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E-Books
are big business on the Internet these days. If you are not familiar
with ebooks, they are simply books (usually less content than a
printed book) that are available for immediate download after
purchase from a website. E-books are great because they are easy to
create, free to distribute and have a high profit margin. Even if
you are not a writer, you can write, or hire someone to write, an
e-Books
for you to sell online.
E-Books
are usually "how to" manuals about virtually any topic. If you have
expertise in almost anything, you can write an e-Book on the topic.
If the knowledge you have is in demand, people will often pay $20,
$50, $100, even $500 for a copy of your e-Book. When someone buys an
e-Book, they download it from your website (or you can email it to
them) and read it on their computer. Of course, a $500 e-Books better
be pretty comprehensive and have information you can't find anywhere
else or you will get a lot of refund requests.
Here
is how to get started:
Think
of a topic for your e-Book. What kinds of things do you know a lot
about? Sit down and write an outline of what you want the book to
say. When you have a good plan, write your e-Book using your word
processor on your PC. We generally use Word or WordPerfect. You can
make it as long or short as you want. We have seen e-Books that are
just 15 pages and some that are over 400 pages. Try to keep the e-Book
strict and to the point, especially if you aren't that great
of a writer anyway.
When
the book is finished, convert the document into a PDF file. There
are several programs out there that can do this for you. This just
makes a more professional looking document to sell. There are also e-Book
compilers out there,
eBook Pack Express is a
professional eBook creation software. It is very user-friendly and
has all the features needed for professional eBook creation. You will then want to build a
website, register yourself a
catchy domain name, find a good web host, and put up a couple of
pages. It doesn't have to be fancy, but try to make the sales copy
on your website convincing enough to get people to buy your book.
You will need a way to accept credit cards. We usually use PayPal
because it is free to open an account and the fees are reasonable.
Open a PayPal account
here.
Now
that the book is finished and your credit card accepting website is
up and running, you need to begin promoting your website. The
members area of this site has the best ways to promote websites for
little or no cost. This is a good starting point. Your best bet is
to learn all you can about Internet Marketing. You can learn almost
everything online for free, so you don't need to buy those $300
training courses unless you are looking for a quick guide.
E-Book businesses can earn up to $150,000 per year
or more if you have a good product and a good marketing plan in
place. This is one of the easiest to start, low cost businesses to
begin. We highly recommend trying this one out. Since this is such a
profitable business idea, we have created an entire category for
E-Book Ideas in our exclusive members area.
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