced with a dilemma - should you create your eBooks as .exe files or .pdf files?
PDF, which stands for Portable Document Format, is the file extension for files created with Adobe Acrobat.
Exe, which stands for 'executable', is the extension for files created by eBook compilers.
PDF is widely considered to be the 'industry standard' for eBook publishing, and for good reason. Here are some of the advantages of PDF files over exe files:
(1) With most eBook compilers you have to set up each page of your eBook as a separate web page. With Adobe Acrobat you can use a single MS Word file as the source document.
(2) PDF files automatically number each page - exe files don't.
(3) PDF files are very easy to edit - you can insert pages, replace pages and delete pages (and the page numbering is automatically adjusted).
(4) Printing from a PDF file is much easier than printing from an .exe file.
(5) The 'bookmark' column on the left side of a PDF file makes navigation very easy - much easier than in an exe file.
(6) PDF files compress better than exe files, so you end up with a smaller, more manageable file.
(7) It's virtually impossible to transmit a virus through a PDF file - exe files are susceptible to virus transmission and can become corrupted during download.
(8) Finally, by using PDF you automatically expand your potential market because PDF files can be read on both a PC and a Mac (exe files can only be read on a PC). Over 8 percent of the online population in the U.S. are currently Mac users (www.nielsen-netratings.com) - not a huge increase in your market, but nevertheless significant.
But exe files do have some advantages over PDF files. Until recently, one of the most important of these was price - most eBook compilers are a fraction of the cost of Adobe Acrobat.
However, a number of PDF creators have recently appeared on the market with price tags similar to those of eBook compilers. Here are some of them:
http://pdfcreator.com/ http://www.jawspdf.com/ http://www.win2pdf.com/
Another advantage of exe files over PDF is the rebranding feature. The following eBook compilers all have a built-in rebranding function:
http://www.ebookcompiler.com/ http://www.ebookgenerator.com/ http://www.ebookedit.com/ http://www.ebookpaper.com/
If you use free eBooks as a viral marketing tool, rebranding is the key to success, because people are much more likely to promote your free eBook if they can customize it with their own affiliate links.
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Michael Southon has been writing for the Internet for over 3
years. He has shown hundreds of webmasters how to use this
simple technique to build a successful online business. Click
here to find out more: http://ezine-writer.com/
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How To Get The Most From Your Free Ebook Marketing Campaign

2008-12-31T02:00:00.001-08:00
Writen by Rojo Sunsen

First, your ebook needs to have an attractive title. The title should grab the attention of your intended target audience. The more appealing the title, the more your ebook will be downloaded.
Your ebook needs to have quality content. You can write your own content or ask permission to use another author's content. Your ebook will be read more if the content is original.
You will want to put your ad on the title page or on the table of contents. This will give the most exposure for your web site or the products you're selling.
It's important to put your ebook in as many formats as possible. Most ebook software only allows the ebook to be read by certain browers and software. People may not take the time to download a new software program in order to read your ebook. Other versions of your ebook could be in HTML, auto responder and downloadable text format.
You can contact other business owners and ask them if they would like to include their ad in your ebook. Just ask them in return to advertise your free ebook on their web site or in their e-zine for a set period of time. This method will get your free ebook marketing campaign off to a fast start.
Allow the people who download your ebook to give it away to their visitors. This will multiply your free ebook's exposure. Submit your ebook to the growing number of free ebook directories on the internet.
These web sites also offer more information about ebook marketing. Some of them also have ebook discussion forums where you can ask questions and learn more about ebook marketing.
About the author:
Rojo Sunsen is a specialized bounty hunter who prefers to work quietly/confidentially for the benefit of her clients.

Profiting While Providing Support For Your Ebook Product

2008-12-30T02:00:00.001-08:00
Writen by Kelli Workman

I recently read an article on this blog - "Internet Marketing Ideas & Resources". The article was asking the question "Should a person who purchases an ebook expect the author to provide support and answer questions beyond fixing problems with the ebook?" It pointed out that when people buy books in the bookstore, they don't later write the author asking for advice. You can read this article on this blog at http://hightechmarketing.com/blog/2006/01/29/what-does-an-ebook-author-owe-his-customer/

The comments were divided on the issue. Some readers expected the author to consult with the reader; others disagreed. I would like to share with you my idea for dealing with customer support questions.

I believe you can provide support in a manner that will be profitable to you, so you will not feel like you are wasting valuable time. I suggest that you build a blog around the keywords and subject matter related to your ebook product. When you get a question from one of your ebook readers, direct them to your blog for the answer. Compose a blog article in which you address and answer the question. Submit your article to the search engines. Others will read the article and learn from your answer. In answering the question, you can presell your ebook, and add a link for interested customers to visit your sales page for your ebook. Your blog and support work becomes an effective sales tool for your ebook. You can also promote your other affiliate products or pay-per-click ads on your blog to earn extra income from the visitors who come to read your posts. You can add an opt--in feature on your blog to build your list while you are providing support for your ebook. You can even later use the questions and answers on the blog to create a second ebook. Increased sales, a larger mailing list, income from other products, and material for a second product all produced while you provide support to your ebook customers. Do you still think it is a waste of time to answer their questions?

Copyright (C) March 2006 AuctionSiteThrills.com Kelli Workman auction resources, auction ebooks, auction sites

You may use this article on your website or in your ezine provided you do not change anything. You must keep the about author clause, the website link, and the copyright statement as part of the article.
About The Author:

Kelli Workman is the webmaster of AuctionSiteThrills.com. Check Out The Auction Resources and Get Free Auction Ebooks - Increase your success on the auction sites.

Top Ten Ebook Mistakes And How To Correct Them Part 2

2008-12-29T02:00:00.001-08:00
Writen by Judy Cullins

Did you know that you already have an eBook inside you? And, like your coach, you can earn thousands of dollars each month?

Even if you are a non-techie like me, you can write your ebook at the same time you write your print book. Or, solve your readers' problems using other articles and reports already in your files. Expand a two-page article with a story or add other how-to's.

If you want to double and triple your present book income, check out these mistakes and correct them now.

Part one of this article is available at http://www.bookcoaching.com/freearticles/article-106.shtml.

Mistake 6. You don't leverage your e-Book for higher price sales.

When you look at the valuable information inside your e-Book and you realize you only make $20 a sale, you may want to investigate putting it into an e-Course. These courses sell for $79 and up. With just a little revising and tweaking, you can set your book up to be a hands-on how to course.

You can bundle several lower cost e-Books and list their singular prices. Then offer a fabulous discount to buy all three or four.

Mistake 7. You don't add bonus value to your e-Book.

Whenever you put 2-4 bonus special reports at the end of your e-Book document in Portable Document Format, you make your offer so appealing, that many will buy for the bonuses alone. For an e-Book on How to Write your E-Book or Other Book - Fast! an e-Book that sells for $24.95, the author offered these three valuable bonuses as an incentive to buy. "Titles Sell Books" - value $4.95, 2. "Write Like a Pro Checklist." - value $3.95, and 3. "How to Get Testimonials from the Rich and Famous" - value $5.95. That's $15 of valuable reports added to $24.95--Total value: $40.00 value for only $24.95.

She put a new link on her Web site "Discounts of the Month." With a limited time offer, from her e-Promotion bi-monthly offers, she got many new buyers. Everyone wants useful, original information. Everyone also wants a bargain.

Mistake 8. You put too many topics in your book.

Remember, best sellers focus on one main topic. Each chapter must support that subject. When you try to give too much, your information isn't organized, short, and compelling. Instead of the end all, be all book, concentrate on one "how-to" and give plenty of details to make it useful to your reader.

Mistake 9. You don't market while you write.

Most writers wish someone else would do it for them. Not in this lifetime! It's so much easier to put marketing into each chapter title, each chapter's questions you will answer, rough draft of your e-Book's back cover (sales letter), the One-Minute "Tell and Sell," and knowing your targeted audience, thesis and table of contents before you write a single chapter. Knowing these essential "Seven Hot-Selling Points" before you finish your e-Book will have you ready to promote the second you write your last word.

Mistake10. You don't brand yourself, your business, and your book.

Some people join an affiliate program or set up an affiliate program for others to sell their products and sell many products. As a marketing coach, what I want for you is to think of the overview "umbrella" you can house your products under. Think about your biggest benefit you offer through your service. Think about your book title. Can you put a key word from it into each chapter title? For the book, "Passion at Any Age," the author put the word passion in each chapter title such as "Passionate Self-Care". In one client's book, "Watch Out! Your Relationships Can Be Hazardous To Your Health." the author included the key words "watch out!" in each chapter title.

