Thriller author Stephen King sold 400.000 copies of his latest 66-page story, Riding the Bullet, at $2.50 a download via the Internet within the first 24 hours after it was made available.
King earns 450,000 $ from this sale, beating the money he would have gotten from magazines like Playboy or the New Yorker.
This proves that the potential for E-book success has never been greater than it was today!
Electronic books are the hottest promotional tool on the Internet. They are self-contained "executable" files of HTML, that can be read on any PC.
This HTML may be a web site you've created, or HTML you've specifically prepared to be compiled into a downloadable .exe file for distribution.
An E-book can be distributed on CD, floppy disk, you can make them downloadable from your web site, the possibility's really are unlimited.
Reasons why you should create an E-book:
You have total control over your work and you can be your own publisher, distributor and bookshop owner all in one. -You can sell an E-book on your web site. -Create a useful E-book, add your URL in it, and people will visit your web site over and over again. -You can advertise your products or services in it. -People like reading information in a nice layout. -You may give it away as a bonus for purchasing your product or service. -You can sell advertising space in your E-book. -Submit your E-book on all freebie sites and get seen by thousands, if not, by hundred thousands. -Make money by selling the reprint rights, etc...
But what if you have nothing to write about?
Don't worry. You don't have to be an expert to write about the subject of your interest. In fact, you can write about everything without doing much study work by using newsgroups and discussion lists.
Just ask your questions in the newsgroups related to your subject, and wait for the other newsgroup members to provide you the answers. You then compile the responses, rewrite them, and in no time you'll have a chapter or even an entire book.
Because newsgroups are public forums there is no copyright involved, unless specifically stated. So all group contributions can be legally used, without getting the authors permission! If you want more...
Create an article from your E-book, and submit it to the E-zines!
Once you have created your E-book, you can type up a well written and condensed version of the information within your E-book as an article and submit it to all the E-zines in your target market.
Many E-zine publishers are constantly looking for quality information, and will be eager to put your article (if it's important and well written of course) in their publication to inform their audience.
Tips and tools.
As a writer, you need to constantly improve your writing skills and techniques. The following links will help you with it.
The Internet Writing Journal
http://www.writerswrite.com/journal
The World of Writing
http://www.bloorstreet.com/300block/3author.htm
4 Writers
http://4-writers.com
Business and Professional Writing Tips
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/files/business-writing.html
Just think that the life of an author is a great life. Or wouldn't you love staying at home everyday, avoiding the rat race, and getting paid good money just for sitting in front of your computer, thinking, reading, writing and marketing your own ideas and/or products?
Click Here to Email Bob Smith