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Consider Writing an Ebook
By 1a2b | October 2, 2008
It’s not true that everything that has been said has already
been written. Since that unfortunate axiom came into use, the
whole world 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 an abundance 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 book.
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. 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 can be frustrating at best. 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.
Passing on your knowledge in an ebook is a great way to share
your knowledge and pass on information to others. The internet
is used by people to get information and an ebook is the perfect
match for the internet by passing out that information.
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