The e-Book earning curve while short is important for all writers to conquer. It's easier when you contact a professional coach or take a teleclass to inform yourself. Stop making e-Book mistakes so you can earn the money you deserve.
Judy Cullins, 20-year book and Internet Marketing Coach, Author of 10 eBooks including "Write your eBook Fast," and "How to Market your Business on the Internet," she offers free help through her 2 monthly ezines, The Book Coach Says...and Business Tip of the Month at http://www.bookcoaching.com/opt-in.shtml and over 140 free articles. Email her at mailto:Judy@bookcoaching.com

One Way That Guarantees Your Ebook Will Sell

2008-12-28T02:00:00.001-08:00
Writen by Titus Cheng

Internet gurus has used this method to help them generate hundred of thousands of dollars, or even millions. This method is not new, but it's been used for decades.
The secret has been forgotten by most of us, or we are just confused, or not willing to do it, we often skip this step, that's why statistics says that 95% of us failed in internet business.
This is a principle of how you could crate a product that guarantees that it will sell. But I won't promise you that this method is the ultimate, no error method, because I am not perfect.
But this will certainly rise your chance of sellling your product to 90% or above.
A few words could summarized the secret but I want to give it in detail.
"Know what your customer wants, and give them what they want"
To know what your customer wants, there are several methods.
Get to know them
Find out what they want by surveying them
See what's the hot seller and research about it
Search on overture for keywords that most people type, find the niche
Above are the methods, but here is a way that you would guarantee to have a winning product. These method has been used by many internet marketers and they have proved that it works.
If you have a list, survey them, know what they want, ask them if they are willing to pay for it, if yes,then you got a winning product.
Titus Cheng, author and the creator of the ebook "Secret of creating PDF ebook without spending money on any software", http://www.instantebookprofit.com

Ebook Formats

2008-12-27T02:00:00.001-08:00
Writen by Nicolas Gremion

Electronic books (e-books) offers several formats, both traditional book styles, as well as new digital document formats as well. The format of an e-book can make or break its success in the market. Some will want a book format similar to their favorite paperback, or hardcopy, others will want something easier to navigate, possibly interactive. While the choice is up to the author, none being more beneficial then any other, it is of great importance to know all your options when formatting an e-book.
The traditional book style e-book will look like someone scanned the pages from a paperback or hardback book. This format is usually limited to authors that have actually published a book in print, and are able to have their publisher turn the book's manuscript into a digital format. This is a nice option for those that have high quality paperbacks, because your format will stand out as dignified amongst the typical e-book formats most writers will use.
The popular PDF format is as close to an e-book standard as there is. The PDF format is typically created using Adobe Acrobat, making the document readable, but for the most part not editable. This will also help you keep the integrity of your work, since pirates will no doubt strike, and attempt to sell your e-book without permission. A great way to curb this problem is to actually write in a disclaimer in the beginning of the e-book, noting who, if anyone other then yourself, is permitted to sell the book.
Interactive e-book formats are on the rise. Typically an advanced PDF, these formats allow users to instantly go to a chapter, or to get chapter outlines at a push of a button. Interactive e-book formats are good for those that are comfortable isolating some of their readers. One must remember when publishing an e-book, people may end up sending it to their pda, print it out, or even have it read to them by another person. The more interactive an e-book is, the more difficult the simple task of reading it could be become.
Article style e-books offer an easy to read feature other formats lack. Typically article style e-books will give readers a headline, and summary for each new body point within the book. Also article style e-books provide images, creative use of fonts, and reader feedback to give it a more friendly feel.
There are many more e-book formats, including formats that offer data translation for ipods, pda's, and cell phones. The list of e-book format types grows longer each day; however it's safe to say a simple PDF will suffice for most authors and readers alike.
Nicolas Gremion is President of Paradise Publishers Inc (http://www.ParadisePublishers.com), an online based publishing firm. The company's flagship website, http://www.Free-eBooks.net, is considered the internet's top resource for free e-books. Through http://www.Free-eBooks.net visitors can instantly download thousands of title at no charge.

Are You Content With Your Ebook Content Five Improvements That Will Hook Your Readers

2008-12-26T02:00:00.001-08:00
Writen by Dina M. Giolitto

Planning to offer free e-books to your email subscriber list? Here are five ways to be sure that e-book gets saved to their desktop as opposed to getting tossed into the Recycle Bin.
1. Keep it simple.
Your free e-book should be a sample of what's to come... marketing secrets revealed by a pro who knows what it takes to sell on the web! Keep it informative and entertaining, but don't give away the whole story or there will be nothing left for the piece de resistance. What's the climax? Why, that upcoming smoking promo that will be your seasonal cash cow, of course!
2. Keep it specific.
I can't stress enough how much more credible you will appear if you reveal the details as opposed to "keeping it distressingly vague" like so many would-be marketers often do. Emotionally-charged copy is super, but don't forget to answer every single Who What When Where How Why in EVERY chapter that you write!
3. Keep it clean.
ALWAYS choose a font that's easy to read, no matter what line of business you're in. This will be a book with lots of text. Book fonts are very different from headline fonts, and to confuse the two means an unprofessional look that means your e-book won't make it past the SAVE AS prompt. Text should be 10-12 point, and no larger. Also avoid "busy color schemes, like bright blue text against a red table, as they do tend to vibrate.
4. Keep it organized.
I know it's dull, but you MUST give your e-book numbered pages, a set of chapters and a Table of Contents where your reader can easily look up what he'd like to learn. Think of how much happier you feel when you can skip right to the section that you want to read most at that particular time. Your reader feels the same exact way as you do! So impress him with a little organization.
5. Keep it brief.
Again, this is supposed to be F*REE information. Please do not stress yourself out with hours of blood, sweat and tears in an effort to create what should be a simple but informative e-guide. Make it easy on yourself; outline your topic into three or four sections, sub-categorize again, divide into main points and then fill in the details. All told, you should have no more than 15 pages (and no less than 8 if you want to be considered an expert.)
That's it, simple as pie and your e-book is packaged and ready to ship via email express. Congratulations! You're on your way to graduating to Pro Marketer status.
Copyright 2005 Dina Giolitto. All rights reserved.
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Proven Secrets Of Writing And Publishing Your Own Book In Less Than A Week

2008-12-25T02:00:00.001-08:00
Writen by Ian Simpson

In their ebook "How To Write And Publish Your Own Ebook... In As Little As 7 Days", Jim Edwards and Joe Vitale teach you how to adapt a proven ebook writing formula to vastly improve the performance of your own ebook writing techniques. Instead of re-inventing the wheel, you are taught how to find a topic, write about it and produce your own ebook, sometimes in as little as 7 days, reducing the trial and error sometimes associated with writing your own ebook.
Of course, we know about ebooks don't we? You cannot log on without being offered one. There are various degrees of credibility associated with ebooks from the brilliant informative ebooks that you hope that you are buying to the downright useless regurgitated rubbish that you are sometimes duped into buying. Well, we do not want to go down that route do we? No of course we don't, we want to produce a well thought out, well written and informative ebook that not only you will be proud of producing, but also an ebook that gives people value for money. So, having got that goal established, how do you even begin to research a subject that everyone is looking for and put it into words in the form of an ebook?
The authors are arguably two of the best exponents of the written word on the internet. Their step by step instructions in the "How To Write And Publish Your Own Ebook....In As Little As 7 Days" takes you logically and systematically through the creation process right through to the finished product. Their track record for writing informative and educational ebooks and articles, that have helped thousands of internet entrepenuers, is second to none.
At over 200 pages long, "How To Write And Publish Your Own Ebook....In As Little As 7 Days" has alot to offer those who really do not know where to start when writing an ebook. Of course, even those who are adept at stringing a sentence together will probably find something useful in the book.
"How To Write And Publish Your Own Ebook...In As Little As 7 Days" is designed to teach you:
How to conceive an idea for an ebook that has a market with people willing to pay or it - either directly or indirectly.
How to write your ebook quickly and concisely in a way that conveys information so that people can use and implement it quickly.
Take positive action towards selling your ebook online by giving you a road map to start marketing your ebook on the internet.
The main instructional section is 80 pages in length and filled with informative and motivational text. So instead of: write a book, look for a market, hope and then give up what about: identify a niche market, identify needs, wants and problems, write a book that satisfies those requirements and then market your book to your niche and make some money.
If you think you cannot write, think you do not have anything to say or you do not want to write a full length ebook, that's okay, every eventuality is covered to get you to start writing. I mean let's face it, how much motivation do you need? I bet if you were offered $50.000 to write a short ebook you would soon get your pen and paper out!
Of course, there has to be constructive criticism and for me, I get bored with featured authors who contribute to add a few more pages to the ebook. However, you cannot dismiss the valuable advice of Yanik Silver, Kevin Donlin or Neil Shearing whose life experiences are included - with appropriate links to their websites of course! However irritating these featured articles are (and they will appear in other ebooks as well) they do provide a valuable in site into how they got to where they are now. Just remember to concentrate on one thing - writing and publishing an ebook - do not get hijacked by outgoing links to other sites.
"How To Write And Publish Your Own Ebook.....In As Little As 7 Days" is finished off with bonus reports for accepting credit cards, ebook cover design, web hosting and more. All designed to get your finished product published and making money.
If you are looking for well written, informative and value for money instructions on how to write your own ebook, whether it is 10 pages or 1000 pages, then I believe that this ebook does deliver on its promise to get you to write an ebook in as little as 7 days. The only thing it cannot do is write it for you.
For more information on Jim Edwards's and Joe Vitale's book, "How To Write And Publish Your Own Ebook....In As Little As 7 Days please visit http://www.1st-4-income.com/
Hopefully, the authors will collaborate again in the future to write an ebook that will again take the mysteries out writing and publishing on the internet.
Ian Simpson reviews software and informational products on the internet for their value and usefulness. Subscribe to his free newsletter at http://www.information4income.com

