How to Create and Market an eBook

We planned to write an Ebook for long time, but we could not make up our mind. After we read the eBook EBook Creation for Illiterate – Ghostwriters Goldmine!, we finished our own eBook in 38 days. It really inspired us. We would like to share with you what we learned from it. Hope it is helpful to your New Near resolution.

According to Wikipedia, an electronic book (eBook) is a book-length publication in digital form, consisting of text, images, or both, readable on computers or other electronic devices.

eBooks had gained popularity since it was invented due to its distinct features:

·         Instantly download from websites

·         Save storage space

·         Comparative price compared with physical books

·         Built-in dictionary in most of eBook-readers

·         Built-in reading lights

·         Adjustable fonts and sizes for text

·         And much more

After you create or own an eBook, you can do:

·         Market it for profit

·         Give it for free as marketing strategy

To start writing an eBook, choosing a topic is very crucial. You can choose those topics which can solve problems in the real world. “How to” and “tips” are hot topics. Of course, you should choose the topics you have knowledge about and passion for.

You also can search online for clues. For example, you can choose the Marketing & Sales under Kindle eBooks, you are going to find what hot topics are covered by the top 100 best sellers. If you want to find out the topics which interest you, you can follow this link and modify the book categories: http://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Kindle-Store-Business-Marketing-Sales/zgbs/digital-text/154967011/ref=zg_bs_nav_kstore_3_154821011

On the other hand, ezinearticles.com provides good insight too. Thirty categories are listed in eZine website. Under each category, you can find different subcategories.

After you decide what to write about, you can start writing about your eBook. If you do not have time to write an eBook, or you do not feel you like writing one, you can hire a writer.  What you need to do is search a good service of a ghostwriter.  Elance.com and guru.com are two most popular websites you can find good quality ghostwriters.

After you finish you eBook, you can either publish them on self-publishing sites, or build a website, or submit it to the affiliating market place such as ClickBank.

If you want to build a website, you can check out register.com which provides excellent platform for digital products. We are building a website by using “Ecommerce Website”.

If you want to become an affiliating marketer with ClickBank and other companies, you need to build a pitch page (landing page). Pitchmagic.com is a good choice. We built our first pitch page by using their service.

After you publish your eBook, you need to market your product. Blogging and article writing are two most effective forms to promote your products. Ezinearticle.com provides the best service for article marketing. It requires your article to be approved before it can be published. However, if you are article got approval and published, your article is going to have high ranking.

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