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Article #33: Join The E-book Revolution!

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E-books are quickly replacing printed information you will want to make sure
text in many industries. Online college that you can back up your statements and
courses now rely on e-texts instead of information with reliable sources. Try to
printed texts, the government relies on create an annotated bibliography that you
e-books and materials to distribute can use to not only support your claims
information, and several businesses rely with, but that can also be used to help
on e-books to attract visitors to their you organize your ideas. If you are
site as well as to market their ideas. If writing a fictional piece then your
you are interested in taking advantage of research will be related to situations
this remarkable media revolution then it that your characters are facing, or to
is time that you write your own e-book. elements that will help you to flesh out
Step 1 - Select Your Theme descriptions of the setting or
The first step for writing an e-book is characters, or to verify historical
to establish your book's theme. If you events that impact your storyline.
will be writing a fictional piece then Step 6 - Develop a Writing Schedule
your theme will be based on the plotline. Writing a book can take years to do if
On the other hand, if you will be writing you just pick at it. If you want to
a nonfiction e-book then your theme will complete your e-book in a timely manner
be based on the subject of your book. For then you will want to set up a writing
example your theme may be "how to schedule and a completion due date. For
organize your office." example you may want to set a writing
Step 2 - Select Your Market goal of 5 pages per day until the book is
The next step is to decide who you will completed. You will also want to make
be marketing your e-book to. You will sure that you schedule time for revisions
want to make sure that you focus your and editing.
writing style and information so that it Step 7 - Write Your E-Book
appeals to your selected market. By doing Get writing! Try to stick to your
this you will be improving the chances schedule. If you fall behind adjust your
that your book will sell and you will be schedule and work hard to complete your
improving the chances that this book will book by your due date. Just remember, the
be able to attract viewers to your site. sooner your e-book is online the sooner
Step 3 - Select the Format it will be generating leads and income
The format of your e-book will influence for you.
who will be able to read your e-book, as Step 8 - Edit and Revise Your E-Book
well as how they will be able to view After you have completed your first draft
your book. When you are deciding on what put the project away for a week. Then
format to use make sure that you take after the week is up return to the
into consideration what device the book project and read through it again. During
will be viewed on: Windows PC, Windows this read check for flow problems,
Table, Macintosh, Linux/Unix Computer, grammar errors, and spelling errors. If
Pocket PC, Palm OS device, Blackberry, you have someone willing to edit your
etc. You will also want to take into project for you take advantage of their
consideration if you want to make your help. It is often very difficult to find
e-book printable, easy to view on a all the mistakes in a large document that
computer screen, and/or easy to navigate you have written yourself.
through. Step 9 - Publish your E-Book
There are several great computer programs When your piece is ready to publish you
that are designed especially for will need to decide how to get it online.
formatting e-books. Some of the most You have a few options. Your first option
reliable and user friendly products for is to try and sell it on commission via
formatting e-books include: eBook an established e-book web site. Your
Starter, eBook Generator, and Activ second option is to publish it on your
E-Book Compiler. If you don't want to buy own web site and offer it free to all of
special software for formatting your your site's visitors. Your third option
e-book then you can also use Adobe is to sell your e-book through your own
Reader, HTML, Word, and Plain Text. web site using an online shopping cart
Step 4 - Outline Your Book program.
Now that you have the logistics Step 10 - Market Your E-Book
established you can now outline your The final step is to market your e-book.
e-book. For fictional pieces you will To do this you will need to use your
want to make sure that you cover all of imagination. You may start by asking
the major events and plot twists in your friends and colleagues to read your book
outline. For nonfiction pieces you will and then recommend it to their friends
want to create a chapter outline that and colleagues. Next you can advertise
covers all of the topics that you will be your e-book via your blog or your
covering in your book. company's message board. Finally you can
Step 5 - Research buy online ad space via Google's Ad
To ensure that your e-book is offering Sense, Yahoo!'s advertising program, or
your readers the most up-to-date data and some similar ad agent.






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