Susan Harrow

Become an Eook Author

What is an e-book?
It's just like a paper book except for a few differences.You write your book in a word processing program likeMicrosoft Word. In it you can include links to websites foradditional information so a reader can click on a URL toaccess the desired information whenever they like.

How does it work?

Once you finish your book you'll convert it to a PDF fileusing a program such as Adobe Acrobat. The font type-face ofyour e-book is large so it can be easily read on a computerscreen.

Where can you sell it?

Once you've written your e-book and want to sell it you canmarket it through websites that specialize in selling them.You don't even have to have a shopping cart or e-commerceinterface on your website. So everyone of you can getstarted writing your e-book right away, today.

What sells best?

Some of the best-selling e-books deal with how to make moneyon the web. The least well-selling e-books are poetry.

What if you're not a writer?

Even if you're not much of a writer you can do two things.Talk your book into a tape recorder and transcribe it. Orhire a freelance writer to write or edit your book.

Should you limit the number of sites you sell to?

No. Get your book set-up on as many sites as you can soyou'll have a steady stream of royalties, reach a wideaudience, and get your name out into the public eye.

How can you find the best publishing sites?

In deciding who will sell your information, the one thing tocheck for first is to make sure that any e-book publisherdoes not require exclusive rights. This is VERY important.You want to make sure that your retain the rights to sellyour material wherever you like to whomever you choose andto receive royalties for it. All of the following sites arenon- exclusive. Royalties vary widely. Good luck!

http://www.booklocker.com - Pays the most and helps you setup your e-book in PDF format for free. To be considered ane-book your information must be 300-600 pages to get the 70%royalty rate. Under 100 pages is considered an e-booklet andyou'll be paid 50% on an average price of $5.95.

http://www.1stbooks.com - You will receive 100 percent ofthe first $300 of sales and 40 percent thereafter. See theirFAQ for details.

http://www.iuniverse.com - iuniverse publishes print-on-demand books and e-books.

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