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How to Write Your First Ebook

Writing your first ebook may seem like a daunting task. But like many projects, it won't seem so bad when it's broken down into manageable chunks. Not all projects are successful, so don't be too disappointed if your first ebook isn't a best seller. Whatever the outcome of your first ebook, you can at least say 'You did it'.

Like many things in life, what often seems impossible can be attained with the right attitude and the right equipment. It could be a marathon run, climbing a mountain or finding parking space at the supermarket.

If you want to play golf, you will need clubs, balls and some practice. There's no guarantee you will become another Tiger Woods but you will become a golfer.

If you want to write an ebook, you will need a computer, software and some directions. Assuming you have a computer and software or access to them, here are some directions.

Establish Your Reasons

Your reasons for wanting to write an ebook will have a major impact on your success. It may be for financial gain, promoting a business, advancing your career, education, self satisfaction or something entirely different. Whatever your reasons, write them down. It will help to motivate you if the going gets tough.

Choose Your Subject

There are countless subjects that you can write about. It's wise to choose something you have an interest in or knowledge of. It is worthwhile spending time on this. The more you know about your subject, the easier it will be to write about.

Choose Your Title

After you've chosen your subject, you'll need a title for the ebook. It's worth writing down a few different ones before deciding on the one you'll use. This will help to keep your focus and may give you some other ideas. The title should give a clear indication of the content in your book. A catchy title may help to sell it, but remember to balance this with clarity to keep it in context. I've written down two examples. Feel free to use them if you have a sense of humor.

A Clubbers Paradise - Golfing in Ibiza

20 Minutes Late - The Future of Trains

Choose Your Audience

The subject and style of your writing will determine your audience. Decide who your desired audience will be. Age, gender, culture, social background and education are factors you may want to consider. What you write should be targeted at your desired audience.

Write Your Thesis Statement

Although it's possible to write your ebook without a 'thesis statement', it is not recommended. If you are unfamiliar with this term, there are many sources available that will provide you with all the details you need. Unfortunately, there are some differences of opinion that may lead to confusion.

The 'thesis statement' deserves a separate article of its own but for now I have written a general definition of a thesis statement for ebooks. This may leave the door open for criticism but is a small price to pay if it removes some of the confusion. More importantly, it will give you a base on which to start. Only use it as a guideline. If you want a more specific definition, Google is a good place to start your search.

A thesis statement is a sentence or two written to clearly show the reason(s) for your ebook and what you expect to write about.

Although I have referred to this as a general definition, keep in mind that your actual statement should be as specific as possible.

Think of it as the foundation for your ebook. It should contain the following:

1) Your subject

2) Your opinion on the subject

3) A supporting reason for your opinion

4) The significance of 1), 2) and 3)

Create Your Document

Now that you have the foundation, you can begin writing.

A standard application like MS Word is a good choice.

While you are writing your document you can revise your thesis statement at any time up until it is published. This provides a good degree of flexibility.

Choose the format and layout of your document, including chapters, headings and introductions. Dependent on your subject, you may wish to add photographs, anecdotes or testimonials that keep the reader's attention.

Since an ebook is generally read from a screen, you may want to break up the text more than in a printed book. Experiment with a few different fonts and look at other ebooks for ideas you can use. Spell check and save your document regularly. MS Word has an auto recovery feature. This is useful if you don't save the document on a regular basis and later experience a system crash. Always backup your document. As a precaution you should also keep a copy on another media such as CD.

Choose Your Ebook Format

This is a personal choice. You may decide to create an executable (.exe) file or a Portable Document Format (.pdf) file. By no means an exhaustive list, here are some points to consider before you choose.

EXE files are compiled using an ebook compiler

EXE files may offer features that are not available with PDFs

EXE files can only be read on a PC

EXE files don't require any other software to be read

EXE files are easy to open, easily branded, and good viral marketing tools

EXE files may be susceptible to viruses although some compilers offer virus protection

More information on the better compilers can be found at

http://www.ebook-site.com/ebook-compilers.html

PDF files can be created using Adobe Acrobat

PDF files can be created with several other 3rd party applications

PDF files are an industry standard

PDF files can be read by both PC and MAC

PDF files require Adobe Reader to be read

PDF files are highly unlikely to become infected

More information on PDFs can be found on the Adobe website

Create Your Ebook

Create your ebook in your chosen format.

Congratulations you are now an author.

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Why Write an eBook?

