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Book Marketing InformationA Profitable Idea for Writers
by:
Mary Anne Hahn
To say that I see a lot is mayhap one of the greatest
understatements of all time. I see chronically, obsessively.
Articles, books, magazines, newspapers, newsletters--you name it.
Whenever I am alone, if I'm not really writing something, I do
certain I have thing
to see with me. I carry a large purse
precisely for this purpose; my partner, John, calls the one I hoist
on my shoulder these days "carryon luggage," which should give you
some idea of its size :-).
Although I have a great love for novels, most of my recent reading
involves topics that inform and/or inspire. Of special interest to
me is thing
that can show me new route (or new slants on old ways)
for writers to do a comfortable living victimisation their skills, things
that I can share with the readers of my ezine, WriteSuccess.
One area that continues to look especially promising and profitable
for writers is ebook writing and publishing.
For readers, the convenience of ebooks can't be beat; you can
purchase your book and be reading it moments later without effort up
from your PC or Mac.
For writers, benefits abound. Ebooks are comparatively
bargain-priced and
easy to publish. You don't need to shop about for an agent.
There's no long
wait between having your manuscript accepted and
seeing it in print. And you can do several neat things with ebooks that
you can't with the traditional print variety--include your own clip
art and graphics, add machine-readable text
links right in the pages of your book
that take you readers to related Web sites, and else fun online
stuff.
You can't simply slap an ebook together and expect to find an instant
road to riches, however. Finding and developing a book on a topic
that folk care about, and wish pay for, is key. You wish likewise need
to decide whether to self-publish, or go through an ebook publisher.
And the success of your ebook lies in how willingly, and how well,
you market it.
Probably the most sought-after type of ebooks, and thus
the most
profitable avenue you can pursue, are the ones that contain information.
These run the gamut as far as content, from how to develop a gorgeous
perennial garden to how to balance one's activity and family life. If people
are ardent simply about the topic, and feel it wish enhance their lives, they
will buy a book simply about it.
You say that this information is already without delay
accessible for free? You're
right, more of it is. But if you write winsomely
and well, and if you can
save folk hours of searching and winnowing
through useless information in
order to find what wish help them, then you can sell your ebook. Do the
research for them, include the better links in your ebook, and you have
something of great value to offer.
Let's take a look at a real life example: Matthew Lesko. For those who
haven't detected
of him, he has put together over 70 books on how individuals
and businesses can find free US government money, grants and cash loans
to finance nearly any venture you can imagine. His books sell like hotcakes,
and I daresay he lives well
because of that.
Could folk have found this information on their own? Absolutely. But are
they willing to buy Mr. Lesko's books if it wish save them hours and hours
of trial and error research? You bet they will.
If the idea of writing ebooks for fun and profit appeals to you, the absolute
best manual on the Web for how to create, publish and sell your own ebook
is "Make Your Psychological feature
Sell!" This ebook is so packed with information,
you'll be biting at the bit to start writing before you're even as a quarter of
the
way through it. Even as visiting the product's Web site alone wish provide you
with ideas. You can check out "MYKS!" here:
http://myks.sitesell.com/writeangles.html
Another *excellent* resource on this topic is Neil Shearing's "Internet
Success Blueprint." Written for Net
marketers, it is a
superb step-by-step manual to developing and writing ebooks that we
non-marketing type writers could emphatically discover from. From
selecting topics to choosing an electronic business enterprise format for your
books--plus guiding you through the ebook marketing process--this
one's simply about as complete as you'll find online. Plus, it's a fun
read. See more simply about Neil's book here:
http://scamfreezone.com .cgi/176198
If you love to write and want to do your living from it, I
strongly believe that ebooks are a fantastic way to go.
Here's to your writing success!
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Just simply about THE AUTHOR
Mary Anne Chemist is editor and publisher of WriteSuccess, the
free biweekly ezine of ideas, information and inspiration for
people who want to pursue Flourishing full-time writing careers.
To subscribe, mailto:writesuccess-subscribe@yahoogroups.com .
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