Ebook Cash Cow

2008-12-24T02:00:00.001-08:00
Writen by Victor Lorentzo

There are a lot of money in eBooks. There is no secret there. When I talk about the eBook cash cow in this article I don't mean the actual sale of the eBook. An eBook is expected to be packed with resources needed to accomplish the ideas presented in it. Resources you can make labour free dollars from years after the eBook where actually sold.
Your eBooks will naturally consist of several resources. If your reader should build a website you would have to give links to a well priced and good service provider and a place to register the domain. If you are teaching how to find keywords for search engines there are several tools your reader would benefit from when you recommended it to them. The good ting for you is: many of the resources you recommend are willing to give you cash when your reader uses them.
Affiliate programs are the most commonly known name of these types of services. You will find thousands of them. You make money when a customer uses your link to enter the website of the company offering the affiliate program and then completes a sale or a specified activity. Some of these programs are also recurring, paying you month after month, as long as your eBook readers continue to use the service.
My opinion is that every eBook author, at least for non-Fiction ones, should have an after sale cash cow plan with their eBook. They should all invest some time finding some resources that both help their readers and at the same time bring in some money. Commission Junction is a nice place to start but there are hundreds other possibilities only a search away. The first thing an eBook author could do working with her cash cow plan is to check whether or not the services she already planned to recommend comes with an affiliate program. She should not be too shocked if they do.
One thing to keep in mind when working out your eBook cash cow plan is to never let the income opportunity conflict with the quality of your book. Your customers buy your book to learn something. You don't want them to feel that they are paying for commercial. Stick to the content of your eBook as you planned it and only promote products that you are familiar with and have knowledge of.
So the price of your eBook is not the only way you are able to make money on it. By recommending quality products that are useful to accomplish the ideas in the eBook you can earn much more for years to come. Just remember to keep the recommendations useful to the reader and not to overload her with marketing for other products and services.
Victor Lorento is an expert in internet marketing and eBooks. You can visit his site at http://www.ebook-123.com for more eBook articles.

Edit This

2008-12-23T02:00:00.001-08:00
Writen by Nicolas Gremion

My father used to say: "there are no good writers, just good re-writers." There is nothing new about editing in the literary world, yet e-books seem to lack the same level of editing that traditional print has enjoyed for so long. There is a high level of craftsmanship that goes into any piece of published work one would see on the newsstands, or in their favorite magazine. Yet publishing, albeit digital, is getting a face lift, and with that lift some of the mater editing we have come to expect has disappeared. The e-book should be treated no different then a traditional print book, and thus edited accordingly. A few tips for getting your e-book edited for content, grammar, spelling, and fluency are listed below.
For the starving writer, have a friend take a look at your work. While your friend may not have much of an eye for double negatives, or verb noun contusions, you will at least get the fluency of you work edited. Friends can look at our work and honestly tell us if a sentence makes no sense, if it's a run on, and so forth. Also the price you pay a friend is often no more then a slap on the back, and a smile. A real print editor will require some type of financial commitment from the author.
Have a few bucks, but not looking to break the bank, look no further then the internet. You've got great resources with freelance sites that often promote editors to work on a per word price basis, typically a few cents a word. Also there are websites that offer professional editing services on a per page basis, for larger works it can be as cheap as $1 a page. One service developed by college students bragged they had turned out a doctoral dissertation edit in 2 weeks for less then two hundred bucks. Just think what they could do to your e-book!
The proof is in the pudding or in this case the vitality of your e-book. If you want to be remembered as the author that could not spell the word police, or put a comma in the appropriate place, be my guest. But for those with a higher calling to write genuine e-books worthy of their reader's time, make sure to have the e-book edited as much as possible.
Nicolas Gremion is President of Paradise Publishers Inc (http://www.ParadisePublishers.com), an online based publishing firm. The company's flagship website, http://www.Free-eBooks.net, is considered the internet's top source of free e-books. Through Free-eBooks.net visitors can instantly download thousands of title from a vast array of categories at no charge.

Ebooks The Only Books

2008-12-22T02:00:00.001-08:00
Writen by Robert Blanc

Way back when the internet first learned to walk there was a famous aphorism encouraging it as it took each unsteady step: "Information wants to be free." Well, while the internet is not old by any stretch of the imagination, it is now upright, sturdy, and racing ahead, two legs strong and insisting: "Information wants to be on the internet!" The resounding boom of this proclamation initially caused other information-related industriesnamely print media and publishingto backpedal or just plain shake. Newspapers, luckily understanding the ramifications of the internet, quickly steadied their nerves and appeared online, first as supplements to their printed versions, then vice versa as their primary mode of distribution. Books, on the other hand, appeared slowly, initially at a crawl, but seemingly overnight are like the internet itself, already running.
In increasing numbers, books are now digitized; i.e. becoming eBooks. Though industry numbers vary, some sources already place eBook sales at 35% of the overall total of yearly book sales.
Book reviewers, likewise, increasingly shift their critical gaze away from traditional hardbound and soft-cover books to eBooks, which either appear solely in digital format, or as alternatives to their tangible world counterparts. And not only do eBook reviewers now regularly give resoundingly influential thumbs up or down to specific eBooks, but entire websites are available to review, catalogue and otherwise provide information on eBooks in an increasing number of categories. In fact, the breath of reading materials contained within an eBook's pages already exceeds traditional (and at present most sought after, and thus lucrative) self-help eBooks to encompass even literature's canon (formerly only found gold-leafed and leather-bound) from Homer to Shakespeare.
Monster search engines, with Google of course leading the charge (and Yahoo!, Microsoft's MSN, and bookseller Amazon.com in tow) are years into developing systems that will digitize the printed word. Despite copyright infringement lawsuits hurled like spears from traditional book publishers, steps have been taken to digitize several large libraries whose collections presently exist in the public domain (thus not subject to copyright law). Microsoft, for instance, is digitizing 100,000 such books from the British Library. Additionally, Random House recently became the first of the traditional publishing behemoths to realize their future, in part, relied upon selling eBooks, and began digitizing portions of their catalogue. Finally, Amazon.com is setting up a cheaper alternative, a "pay-per-view" system not much unlike checking books out of a library for a nominal fee.
In the future, many experts predict, if we read something, it will be read online and online only. Trusted offline information will be digitized to replace currently less trusted online information. Access to information will even be available for purchase piecemeal to accommodate specific needs and interests. Examples include a chef's recipe without his or her entire cookbook, a Bible verse without both testaments, a single chapter relevant to a student's research, and access to the foreign city a traveler will visit without lugging the guide for the entire country abroad.
But what is wonderful for the average Joe and Jane, Smith or Jones about the digitizing of information being but in its most nascent stages, is that opportunities abound for them to become primary movers and shakers, pioneering and (thus) profiting from this revolution. Now is the time to digitize the stores of information and know-how that you already possess. Don't know what I mean? Check out the wealth of information accumulating daily on numerous new eBook review websites to read how hundreds of others did exactly this: turned what they were good at or what interested them into an eBook now sold to and shared with likeminded people wanting to learn or benefit from another (and perhaps former!) Joe or Jane, Smith or Jones' expertise.
Otherwise, not interested in entrepreneurship? eBook review websites are still a wonderful place to begin your search for information. There regularly are links to not only individuals selling eBooks they wrote, but to eBook exchanges and sellers promoting libraries worth of eBooks in an astounding number of diverse categories. Either way, you'll be onboard, running ahead with the knowledge that not only does "information want to be free" but it "wants to be online!"
Copyright 2006, Robert K. Blanc. All Rights Reserved. Reprint or reposting of this article permitted only in its entirety with the below resource box included and unchanged.
Robert Blanc is a frequent traveler and freelance writer, having covered current events, niche markets and subjects of personal interest for both online and traditional print publications. Recently enamored by the eBook phenomenon and the booming self-help industry, he regularly turns to http://www.ebookreviews.net to begin his searches for the latest information and eBooks currently on the market.

