Write & Sell E-books

BLOG TOUR FEBRUARY 2006
A lot of people don't get the benefits of e-books: Writing, Selling, or Buying. And yet, there is a major demand for high quality e-books. This week, I wanted to help people understand the benefits of e-books so I am taking a blog tour.

I Recommend

Throughout the week, I'll come back to this post and update you on my blog tour.

Alyice Edrich is the author of Tid-Bits For Making Money With E-books—where parents earn hundreds of dollars selling information they already possess.

Where In The Blogosphere Is Alyice Edrich?

• Mary Yerkes' Blog
  The biggest mistake e-book authors make is writing e-books that have already been done to death, selling information that can easily be found on the Internet, or repackaging common knowledge information. Read More
  
• Sonya Weiss of Family Funnies
  The best thing about selling e-books is definitely the money. With a traditional book contract you get so many cents on the dollar. With e-books, you retain the full retail value of the e-book, less any expenses in running your e-book business—which averages to between 30- and 50% of the profits. Read more
  
• The Writer's Life
  I think e-book covers are just as important as book covers. Covers should convey the overall concept of the book because graphics draw attention. Read More
  
• Freelance 101
  Many people forget that they can burn their e-books to disk. This is a great way to sell their product while on speaking tours about their book’s subject. Read More
  
• Susan Smith Thompson
  The first thing I hear from those who take the mentoring sessions is, “you’ve covered everything in the book, but I am concerned about my topic of choice.” When I ask what concerns them, it usually has to do with outlining the book. Read More
  
• Kaleido Souls
  Oh my goodness! One of the reason why I love e-books is because I am not required by a traditional publisher to get out there in person and market my book in person! Read More
  
• Donna Shepherd
  But I will tell you this: readers feel ripped off if they receive an e-book with twenty chapters and those chapters are only one page long or consist of graphics that take up over half the page and then three pages in each chapter. Read More
  
• Roz's Corner
  If you can narrow your book’s theme down to a very specific niche and then tell all there is to tell about that subject, you’ll have a winner! Just remember to market to the right audience or you won’t sell a single e-book. Read More
  
• Walk McElligott
  I feel all writers should have at least one copy of “The Gregg Reference Manual: A Manual of Style, Grammar, Usage, and Formatting;” especially new writers because it will help make them stronger writers. Read More
  
• Off The Top Of My Head
  Personally, I don’t like the idea of signing a contract for exclusivity to an e-book publisher. But there are many people who just don’t want to deal with the whole entrepreneur side of things. When you sign a contract with an e-publisher, you get royalty checks and don’t need a business license (in most states). Read More
  
• Mom 2 Mom Connection
  Moms who stay at home or work from home also tend to buy e-books over print books because they can research, order, and read while their children are sleeping, which means one less outing. Read More
  
• Vicki McCollum
  The first step is to think about why you are writing the e-book. Are you writing it to fulfill a dream of becoming a published author or are you writing it to fill a need? Read More