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eBooks by
Gauher Chaudhry
Stephen King knew something that I should have picked up on. When he released
his first electronic book (e-book) "Riding the Bullet", many people waited up
to two days before successfully downloading a copy of his new book on to their
own personal computers. There have already been over 500,000 downloads of his
e-book. This proves that the potential for e-books is tremendous. E-books are
simply executable files that let a customer read your material right on their
computer. Customers want instant gratification. If you sell them a book
that can be downloaded in seconds, they are more likely to buy it rather than
wait two weeks to receive a paperback version. The first e-book that I bought
was Rick Beneteau's "Ezine Marketing Machine" http://www.ezinemoney.net/sgx/d.cgi?4369 , and I think
what convinced me to order was the fact that I could get his material within minutes
after reading the sales letter. What makes the creation of an e-book so
attractive? The fact that the production of paperback book can get mighty expensive.
The cost of printing, paper, binding and shipping make the option of creating
an e-book almost a no-brainer. Electronic books are also also environmentally
friendly and do not take up any room on your probably already crammed shelf space.
A study by Forrester Research Inc. predicts that the sale of online books
will jump by 25% in the next five years. Microsoft predicts that digital titles
will outsell their paper counterparts within the next ten years. That is why Microsoft
is trying to aggressively promote their new software "MS Reader" which is intended
for the e-book market. When Bill Gates sees value in e-books, we should all be
listening! When I recently released my new book "EZ Money With Ezines"
http://www.ezmoneywithezines.com/ , I decided to publish
it as a paperback without a digital counterpart. The main reason why I didn't
create an e-book version was to prevent any unauthorized distribution of my book.
But companies who produce e-book software are getting smarter. They are addresses
the major concern of most publishers, which is unauthorized distribution of their
work all over the Internet. They have created software that can control whether
a reader can print the material in the e-book and even prevent unauthorized distribution
by using such mechanisms as a lock codes. In retrospect, had I created
an e-book, I would have saved valuable time better spent on promoting my book
rather then getting it printed, binded and shipped. I have now decided to create
a e-book version of my book and make both versions available to prospective buyers
because there will still always be a market for people who prefer a printed version.
I am not necessarily suggesting that e-books will eventually make paperback
books obsolete. That will never happen. I feel that e-books are just another option
of reading information. When learning how to create your own profitable
e-book with any type of knowledge that you may have to offer, the most comprehensive
source that I have found to get started is Ken Envoy's "Make Your Knowledge Sell".
You can preview this e-book that teaches you step-by-step how to publish your
own e-book at: http://myks.sitesell.com/coolcash.html One of the
best software programs for creating your own e-book is E-ditor Pro. I like this
program because of its state of the art security features. http://www.e-ditorial.com/ebook.cgi?id=Gauher If
you have information that you would like to share with other people, seriously
consider creating an e-book. After a little bit of research, I definitely have
reconsidered. |
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