Quot7 Secrets To Explode Your Ebook Salesquot Part 5

2008-12-21T02:00:00.001-08:00
Writen by Bluedolphin Crow

Secret #5: How to build steady sales for years to come with eBook Directories!
Aho,
Are you making this mistake in your business?
Are you to busy to submit to more than a handful of eBook directories? Or worse yet, are you to busy to submit to even one!
Stop! By all means take a minute to read this short and to the point article. It will help you to build steady sales for years to come.
Before we begin, here is what you need to put together before you start going to the directories.
1. Great eBook Cover
This is a MUST! In order to promote correctly you
must have a great eBook cover. In this case, the
cover does sell the eBook.
2. 3 descriptions of varying lengths written out into
a text editor like notepad. Begin with 2 to 4
sentences and build to several paragraphs.
3. A list of 10 keywords.
Now, let's take a look at these separately.
First, a great eBook cover. Now there are eBook cover makers on the Internet that you can buy to make a great looking cover. You can also use some of the drawing programs that are out there. If making your own ebook cover is daunting to you, just relax and use this method: Buy one from a professional eBook cover maker.
In this article I do not have enough room to help you with the eBook Cover Programs. Simply go to a search engine and look them up.
(Note: I will have an extensive list of eBook Cover Programs in my upcoming eBook: EBook Marketing Secrets Revealed. Please see the end of this article for information.)
However, I can help you with a custom cover. Here is a wonderful cover creator for you:
http://hop.clickbank.net/hop.cgi?bdolphin/coverart
Just copy and paste the above URL into your browser and away you go! Have fun!
Ok, now where were we. Oh yes
Second, writing 3 descriptions about your eBook. This is an essential step and must not be taken lightly. You will need these descriptions when you go to enter your eBook into the eBook Directories.
The reason I have you write 3 of varying lengths is to accommodate the different directory layouts.
Third, make a list of ten keywords. This is very important. I suggest you go to some of the directories first and type in some keywords you think you'd like to use and see what the results will be. This will show you what others are looking under and what other eBooks will be listed. This way you can narrow down your ten best keywords.
In addition to your list of three descriptions and keywords add the following to you file: your title, your name, email address and website URL.
Ok, now let's move forward.
eBook directories will increase both your short term and long term sales. It all depends on the directory itself. Some directories have a large audience that shops regularly, this will increase your long term sales. Other directories have large spurts of sales and of course this will increase your short-term traffic.
eBook directories are not just good for sales, they make excellent research helpers as well. When I was first beginning my first eBook I went to a dozen or more eBook Directories and researched via keywords the different topics my eBook would carry. This gave me a great idea of what was already on the market and where there were possible niche markets.
In addition, I found hundreds of eBooks to download for free. This is the biggest help I had in getting over the Internet learning curve. I also learned from those eBooks how to write an eBook and how not to write an eBook. It becomes oh so clear when you use this type of research.
Today there are so many people submitting to the eBook directories you need to become familiar with the many different types of directories before you begin listing.
First there are still some directories that are free to list in. Then there are those that charge a fee to list unless you don't mind waiting 30 days or more in which case the listing becomes free again. Still others ask you to add a link to your website before they will add you to their directory. You must decide which avenues you wish to walk down and then head for those types of directories.
Many of the directories today utilize submission guidelines. When you see this make sure you take the time to read them. They are invaluable! The more you know about a particular eBook directory the better your chances of gaining a good listing.
Here are three eBook Directories to get you started.
http://www.ebookdirectory.com/index.html
http://www.ebookjungle.com/submit.php
http://www.wisdomebooks.com/add.html
Well that's it for today!
Happy listing!
Blessings Bluedolphin Crow
About the Author Bluedolphin Crow Ph.D. is the author of an eBook called: eBook-Marketing-Secrets-Revealed! Rreserve your copy go to: http://www.ebook-marketing-secrets-revealed.com

How To Write Your Ebook In 5 Easy Steps

2008-12-20T02:00:00.001-08:00
Writen by Elliot Hanson

Ebooks are one of the best ways to make money on the Internet right now. It seems everyone has their own ebook but it's true, everyone has at least one ebook inside of them.
Whatever you do in life and wherever you go, you build and absorb knowledge. Though, some people think what they know is not important or people would never buy a book about what you know. You'd be surprised.
There are people who are waiting for your knowledge right now, in some cases what people know isn't readily available on the online and a large group of people are just waiting to grab up your knowledge bundled inside an ebook.
Many ebook authors write about a wide range of subjects such as photography, architecture, travel, collecting and any other subject you can think of and they make money doing it too.
If you're thinking of writing an ebook don't keep your knowledge to yourself, make your knowledge sell. But before selling your knowledge to thousands of potential customers you need to consider some important general points:
1. Choose Your Topic
There are a variety of topics you can write about. Anyone can write about virtually anything, even though you can write about anything write about what you know. Everyone has an ebook inside of them because everyone knows about a certain topic. Stick to your area of expertise.
2. Research Your Audience
You can write the best ebook on your topic but if no one is searching for that topic your ebook won't sell. Before picking a topic asks yourself:
-Will this ebook sell?
-Is there a ready and waiting market?
-If so, where are these people located on the internet?
Do keyword research with various tools such as Overture and Wordtracker.
3. Target Your Niche With Precision
Target a tightly focused niche in your topic area. Don't try to target everyone on the Internet. Targeting your niche market is twice as easy when you are a member of your target market. Writing about what you know also makes the marketing process easier because you know exactly where to go to promote your ebook and where your audience is.
If you find your topic has too much competition, think about what you can do to stand above the rest. How can you approach the subject differently to stand out? Consider taking promotional methods offline.
4. Write For Your Readers, Not Yourself
Readers of your ebook could care less about you, they are looking for information and potential solutions about your topic- and they want these solutions fast. It's fine to include a few sentences about yourself and/or your website in the very beginning of your ebook, but going on and on about yourself will waste your readers time and most likely annoy them.
Also, Don't list each and every little thing you know about your subject in your ebook. All too often ebook authors try to cram everything they know into their ebook. Readers don't want to waste time reading over unnecessary details. Write about the most important parts of your subject and get to the point of each part.
5. Spell Check
Most readers will not be happy if they bought an ebook filled with spelling mistakes. If your copy is filled with spelling mistakes your visitors will flee and you most likely won't get any sales. Spelling mistakes will ruin your long-term publishing image. Who would want to buy products from someone who can't even spell? Don't only settle for running it through the spell checker, have another person check over your work for any mistakes.
With these five tips you should be on your way to producing a successful ebook.
Elliot Hanson is an entrepreneur and educator whose perspectives are changing the way people think about money and life. You can find more of his writing on internet business at http://lifeliberator.blogspot.com and subscribe to his free ezine.

Write An Ebook To Create Free Viral Marketing For Your Website

2008-12-19T02:00:00.001-08:00
Writen by David Bain

Whether the ebook's free or costly, you're wasting your own time, and more importantly, reducing your brand value by promoting a worthless product. So make sure that your ebook has 'added value' for your consumers.
Why write an ebook?
An ebook is either just a marketing tool or both a revenue generator and a marketing tool. If you choose to charge for your ebook, then its value as a marketing tool will be diminished. You have to decide whether you'll gain more long-term value from selling the ebook or telling your readers about an additional product or service. Just bear in mind that if you've chosen to sell the ebook, the information that you provide should be original, unique, and it should be difficult to offer a free alternative quickly.
How do you write an ebook?
An ebook is generally written in HTML, although many of the top pieces of ebook software generally have WYSIWYG editors as well. My ebook has been written using eBook Pro which is one probably the leading piece of ebook software in the marketplace. There are of course other packages available, but I'm happy to recommend this one. Before you buy your software, make sure that you get a decent set of instructions or preferably some practical 'how to' videos as well as some reliable backup support. It's important to make sure that your ebook looks as professional as possible.
What are the marketing benefits of writing an ebook?
Conventional marketers will tell you that you need to get the press talking about you. Free editorials give a business the opportunity to appear in a newspaper or magazine at no charge. A free ebook has the potential to have just as much impact. Once the ball starts rolling, your ebook could be distributed by recommendation without any effort. A 'viral ebook' has a button on it that lets readers click to automatically email the download link for the book to a friend. Click on the 'Email a friend' button at the top of this ebook and email a few of your friends to see how easy it is. As you can imagine, this could have an exponential marketing impact.
David Bain is founder of the independent business articles resource, http://www.BuildYourOwnBusiness.biz. BuildYourOwnBusiness offers the latest business news & management advice on how best to build your own business - business articles on Strategy, eBusiness, Change Management & much, much more.

Why Ebooks Are The Most Overlooked Path To Online Prosperity

2008-12-18T02:00:00.001-08:00
Writen by Jim Edwards

The ebook revolution is here! The Internet now makes it possible to come up with an idea, turn it into an ebook, distribute it over the Internet, and start making money - all in 30 days or less. In the offline world, 30 days wouldn't typically even be long enough to start getting rejection letters back from publishers. We say this with confidence because we have both gone from book idea to book sales in a matter of weeks - not once, but many times. Between us, we have 10 ebooks currently selling on the Net. Several of our books have brought us five figures in income. Jim holds the record between us with one release that made an astounding $43,000 in 30 days.
Here are two discouraging myths you should be aware of:
Myth #1 - It takes a lot of money to promote an ebook. Fact: It doesn't. Despite what anyone says to the contrary, online information publishing is still the fastest, cheapest and easiest way for the "little" guy to earn a nice living online with virtually no risk and very little money (less than $100).
Myth #2: You have to be a writer to make money with ebooks. Fact: You don't have to be a "writer" in order to create a best selling ebook - and it often helps if you're not!
Maybe you've heard that ebooks don't sell. That's not entirely a myth; in a way, that's true. What sells in bookstores will generally not sell well on the Internet. Although author J.K. Rowling has sold more than 100 million copies of her "Harry Potter" books worldwide, it's unlikely she would do well selling her stories in ebook form.
But ebooks sell like hotcakes when they contain PRACTICAL information in ready-to-use form. Not pages of pages of long, flowing prose like you find at Borders and Barnes and Noble. On the Net, people buy step-by-step, cut-to-the-chase information they can use to solve problems in their everyday lives.
eBooks on how to negotiate the best price on a car, how to sell your home without paying a real estate agent, how to build muscle mass quickly, and other narrowly focused topics that solve a problem, are selling VERY well - at this very moment!
Why is this so? Because the main reason people are online in the first place is to find information - 9 times out of 10, according to a landmark survey.
So if you can interest people in extending their search past looking for free information into purchasing an information-rich, well-organized, ready-made SOLUTION to a pressing problem, you can sell ebooks... You can sell a LOT of them.
Jim has sold more than 5,000 ebooks in the last 10 months. David's publishers have asked him not to reveal how many ebooks he's sold, but just type his first and last name into Google and you'll find more than 20,000 Web pages where his name appears. The vast majority of those pages have something to do with one of his ebooks.
One more thing: It doesn't need to take very long to write an ebook. Why? Because many "book books" are like encyclopedias in prose form - they cover everything imaginable about the topic.
eBooks aren't like that. They go right to the meat of what people need to know to solve a problem. They have information about everything necessary to solve a problem, but no "filler" information that takes so long to write - and takes readers so long to sift through.
Here are four mistakes ebook authors make that typically reduce or prevent sales:
1. They don't write to a specific, target audience. The biggest mistake most ebook authors make is they don't clearly define, identify and visualize who they are selling their ebook to. On the Web, to be successful, you must write to a specific group of people who have specific interests. Make sure that you know exactly who is going to buy your ebook, and where you can find them online.
2. They don't automate as many of their business activities as possible. Selling ebooks, though it is highly profitable, is not a business where you make hundreds of dollars per sale.
Automate everything you can - credit card processing, ebook delivery, as much technical support as possible.
3. They don't have a compelling title for their ebook. Use words that convey the benefit of what's in the ebook, as well as words your audience is familiar with.
A bad title for an ebook: "Online Marketing for Newbies." A good title for the same ebook: "97 Ways to Promote Your Website - No Experience Required."
4. They try to cover too much ground. Many ebook authors convey a lot of information but don't cover anything in-depth. As a result, they never fully explain anything in enough detail to provide any useful value to their readers.
As long as you are aware of these mistakes and put in a little effort to avoid them, your chances of success are VERY high.
So, if you know a lot about something - or even if you don't - you can put together and market an ebook quickly, and make a lot of money quickly as well. The large traditional publishers may never understand or agree with this, but that's actually to your benefit. It keeps the playing field level and offers you, the entr epreneurial author, unlimited opportunities for many years to come.
-By Jim Edwards and David Garfinkel
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Jim Edwards and David Garfinkel are co-authors of "eBook Secrets Exposed - How to Make Massive Amounts of Money in Record Time With Your Own eBook (whether you wrote it or not!)," the authoritative guide to publishing ebooks on the Internet. Guerrilla Marketing author Jay Conrad Levinson says, "If there was ever a 'must read' for this century, it is this book." For more information, visit eBookSecretsExposed.com
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Quot7 Secrets To Explode Your Ebook Salesquot Part 3

