Are you a writer who has
tried and tried and tried again to get your book published? If you have and if you have only been met
with rejection letter after rejection letter, your first impulse may be to give
up. The decision to do so is yours to
make, but if you do believe that you have a good book on your hands, you may
want to consider transforming your book into an eBook instead.
A nice as it is to hear
that you can take your book, transform it into an eBook, and sell it, you may
be curious as to why you should do so, as well as how. The good news is that creating an eBook is a
lot easier than many imagine. In fact,
the hardest part of about creating an eBook is writing one and you should
already have this step accomplished.
As for the benefits of
creating an eBook, it is first important to know what they are. eBooks are defined as electronic or digital
books. The materials and stories covered
in eBooks are just like printed books; however, the overall format is
different.
As for who reads eBooks and
how they are read, you will find that it all depends. There are a number of small handheld machines
that are used to read eBooks. These
components upload an eBook, often through a small connecting cable that is
connected through the computer. As
popular as this approach is, many eBook reading machines can be costly;
therefore, many readers choose to simply just read eBooks from their computer
or print them. The most avid readers of
eBooks are those who are internet and computer savvy.
The main benefit of
transforming your book into an eBook is that the process is easy. In fact, many first time authors are
surprised just how easy it is to create an eBook. Although you do have a number of different
formatting options, many choose the popular PDF format, as most computers
already have free reader programs installed.
This means that your buyers will be able to read your eBook right away.
Since all publishers
require book manuscripts to be in printed, computer format. There is a good chance that your book is
already saved on your computer. What you
will want to do is use a program, like Adobe Create a PDF Online. Simply follow the directions and your book
will automatically be transformed into a PDF file. As for creating an eBook, this is really the
only step that you need to take.
As easy as it is to create
an eBook, selling it can be more difficult.
The good news, however, is that you do have a number of different
options. One of those options to sell
your eBook on a third party website.
These are websites where a large collection of eBooks are listed for
sale and written by different authors.
The only downside to this approach is the fact that most third party
websites take a small percentage of each sale or they charge a monthly fee.
In keeping with selling an
eBook, you also have the option of creating your own website. What you will want to do is create a webpage
that offers detailed information about your eBook, such as its title, the basis
of your storyline, or what readers will learn if your eBook is a how-to
book. This approach is the most cost
effective; however, it is important to remember that internet users will not
just be able to find your website; you also need to market it as well.
As for accepting payment,
many eBook authors use programs like PayPal.
If you do choose to create your own website, you can also purchase your
own shopping cart software. This should
allow you to not only accept payments from PayPal members, but major credit
card holders as well.
As a recap, transforming
your book into an eBook and selling it online is a nice alternative to print
publishing and self-publishing. If you
are unable to get your eBook published by a well-known publisher, it is an
approach that you will want to examine.
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