An Introduction to eBooks
An Introduction to eBooks
Introduction
Congratulations on your decision to create an ebook.
With the rising popularity of the Internet, it has never been any easier for anyone to create and sell their own products. Ebooks are not only one of the most popular sellers online, but they are also one of the easiest and most inexpensive products to create. With a profit margin of nearly 100%, you simply can't go wrong.
What's more, once you create your ebook, you can sell it over and over for years to come. There's no inventory, no shipping charges, and your customers will receive your product instantly upon completing their purchase.
There are many Internet Entrepreneurs quietly making a fortune online simply by selling ebooks.
With today's technology, even the smallest homebased business owner can make huge profits simply by selling information. Information is what the Internet is all about. Internet users have a sincere desire to learn and will search for the information they desire.
Information is the number one best seller on the Internet. There is absolutely no better time than right now to get your share of the wealth. In addition, it has never been any easier for anyone to create, sell and distribute their own informational product. The knowledge you have within your own mind is extremely valuable. Use it to your advantage.
How is an eBook Created?
You've seen them all over the Internet and even downloaded a few, but how exactly are ebooks created?
There are basically two types of ebooks -- HTML compiled and text compiled. However, for the purpose of this tutorial, we'll focus on HTML compiled ebooks.
An HTML compiled ebook is created using HTML -- the same language used to create a web page. That's really all an HTML compiled ebook is -- a group of web pages all compressed into one file. This file has a EXE extension and requires no installation. In order to read HTML compiled ebooks, you must have Internet Explorer 4.0+ installed on your computer. It doesn't have to be your main browser, just installed. It is freely available on the Internet.
HTML compiled ebooks are better suited for smaller projects such as how-to, instructional or informational ebooks.
HTML compiled ebooks are self-contained 'executable' files of HTML. This HTML may be a website you've created or HTML you've specifically prepared to be compiled into a downloadable .exe file for distribution. This .exe file is a completely free standing program and requires no installation. When clicked on, your ebook instantly opens on your clients desktop.
Why Create an eBook?
Ebooks are completely interactive with the Internet and can contain live links, graphics, forms, shopping carts, JavaScript, embedded video, can be protected via password/userid, have search capabilities, and more.
Creating an ebook can be very simple to complex depending upon the type of book you'd like to create. You can create a simple HTML Ebook with no external links or graphics or you can create a dynamic presentation utilizing HTML and JavaScript. In addition, you can even use Flash, Shockwave, or any other plugin that Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 (or above) supports.
Ebooks can provide the Internet marketer one of the best promotional tools online. With its vast variety of uses, just one quality ebook development and distribution can produce an on going promotional tool that will work 24 hours a day for years to come. Your ebook can literally be viewed by millions simply by giving it away.
Ebooks are also one of the biggest sellers on the Internet. There are many Internet entrepreneurs quietly making a fortune simply by selling information.
The best type of ebook to create is one that teaches and informs, better know as how-to information.
Internet users have a sincere desire to learn and will search for the information they desire.
Suggested Uses
| Marketing - Provide your sales network with your complete sales presentation to freely distribute with their ID to track sales. Promotion - Provide valuable information on a specific subject to bring traffic to your site. Ezine Archives - Ezine publishers can provide their publication archives to enable subscribers to read back issues on their desktop, visit your web site, subscribe, submit ads, etc. Catalogs - Provide a desktop catalog for your customers to view on their desktop. You can even provide a form to accept orders right through your ebook. How To Manuals - Provide your affiliates with a complete "how to" manual for marketing, advertising and promoting your products. Electronic Books - Writers can offer their books in an electronic version. Website - Create an electronic version of your web site to place on disk and be viewed on your clients desktop. Instructional - Provide an electronic training manual. |
The possibilities are endless. Take your time and research your target market prior to writing your ebook.