2008-12-17T02:00:00.001-08:00
Writen by Bluedolphin Crow

Secret #3: Creating an avalanche of sales with Freeware/Shareware sites:
Copyright 2004 Bluedolphin Crow - All Rights Reserved.
Aho!
Freeware/shareware sites provide a unique opportunity to market your eBooks. This type of marketing method allows the buyer to try your eBook on their computer before paying for it. You simply password protect part of your eBook.
There are numerous freeware/shareware sites on the Internet. Most offer software. There are some, however, which will allow ebooks in EXE format to be listed and sold as software.
After you begin to utilize this avenue of marketing you'll begin to notice a steady stream of sales. Many of the sites also list the number of downloads you have had, next to the title of your eBook listing, making it easy to track your sales.
Unfortunately at this time you cannot upload PDF ebooks, they are considered documents and not software.
One thing you will have to watch out for are the sites what charge a fee for listing your ebook.
What I do is list my ebook at the free sites first. Then I take some of the profits from those sales and apply it to the sites that charge a fee.
The sites that charge a fee are the larger sites and many people have sold thousands of copies of their ebooks on them.
One more thing to know about freeware/shareware sites. In order to qualify to have your ebook on the sites you must be able to give it away for free.
Now, those of you who are selling your ebook there is an easy way to accomplish this. You simply make another copy of your ebook, and this time you password protect most of it.
You should allow the buyer to see the table of contents and one or two chapters for free. Then when they want to read the rest of the ebook they have to buy it.
I have also found it is better to stay away from the automated programs when dealing with the freeware/shareware sites. They do not include the best sites and many of the sites will not list you if you use them.
Although this is a way to really increase your sales, don't fall prey to the one mistake many eMarketers make. Many of them list their eBook on a few of freeware/shareware sites, get a jump in sales and then promptly forget to list at the rest of the sites.
Your goal with Freeware/shareware sites is to maintain a large steady increase of sales not just a temporary jump.
Here is one of the Freeware/shareware sites that allow you to list your eBook for free. Plus, they will list you on all 6 of their sites at the same time!
http://www.sharewarejunction.com/submit/
Happy listing!
Blessings, Bluedolphin Crow
About the Author Bluedolphin Crow Ph.D. is the author of an eBook called: eBook-Marketing-Secrets-Revealed! Rreserve your copy go to: http://www.ebook-marketing-secrets-revealed.com

How To Choose Stock Photography For Your Ebook Covers

2008-12-16T02:00:00.001-08:00
Writen by Leva Duell

Choosing the right images for your ebook is important to convey the message you want. Stock photography is an effective tool for your ebook covers.
Here are some tips to help you find and choose stock photos.
1. Photography agencies have many selections. Stock photography is more cost effective than custom photography and will work for most ebook covers.
2. Be flexible. Don't expect to find the exact image you want. For example, if you provide information about home schooling, you may want to find an image of a women with a child. The images you'll find may not be the size, color, or position you're looking for and the child may not be the right age for your topic. Determine what message you want to convey. Then search for an image that conveys that message. If you don't find the right image, you may want to take your own pictures with a digital camera or hire a photographer.
3. Use a free comp image to try out the image. Most stock agencies offer a free comp image for position only so that you can try it and see if it's going to work for your purpose.
4. Buy the size and resolution you need. Don't pay more than you need to. So don't pay for 300 dpi resolution when you only need 72 dpi resolution for an ebook cover image.
5. If you don't find what you need, contact the web site. They may have images that are not featured on the site.
6. Know how to search. Try different keywords. If you are looking for a women in the woods, try keywords like "women woods, women trees, women forest."
7. Consider combining two or more images. Sometimes you have to put two or more images on top of each other to create the image you want. You can use a graphic program to do this. In the example above, you may find a great image of a forest without a women. You may want to put a picture of a women on top of the forest image.
8. Check the "Terms of Use." Some sites only allow you to use their images for personal use, while others allow commercial use (which is what you will want for your ebook that you are selling). Other sites let each contributor of the images determine what kinds of usage will be allowed. If you're using the image for an extended period of time, you may have to pay every year.
Adding a quality ebook image representing your book or software topic is one of the easiest ways to instantly increase your credibility and sales.
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Choosing An Ebook Compiler

2008-12-15T02:00:00.001-08:00
Writen by Zaak OConan

What is an eBook compiler?
You've written and revised your ebook, hired an artist who has produced outstanding graphics, and now you're ready to actually put together your ebook. What you need to make an ebook is software called an ebook Compiler.
There are many different compilers to chose from, but first, you need to know exactly what an ebook Compiler does. Here is the simple explanation:
An ebook compiler is a software program that converts either text pages or HTML text into a single executable file or an ebook.
If you or someone you hired has created a file with graphics in HTML, you will need an HTML ebook Compiler. This type of compiler requires a working knowledge of the HTML tag language. You can also use software to do this for you, such as Microsoft FrontPage or Macromedia Dreamweaver.
How do you choose an eBook Compiler?
There are a large number of ebook Compilers available on the market, all with glowing sales copy and tekkie language. It can get very confusing and overwhelming very fast without some simple guidelines to help you figure out which compiler is right for you.
Choosing an ebook Compiler depends on a number of factors:
1. How did you create your pages? Did you use HTML or PDF format? There are many more compilers available for HTML, but you can find some very good compilers that will covert your PDF files into an ebook.
2. Consider how easy the program is to use and the thoroughness of the software's instruction manual. It is absolutely necessary that the compiler you buy have an instructional manual, documentation, or online "wizards." If it doesn't, your chances of figuring out how to correctly use the program are compromised, and the time required doing so is going to be significant. Many manufacturers of compilers offer a free trial version so you can play around with it and see if it suits your needs. Download the trial version and ascertain that it actually does what it claims to do.
3. Security features. If you plan to sell your ebook, check out the security features of the compiler software carefully. Security features should include: prevention of the reader from modifying text, access only to the pages you assign or by entering a password, different ways of generating passwords such as secure passwords, user-friendly, and open passwords.
4. Supported scripting. Find out what scripts the software supports. Scripting allows you to create special effects, customize menus, and create and modify other user interactivity. Choose a compiler that permits you to include graphics, search windows, hyperlinks, forms, surveys, etc.
5. Pricing. This is a factor that is not always easy to gauge. The highest priced compilers are not automatically your best choice. Choose your compiler based on the necessary requirements for your Ebook. That means you need to know exactly how you plan to use your Ebook and what functions you require.
Let's look at some of these factors in more detail. First of all, make sure you have the correct browser to run the compiler. The majority of HTML compilers use Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape. Check out the version that the compiler supports. Compilers that require a browser will not run on a computer that does not have the required browser installed. However, there are ebook HTML compilers that don't require you to have any browser installed on your computer. These compilers run on any Windows system.
If you choose a compiler that requires a browser, check to ascertain that the browser is installed correctly and that it is properly configured to the specifications of the compiler. Check to see if certain functions are turned off or on, and make any adjustments according to the compiler instructions.
Security is an essential element of any compiler, regardless of whether you plan to sell or give away your ebook. One of the main reasons for using a compiler is to prevent the reader from modifying the contents. A secure compiler allows access only to the pages you want the user to access unless they enter a correct password.
To find out how secure an ebook HTML compiler is, open an ebook on it. While it is open, check the temporary directory of your computer. This can usually be accessed by typing in C:\Windows\temp. If you see a bunch of files when your ebook is open or running, it means that your computer is decompressing the secure data from your ebook before showing the ebook to the viewer. This method is not secure! It means that anyone with the knowledge of how to access these temporary files can steal the secure data and then they can fiddle with your ebook to their evil heart's desire. Remember, one of the main purposes of buying and using an HTML compiler is to protect your property.
Next, let's discuss passwords. When trying to choose an ebook Compiler, check out the type of passwords that the compiler supports. Almost all compilers offer some kind of password protection that insures that the user can only access the contents they have purchased from you. However, the best compilers offer varied ways to generate different types of passwords. Choose a compiler that gives you the options of secure, user-friendly, and open password generation.
Another important factor when it comes to passwords is how the compiler generates them. A compiler that has internal password protection generation built into the software is more secure than compilers that link to live Internet password control systems.
Find out if the compiler generates passwords online. If it has this option, it allows you to choose any payment processing system you want or to do the payment processing yourself.
Next, look into the size of ebook the compiler supports. The best compilers can create ebooks up to 2 GB in size without decompressing the HTML pages or images to your hard disk. Usually, ebooks that are 2 GB in size can easily support 6 GB of compressed data. The catch here is that only text files will generally be compressible.
You do not want a compiler that decompresses this amount of data when the user attempts to open your ebook. This would mean that anyone who purchases your ebook will have to wait for all the data to decompress before they can access your ebook right after downloading it. So look for compilers that only decompress temporarily files that are NOT HTML to the local hardisk. Non-HTML files include Flash, Word, and Acrobat files. This type of compiler is more secure and certainly faster.
Make sure the compiler you choose is compatible with your system software. Check out what version of Windows it requires, and make sure you have that version before buying your compiler.
Support issues are extremely important. Choose a compiler that includes an installation program. This program allows your user to choose a number of different places on their computer to install the ebook, to place a shortcut on their desktop, and to add the ebook, if they choose, to the Start Programs menu.
You also want excellent and accessible vendor support. Make sure you can access quick technical support! At three o'clock in the morning, this factor will be VERY important. Also, check to see the terms of free technical support offered. Unlimited technical support is obviously the best option.
Check to see if the company that puts out the compiler software offers a service level agreement. This agreement is to assure you of their quality response to your questions or problems.
A good thing to consider is how long the compiler has been on the market. Usually, the version number will give you an idea. The longer the program is on the market, the higher the version number, the more bugs have been worked out.
When choosing an ebook compiler, do not be swayed by incredible promises and dazzling sales copy. Do your homework first, and then consider all the above issues and factors before choosing an ebook compiler.
Zaak O'Conan discovers and presents information on to enhance your site, newsletter, marketing and other Internet related topics. You'll find his other articles that expand your horizons at http://WebWorkersWeekly.com