It's not true that everything that has been said has

already been written. Since that unfortunate axiom

came into use, the whole universe has changed.

Technology has changed, ideas have changed, and the

mindsets of entire nations have changed.

The fact is that this is the perfect time to write an

ebook. What the publishing industry needs are people

who can tap into the world as it is today - innovative

thinkers who can make the leap into the new millennium

and figure out how to solve old problems in a new way.

Ebooks are a new and powerful tool for original

thinkers with fresh ideas to disseminate information

to the millions of people who are struggling to figure

out how to do a plethora of different things.

Let's say you already have a brilliant idea, and the

knowledge to back it up that will enable you to write

an exceptional ebook. You may be sitting at your

computer staring at a blank screen wondering, "Why?

Why should I go through all the trouble of writing my

ebook when it's so impossible to get anything

published these days?

Well, let me assure you that publishing an ebook is

entirely different than publishing a book in print.

Let's look at the specifics of how the print and cyber

publishing industry differ, and the many reasons why

you should take the plunge and get your fingers

tapping across those keyboards!

Submitting a print book to conventional publishing

houses or to agents is similar to wearing a hair shirt

24/7. No matter how good your book actually is, or how

many critique services and mentor writers have told

you that "you've got what it takes," your submitted

manuscript keeps coming back to you as if it is a

boomerang instead of a valuable mine of information.

Perhaps, in desperation, you've checked out

self-publishing and found out just how expensive a

venture it can be. Most "vanity presses" require

minimal print runs of at least 500 copies, and even

that amount will cost you thousands of dollars. Some

presses' minimal run starts at 1,000 to 2,000 copies.

And that's just for the printing and binding. Add in

distribution, shipping, and promotional costs and -

well, you do the math. Even if you wanted to go this

route, you may not have that kind of money to risk.

Let's say you already have an Internet business with a

quality website and a quality product. An ebook is one

of the most powerful ways to promote your business

while educating people with the knowledge you already

possess as a business owner of a specific product or

service.

For example, let's say that you've spent the last

twenty-five years growing and training bonsai trees,

and now you're ready to share your knowledge and

experience. An ebook is the perfect way to reach the

largest audience of bonsai enthusiasts.

Ebooks will not only promote your business - they will

help you make a name for yourself and your company,

and establish you as an expert in your field. You may

even find that you have enough to say to warrant a

series of ebooks. Specific businesses are complicated

and often require the different aspects to be divided

in order for the reader to get the full story.

Perhaps your goals are more finely tuned in terms of

the ebook scene. You may want to build a whole

business around writing and publishing ebooks.

Essentially, you want to start an e-business. You are

thinking of setting up a website to promote and market

your ebooks. Maybe you're even thinking of producing

an ezine.

One of the most prevalent reasons people read ebooks

is to find information about how to turn their

Internet businesses into a profit-making machine. And

these people are looking to the writers of ebooks to

provide them with new ideas and strategies because

writers of ebooks are usually people who understand

the new cyberspace world we now live in. Ebook writers

are experts in Internet marketing campaigns and the

strategies of promoting and distributing ebooks. The

cyberspace community needs its ebooks to be successful

so that more and more ebooks will be written.

You may want to create affiliate programs that will

also market your ebook. Affiliates can be people or

businesses worldwide that will all be working to sell

your ebooks. Think about this? Do you see a formula

for success here?

Figure out what your subject matter is, and then

narrow it down. Your goal is to aim for specificity.

Research what's out there already, and try to find a

void that your ebook might fill.

What about an ebook about a wedding cake business? Or

an ebook about caring for elderly pets? How about the

fine points of collecting ancient pottery?

You don't have to have three masters degrees to write

about your subject. People need advice that is easy to

read and easily understood. Parents need advice for

dealing with their teenagers. College students need to

learn good study skills - quickly. The possibilities

are endless.

After you've writtten your ebook

Getting your ebook out is going to be your focus once

you've finished writing it, just as it is with print

books. People will hesitate to buy any book from an

author they've never heard of. Wouldn't you?

The answer is simple: give it away! You will see

profits in the form of promoting your own business and

getting your name out. You will find affiliates who

will ask you to place their links within your ebook,

and these affiliates will in turn go out and make your

name known. Almost every single famous ebook author

has started out this way.

