With the growing popularity of e-books, there is a great demand and opportunity to supply e-books to this new army of readers who are hungry for material.
Writers generate and sell e-books about a wide range of subjects, such as:
• travel
• music
• cooking
• photography
• home maintenance
• dog grooming
The point is, the list of topics is virtually endless.
Writing and layout tips:
• Keep your readers reading by using images, tips, graphics, testimonials and anecdotes
• Include cliff notes on the sidebar for quick information that breaks up page density
• Use bullets and numbered lists
• Proofread (spellcheck) your final document
Some overall tips:
• Address the wants and needs of a well-defined target market
• Find your niche in the marketplace
• Create quality content
• Provide exceptional value
• Have a marketing plan to promote your e-book
You don’t need special software to write an e-book. Just use word processing software like Microsoft Word and convert the file to a PDF. Create or hire an artist to design an e-book cover. The cover must be in JPG format.
If you don’t want to write your own e-book, you can also acquire one that has resale rights.
To sell an e-book on Kindle, you need an ISBN number. Visit isbn.org to apply. It costs about $100 per e-book.
Read the full contents of the excellent article on how to write and sell e-books from copyblogger.com
Other good articles from eHow.com: How to Sell Your eBook on Amazon’s Kindle, How To Write an eBook that Sells and How To Compose an eBook.
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