Ideas For Your First Ebook

2008-12-14T02:00:00.001-08:00
Writen by Nicolas Gremion

We as people have a never ending desire to share information with others. For a long time there were very few people that could act on such impulses because only a select few individuals were fortunate enough to be journalists, writers, and public personalities. Times have changed, and now more then ever, people can get their ideas to the public at little to no cost, or sacrifice. One of the best ways to get this accomplished is through digital publishing, specifically authoring an e-book. This article explores a few valuable options for offering your own take on the world through the exciting medium of e-books.
Define your niche when coming to terms with a possible topic for your e-book. What is it that you can authoritatively write about? Is there anything that you know, that the general public could benefit from? Maybe you work for a radio station, and could offer tips on how to get the best concert tickets. If you are a bartender, what would be some tips on making drinks that could benefit the reader. Most everyone has a niche, even if it's knowing how to lay on the couch all day without ever getting up. Whatever your niche is, by defining it you will give yourself some great material to write your first e-book on.
What makes you laugh on a day to day basis? Answering this question could help expose a possible topic for an e-book. Books are a form of entertainment, and humor is great way to entertain others. Don't try too hard to be funny, instead simply allow yourself to share some funny experiences, and chances are others will be just as amused as you are by them. Think back to a time when you were in an awkward situation, or if you were witness to an embarrassing moment. It's the oddities and irregularities of life that will help your audience identify with the e-book.
Keep your e-book simple, to the point, and clearly organized. If nothing else your e-book should be a clear reflection of your organizational skills. Always allow your reader to clearly follow your main purpose, and each of your supporting points. Don't be afraid to flat out explain to the reader in the first chapter, or preface about your topic.
As long as you share your strengths with others you will have a solid foundation for an e-book. When lost for ideas pay attention to what questions are being asked of you on a daily basis, and then write an e-book with your answer to them.
Nicolas Gremion is President of Paradise Publishers Inc (http://www.ParadisePublishers.com), an online based publishing firm. The company's flagship website, http://www.Free-eBooks.net, is considered the internet's top resource for free e-books. Through http://www.Free-eBooks.net visitors can instantly download thousands of title at no charge.

The Three Major Rules As An Ebay Ebook Seller

2008-12-13T02:00:00.001-08:00
Writen by James Penn

Some say the eBay eBook market is dead. I say it's not. I've cracked the eBay eBook selling code and in this article I will outline the three major rules I follow to ensure that my eBooks fly off the shelves while others struggle to get rid of their 99c eBooks.
Rule #1 Be Original!
This is the most important rule in eBay eBook selling. If you can market your auctions in a unique and original way compared to others, then you will experience success. You can be original by creating new auction titles, getting new product graphics, manipulating the eBook sales letter and creating a unique twist to your product like adding unannounced bonuses. By doing this you build your reputation and create a solid customer base of clients who trust you and are likely to return to your auctions at a later date.
You could also consider locating new and hidden eBooks that no-one else is selling. This way you can dominate the market for that particular eBook.
Being original will cause eBayers all over the world to talk about your auctions and this will create a stampede of traffic to your eBay auctions in no time at all.
Rule #2 Persevere!
Too many times I see sellers closing up their eBay stores and cancelling their eBay eBook auctions because they can't handle the competition. It doesn't take much to stand out from the rest and a few simple changes will enable you to get rid of those eBooks. If you give up at the first hurdle then there's no point in you even attempting to start an online business. If you do come to a big brick wall use Rule #1 to help you out.
Rule #3 The customer is ALWAYS right!
Yes, it may be hard to swallow sometimes when you have a customer sending you offensive e-mails but just smile and take it on the chin. Rectify the situation and move on. As an eBay eBook seller feedback is your most important asset. eBooks aren't like tangible goods. With tangible goods you can see images of the item. You know what it looks like, you know what it does and you know what its benefits are. But you don't know that with eBooks. eBay buyers tend to use a sellers feedback ratings and comments to work out whether or not the book is worth buying. Keep it green!
Those are three simple techniques that you can easily implement into your eBay business to ensure smoother business dealings. Good luck with your eBay eBook selling endeavours!
James Penn is an experienced eBay seller and owner of 'make money on eBay' website http://www.auction-enterprise.com You can grab FREE eBay eBooks by visiting http://www.auction-enterprise.com/free-ebay-ebooks.html

The Truth About Writing Amp Using Ebooks To Promote Your Freelance Business

2008-12-12T02:00:00.001-08:00
Writen by Yuwanda Black

I've seen so many articles written about the fast money to be made from writing an e-book that I wanted to dispel two common myths around this phenomenon, and give some tips for direct and indirect income streams to be made from this medium.
I write from first-hand experience, of course!
1) I can make a lot of money immediately writing an e-book. False. While writing an e-book might be a relatively easy task if you know your subject matter intimately and are disciplined enough to actually finish it still has to be promoted.
If there is one myth I wish I could get freelancers to understand, it's this you must market to be successful your book, your services, yourself, etc. I don't care how good your e-book is, how packed with information, people just don't part with their money easily whether you're charging $5 or $50. FYI, this holds true for anything you sell/promote.
Writing the book will be the easy part you will expend 20 to 30 times the energy you spent writing it to promote it.
2) Writing an e-book will bring in more business. True. BUT, over time, not immediately. Writing an e-book positions you as an expert. There's just something about being an author that makes people think you are more knowledgeable, more professional, more of an expert. You can have the same credentials and experience as someone who hasn't written a book, but as soon as you add "Author of " to your profile, you stand out.
BUT, I repeat this will not bring an avalanche of business immediately. It will take time. Being an author is just another piece of the puzzle for customers which makes you stand out from the crowd. So, it is definitely worth it to write one, but don't sit back and wait for the business to roll in. You STILL have to market.
Capitalizing on Your E-Book:
Tips for Direct & Indirect Income Streams
1. Use it as a promotional tool rather than a direct source of income. For example, you can use it as a free giveaway to newsletter subscribers. This increases your subscriber list continuously. Web surfers in particular are mostly seeking information. An e-book is the perfect giveaway because, once written, it costs you zilch to give away.
2. If you intend to use your e-book as a money maker, sign up with one of the major affiliate programs like Clickbank (Clickbank.com). This way, you can have literally hundreds or thousands of "salespeople." Then, you can focus most of your efforts on other marketing endeavors eg, seminars, teleclasses, etc.
3. Speaking of teleclasses and seminars, develop one of these based on your e-book. When you write your book, you will have everything you need to put together an on- or offline seminar or class.
Usually, you will have to add supplemental materials and revamp the format somewhat to create a class, but the bones will be right in front of you. As the groundwork has already been laid, this can be an additional stream of income.
4. KISS: Keep it short and simple. While there is a lot of garbage out there in e-book form, I've found that most give great information from first-hand sources especially "how-to" information. So, look for e-books where the author actually does, or has significant experience in, what they are writing about.
Tip: If you decide to write an e-book, get right to the point. This is no time to be Maya Angelou or Toni Morrison. Make it an easy and informative read. That's why people buy e-books so that they can learn about their interests easily and immediately.
5. Finally promote, promote, promote! Whether you're using your book as a promotional tool or a direct source of income, promoting it never stops because it all adds up to dollars in your pocket directly or indirectly!
May be reprinted with inclusion of the following: ©2000-2050, Yuwanda Black. Ms. Black is the publisher of InkwellEditorial.com: The BUSINESS portal for and about the creative and editorial industries. InkwellEditorial.com offers first-hand freelance success stories, advice on the business of freelancing, e-book publishing and marketing, resume tips, finding freelance jobs and so much more!