Another powerful tool to attract people to your ebook

is to make it interactive. Invent something for them

to do within the book rather than just producing pages

that contain static text. Let your readers fill out

questionnaires, forms, even crossword puzzles geared

to testing their knowledge on a particular subject.

Have your readers hit a link that will allow them to

recommend your book to their friends and associates.

Or include an actual order form so at the end of their

reading journey, they can eagerly buy your product.

When people interact with books, they become a part of

the world of that book. The fact is just as true for

books in print as it is for ebooks.

That's why ebooks are so essential. Not only do they

provide a forum for people to learn and make sense of

their own thoughts, but they can also serve to promote

your business at the same time.

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10 Must Know's Before You Write An Ebook

Below to will see ten rules you should implement before you attempt to write your own ebook.

Rule Number 1, You must have a good knowledge of your ebook subject. It is better to write an ebook about a subject you have a wide knowledge of. If you attempt to write an ebook when you have very little knowledge of the contents, your ebook will fail.

Rule Number 2, Ensure you know your subject inside and out! Remember the Internet has a wealth of information so research your chosen subject thoroughly.

Rule Number 3, What is the main goal of your ebook? What is your sole purpose for writing this ebook? Is it to sell thousands of copies? Will the ebook be a source of driving traffic to your website? Or, are you will the ebook be utilised for gaining subscribers?

Its important to focus entirely your main goal for this ebook. Do not deviate from this goal, If you try to use your ebook to achieve too many goals then it will achieve none of the goals. If you find that your ebook has more than one goal or purpose, split the content and write several ebooks instead.

Rule Number 4, What will be your ebook title? If you have an ebook title in mind, put it aside for a moment and come up with at least another 5 possible titles for your ebook. Now look at your list of possible titles and choose the title that has the best call to action. Call to action title words can be Stop, Now, Discover, Imagine and so on.

Rule Number 5, What graphics will be included with your ebook? When writing a how to ebook guide are you intending to use screen-shots to make the ebook easier to understand. If your ebook will be on the subject of cooking will you be including pictures of completed food dishes? Its a proven technique that when writing an ebook too much text can bore the reader. Use images to break it up the monotony. Its also important to think of your ebook ecover image, I highly recommend you get a professional ecover design to put the finishing touches to your new ebook.

Rule Number 6, What rights will you offer with your ebook? Ebooks now come with "rights" these can be in the form of Resell, Private Label, Free and Giveaway rights. Resell/Resale rights allow the ebook seller to resell the ebook, but the resell rights do not transfer to the buyer. Your ebook contents cannot be changed or copied. Master Resell Rights allow both the seller and buyer to resell the ebook. Again, the ebook must not be copied or changed in anyway. Private Label Rights allow the buyer to brand your ebook themselves and claim to be the author. If you allow "Unrestricted" Private Label Rights then the buyer can also sell your ebook with private label rights. Giveaway Rights are as stated the ebook must be given away and not sold.

There are advantages to allowing your ebook to be resold. Your ebook can become "viral" which means the more times your ebook gets sold, the more your links in your ebook will be seen.

Rule Number 7, How much are you going to charge for your ebook? Puting a price on your ebook can be a tough choice. You have to find a happy medium. Study similar content ebooks and observe the prices they are selling for. You could buy copies of competitors ebooks and compare their contents with your ebook. Another option is to offer your subscribers your ebook at different prices, then ask purchasers their opinion on your ebook with regard to value for money.

Rule Number 8, What format will your ebook be available in? The main two formats ebooks are currently available in are compiler software and adobe pdf format.

Using ebook compiler software can exclude many buyers who are wary of spyware/viruses contained in an executionable program, and MAC PC users cannot access ebooks compiled in executionable format.

Adobe Acrobat PDF format is installed on many new computers so readily available for buyers to read your ebook, and Adobe also provide a free download for Adobe PDF Reader.

Rule Number 9, Will you include web links in your ebook? When you are writing your ebook you should include your website url at the end, if the reader enjoyed your ebook they may want to visit your website. You may also included affiliate links if you feel they will benefit the reader.

Rule Number 10, How will you promote your ebook? You will need to devise a marketing plan for your ebook's release. You could give away free copies or leak a free chapter from your ebook. Why not use Press Release websites to announce the impending launch of your ebook.

If you use implement these 10 rules, you should have the basis for writing a great ebook.

Sally has been successfully selling ebooks from her website http://www.sallys-ebooks.co.uk for almost 2 years. Sign up and receive more great tips for writing and selling ebooks.