Surefire Way To Find Hot Selling Ebook Topics

2008-12-11T02:00:00.001-08:00
Writen by Jeff Smith

To become an entrepreneur, you need product ideas.
Even more important,
YOU NEED PRODUCT IDEAS THAT SELL.
To locate products that sell online, you need to understand what people already want to buy.
The single biggest cause of failure when writing non-fiction books, booklets, ebooks or any other information-based product is a poor choice of idea or product.
It's no doubt this is the main issue for anyone wanting to become an entrepreneur, there are all kinds of twists along the road that may lead you to THINK you have a high-demand idea.
For example, you are NOT part of a given niche market, yet you see evidence that there are a great many people searching for information on a particular topic. BUT - it turns out they would not be willing to PAY for this information, it's either not important enough to them OR it's too easy to find the information elsewhere.
So, what do you do?
How do you really get to the bottom of demand?
It's easier than you think - find out what people DO want to purchase information on.
Here's how.
Fire up your web browser and head one over to:
http://inventory.overture.com
Now, instead of searching for a particular topic, plug in these search terms and have fun looking at the results:
"How To"
"Learn To"
"Tutorial"
"Advice"
"More Information About"
"Tips"
"How Do I"
See what I'm getting at?
These are the terms people use online when they are specifically searching for information on a topic - as opposed to some other aspect about it.
For example, when you perform a search on "How To", you will find among the top results:
"How To Knit"
"How To Tie and Tie"
"How To Draw"
"How To Cook A Turkey"
"How To Play Poker"
Bet you wouldn't have thought THESE are the topics people are already hungry for information now would you?
Want to test your idea?
Record the numbers you get from either Overture or Wordtracker on top 10 results from searches recommended above.
Then, search for "How To [Insert Your Topic" and note the comparable number of searches. Are you anywhere close to the top 10, top 50, etc...?
You can get a pretty good idea of not just how MANY people want your information product, but also how your idea relates to many others that may sell better.
Believe me, it's easier to work on topics that people already want - don't waste your time and effort on low demand topics.
To take your project to the next level, find 39 more techniques for finding high-demand topics, use the Profit Funnel to test the profitability of your products and discover the offline techniques - right under your nose - for finding RED HOT product opportunities for nothing. Head over to:
http://www.infoproductcreator.com to fast-track your infoproduct business.
Jeff Smith is dedicated to helping you turn your knowledge into highly desirable, hot selling information-based products (eBooks, booklets, seminars, courses, etc...) Through his highly acclaimed site: http://www.infoproductcreator.com you will find exactly what it takes to create and market high-profit infoproducts.

The Rich Jerk A Look At Antimarketing

2008-12-10T02:00:00.001-08:00
Writen by Bryan Super

The Rich Jerk uses a marketing technique called anti-marketing. The sales letter is very interesting and really caught my attention, as I am sure it will yours.
The Rich Jerk is quite unique in his marketing methods. He really doesn't care if you buy his book or not. He knows it works and he knows he is rich. He has a very straightfoward attitude as does the excellent ebook he has developed. The ebook focuses on how to make money online. The Rich Jerk has included all his methods that have netted him millions of dollars in the past several years.

The Rich Jerk really came through with his ebook. Even though his anti-marketing method may upset some people, the bottom line is that the information contained inside the ebook is accurate and it works!

The Rich Jerk is in an easy to read format and he gets right to the point. There is no clutter and stories, just the information you need to make money. I would say anyone could pick up this ebook, apply the strategies withing, and make money online. I would suggest this ebook to anyone because it is great for the experienced or for the newbie because chapter 8 is devoted entirely to beginners and covers creating web sites and signing up for affiliate programs.

Now the Rich Jerk has made millions of dollars selling other people's products. This is also known as affiliate marketing. He takes you through the steps of picking which affiliate programs to sign up for and then tells you how to write a sales letter that will actually produce sales for the product you are promoting.
In conclusion the information contained in the Rich Jerk is top of the line. With information and strategies to make money ranging from affiliate marketing to ebay to using pay per click ads, the Rich Jerk is a great buy.

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Book Publishing For Entrepreneurs

2008-12-09T02:00:00.001-08:00
Writen by Stephanie Chandler

There was a time when it was relatively easy to get a book published. You took a great idea to an agent, the agent sold the idea to a publisher, and soon you could call yourself an author. Unfortunately the market has shifted. Unless you are a celebrity or come to the table with an eager audience of book buyers, most publishers won't even blink your way no matter how great your idea.
Because of this shift in the industry, more and more writers are turning to self-publishing. Some big success stories have emerged from the trenches of previously unknown authors who took control of their publishing destinies. "What Color is Your Parachute?" by Richard Nelson Bolles, "The Celestine Prophecy"¨ by James Redfield, and "The One Minute Manager" by Ken Blanchard and Spenser Johnson, all started out as independents. Even the infamous Amy Fisher turned to print-on-demand for her recent memoir, reportedly so that she could retain control over the content and promotion while retaining a bigger percentage of the profits.
Self Publishing Options
If you are considering publishing a book yourself, you have two primary options: self-publishing and print on demand (POD). Basic self-publishing involves establishing your own publishing company, contracting a cover designer, laying out the interior of the book and purchasing an International Standard Book Number (ISBN). Once all the setup is complete, you can then have the book printed by a book binding company--usually in very large quantities (3000+) at a cost per book ranging from $1.00-$5.00. Once the book is published, you need to get the book listed with the online book sellers and with the large distributors if you want your title to have a chance of making it into the big bookstores.
POD companies charge a set-up fee ranging from $350-$1000 and most will layout the book, assign an ISBN number, print books on an as-needed basis (no major quantity purchases are required), and get them into the inventories of the major distributors and online booksellers.
Depending on your goals, POD or traditional self-publishing can allow you to transform your manuscript into a hardcover or trade paperback in a matter of weeks. It can take a year or more for a big-name publisher to transform a manuscript into a book, and author royalties are surprisingly low. Publishing yourself gives you control over the time to market and can also lead to hefty profits. Here are some additional considerations:
Self-Publishing Pros
-You keep control over all rights.
-Individual book cost is low, resulting in a higher profit margin.
-Once you set up your publishing company, it's a bit easier to print subsequent books.
Self-Publishing Cons
-You have to do all the work: establish a publishing company, purchase an ISBN, get the cover created, layout the text, get listed with distributors, etc.
-Startup costs can be high since you typically have to purchase a large quantity of books.
-Revisions can be expensive if you haven't yet sold the bulk of your initial inventory.
Print-On-Demand Pros
-Startup costs are lower since you only pay a set up fee and for the copies you need.
-Updating the book is simpler since you won't have hundreds of overstock copies in your store room.
-Most POD companies will get your title listed with distributors and book sellers.
Print-On-Demand Cons
-Profit margin is lower since the POD companies take a percentage of sales.
-Some contracts can be restrictive with rights and terms (contracts should be carefully reviewed).
-Reputation: The big bookstores don't yet regard POD books as having much credibility.
Lessons Learned from the Publishing Industry
You may still want to investigate selling your idea to a big publisher, and you should. The process of pitching a book idea to agents and editors can teach you a lot about the publishing industry. The first question you will be asked is; "What is your platform?" Agents and publishers want authors with a ready-made audience of book buyers and if you don't have a national presence with speaking engagements or other notoriety, your chances of being published the traditional way are slim.
But don't let the pitching process kill your dreams. The lesson to be learned from the publishing pros is that you need to have a way to market and sell your book. Before you even consider publishing yourself, develop a marketing plan. Determine who will buy your book and how you will reach your audience. If you know how to market your ideas, and use the resources at your disposal (how-to books and publishing websites), you can create your own self publishing success story.
For more information on self-publishing, visit Dan Poynter's website: http://www.ParaPublishing.com. Poynter is the author of "The Self-Publishing Manual" and his newsletter is loaded with resources and advice.
For a good comparison of the leading POD companies, check out: http://www.PublishonDemand.net.
For ideas on marketing your book, check out the book by Marilyn Ross and Tom Ross: "Jump Start Your Book Sales."
Find a host of publishing resources at http://www.BusinessInfoGuide.com/publishing.htm.
Stephanie Chandler is the author of "The Business Startup Checklist and Planning Guide: Seize Your Entrepreneurial Dreams!" and the founder of http://www.BusinessInfoGuide.com, a directory of free resources for entrepreneurs. Sign up for the BusinessInfoGuide newsletter to receive hot resources and tips every month.

The True Purpose Of A Tips Booklet

2008-12-08T02:00:00.001-08:00
Writen by Paulette Ensign

"My topic doesn't fit into a how-to tips format."
That comment shows up periodically, and did again this week. Even when a person has written a novel, there are ways to create a tips booklet that can help market that novel plus become its own new source of revenue. THOSE are the purposes of a booklet.
A booklet is a way for the reader to test out the information of the author, to see if it's something that leads to wanting more of what the author's got. It's a way to gently approach a topic that may be otherwise overwhelming or brand new. It's one format of the material, which can then be embellished, expanded, or otherwise modified by the author.
A booklet is NOT the consummate reference on a given topic. A tips booklet, in particular, is NOT a narrative philosophical statement or observation of something. It's a tips booklet, with how-to's in it.
Let's say you wrote a novel, set on a rural farm in midwest America, and you want to sell lots of copies of that novel, which common wisdom says is a challenge to do. One way to do it could be by writing a tips booklet about ways (tips!) to live a happy, fulfilling, and interesting life in rural America, or on a farm. That would certainly give the reader of your book more of a connection to what your book is about, wouldn't it, especially when you include some specific invitation that looks something like "for more about living on a farm in midwest America, you'll enjoy reading our book, "Life in a Corn Field."
Or you are interested in featuring the accomplishments of some noteable people of current or historical times. Instead of a treatise about them, it could be very useful to create a tips booklet that includes guidance based on what those people did to accomplish what they accomplished, for others to mirror in their own lives.
Once in a rare while there is a topic that simply does not lend itself to a tips booklet. It's usually something in science or math and focused on theory. It's at that moment you'll see a glaze come onto my face. Otherwise, let's talk about what your tips booklet is and can be.
Paulette Ensign has sold well over a million copies of her own tips booklet, "110 Ideas for Organizing Your Business Life," in four languages and various formats without spending a penny on advertising. From her San Diego, CA-based http://www.tipsbooklets.com, she assists individuals and groups transform their knowledge into tips booklets and other information products for marketing, motivating, and making money.

Cashing In On Ebooks About Ebay

2008-12-07T02:00:00.001-08:00
Writen by Nicolas Gremion

There is one topic that e-book readers just can't get enough of that is compelling e-book readers to buy more each day. How to make money on e-bay is an e-book every reader is willing to buy because it's perfectly logical as an e-book topic. Some potential e-book buyers shun the thought of paying for an e-book because they believe the same information is available for free at another site. However, with an e-book about making money on e-bay the same reader would be glad not everyone has access to the information, thus they are purchasing something they hope will be a business secret that will lead to personal success for them. By authoring e-books on this topic you will develop a product so many buyers are yearning for, and thus if done properly will achieve sizable sales of the e-book.
Writing about eBay can be cumbersome for one that has not, or does not, sell on the site. What would you say? How would it come across as expert if you don't sell on the site? All legit concerns on the writer's part, however all you have to do is read to understand the eBay environment. First read what the eBay site has to say about selling on eBay, remember their information is professionally authored by people that have developed the software eBay runs on, or have sold the product on eBay themselves. Simply reading eBay's content about selling goods will serve as a foundation for the e-book.
Once you have a foundation for the e-book, and have a solid idea of how selling on the site works, pick a category you want to help people learn more about. The trick with selecting a category is to pick one many users would be eager to read about. After selecting a category to write about, let's say apparel, go and do some research on the best sites to buy bulk apparel. This may not be anything new to some seasoned eBay users, but remember that most of your readers won't be seasoned users, but novices trying to get started. By collecting such information you are servicing the users with new information in one centrally located place, your e-book.
Finally assimilate the facts and data into a fancy PDF package, and begin to sell the e-book online. Try to offer free updates, and a low price to attract the most buyers. Before you know it you'll be off writing about another product category.
Nicolas Gremion is the President of Paradise Publishers Inc (http://www.ParadisePublishers.com), an online publishing business dedicated to publishing books that contribute to our world in productive, positive and principled ways. The company ebook site, http://www.Free-eBooks.net is one of the internet's most respected sources for free ebooks.

Writing An Ebook The How To Guide

2008-12-06T02:00:00.001-08:00
Writen by Peter Dobler

Whenever you're listening to one of the big names in internet marketing you hear the same speech over and over again when it comes to viral marketing. The number one advice is, write an eBook and give it away for free.
You might ask "What is viral marketing and why should I give something away for free after I spend weeks to create it?". On another note you probably don't even know how to write an eBook and what to talk about.
First things first. Viral marketing is exactly what the name implies. You create a marketing effort that spreads like a virus. No, not the kind of virus you fear on your computer. Here's an example.
You are running a home business and you're getting pretty good in attracting new customers, but you're working more and more hours to generate this traffic to your business. Well, there are only 24 hours in a day and there's only so much you can do.
No you have 2 options. Option 1: Hire an employee to help you with your workload or motivate somebody else to promote your product. I don't know about you, but the thought alone having employees gives me the creeps. If you ever had to deal with employees you know what I'm talking about.
That leaves us with option 2; motivate somebody else to do the work for us. How do you do this? Easy, the number one question you have to address is "What's in it for me?". If you can give this person something in return for their work you're off to a good start.
Now here's when the eBook thing comes into the picture. eBooks and/or software are the perfect products to sell or give away from a automated web site. No packing and shipping involved and the system takes care of the transaction without you doing anything. Don't you love this? I sure do!
What's in it for them? By giving away your eBook you break the barrier for somebody else to actually look at your product. Second, you give this person the right to distribute and reprint your eBook. This means that you give the person the right to give it to another person for consumption and the right to reprint as well. This will repeat itself over and over again. That's viral marketing in a nutshell.
Now there's the problem to create an eBook to begin with. This seems harder than it is. First you need a topic. What are your hobbies? Are you married for a very long time? How did you do this? Are you good with home improvements? Did you successful deal with the government? And so forth...
Now you take one topic and think about what you did to make it successful or just something you enjoyed. This is the key. People want to feel better about themselves. You give them the roadmap on how to do something that they will enjoy at then end or something they can be proud of.
Once you have a topic to write about, it's downhill from there. Focus on your topic, outline the eBook first. Start very high level.
What's the problem
What are the obstacles to overcome
What are the goals you want to achieve with this
How did you do it
What are the lessons learned
What are you doing next
You see having these high level outlines in place will help you to drill down in each one of them. It might be a little bit strange in the beginning, but after a while you get used to it and the words just flow out of your hands.
Armed with this knowledge you should be on your way to write your first eBook. In my forum I created a folder for first time writers to advertise their eBooks.
Copyright © 2005 - Peter Dobler
Peter Dobler is a 20+ year veteran in the IT business. He is an active Real Estate Investor and a successful Internet business owner. Learn more about the concept of residual income at http://www.fl-home-biz.com or send a blank email to mailto:pdobler@getresponse.com

Why Waste So Much Time Writing An Ebook That Nobody Buys

2008-12-05T02:00:00.000-08:00
Writen by Titus Cheng

Dear reader
As you are reading this, you will probably think the same way, or maybe not.
Think of this way, you got a product, an ebook. You know that it is a very good product, but you miss one thing, you don't know if your ebooks sells or not.
Many people do the same way, they got a good product, they know it was good, so they think that it will see. The problem is may it will sell, a few, but I don't think that it's what you want, you want to sell a lot.
But soon you realize one thing, your product isn't selling that good, or you haven't even made a sell! That's really sad because you forgot to do one thing.
"Research" is very important. If you don't know you prospect, if you don't know their problem, it's useless to promotes something that they don't want.
You need to find a hungry crowd, give them what they want and you will get what you want.
But how?
In order to find the hungry crowd, you need to target them, know them, see what their problem is, find them, talk to them and create a product to solve their problem.
Here two big market place that you kind find your target market.
Ebay - A huge marketplace where millions of people trade their products or services. This is a place where you know what people want. Look at the auctions, see what thing get most bid on, see what have a repetitive pattern.
Clickbank - A common place where people put their products in to promote. Find the hot books, that people want to buy, people want to find.
Research your target market, give them what they want, then you can have what you want. Be creative in your writing.
Titus Cheng, author and creator of the ebook "How to convert document into PDF for free", http://www.instantebookprofit.com

7 Simple Ways To Boost Your Ebook Sales

2008-12-04T02:00:00.001-08:00
Writen by Michael Southon

You can often dramatically increase your E-Book sales by making a few minor adjustments to your sales page. Here are 7 ways to increase your E-Book sales:
(1) Make sure your 'Order' link appears at least 3 times on your sales page.
(2) If your link currently says 'Order!', change it to 'Order via Secure SSL Server' (if that is the case). I made this change about a month ago, and I noticed an immediate increase in sales.
(3) Offer a money-back guarantee that makes it clear that you don't mind refunding purchases.
(4) Add a 'guarantee' logo or icon to your sales page. You can find a variety 'guarantee' graphics at AltaVista's MediaSearch: http://web.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?cn=med
Click on the 'radio button' that says 'Images' and then type 'guarantee' into the search box. AltaVista will return 20 pages of 'guarantee icons'.
(Before placing one of these graphics on your website, make sure it is not covered by copyright).
(5) Offer 2 or 3 chapters of your book free (in the form of a downloadable Trial version of your E-Book). You could also allow people to read those same chapters online.
(6) Include a 'Table of Contents' so that your visitors can see what your E-Book contains.
(7) Keep your sales copy to one page. People are spending less and less time surfing the Web - if your sales message is more than one page, your visitors will probably move on before reaching the end.
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Michael Southon has been writing for the Internet for over 3
years. He has shown hundreds of webmasters how to use this
simple technique to build a successful online business. Click
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