Writing Your Own Ebook - The Basics

In this era of fast food, music downloads, and online shopping, people want stuff and they want it now. Everyone is in a hurry. In this get-it-now culture, ebooks have become a very hot commodity. They sell extremely well in this environment. They have not yet overtaken traditional book sales, but that time may come.

Writing an ebook has become a very popular (and profitable) thing to do. All you need to get started is a computer with a word processor and spelling checker. You do not have to be a great writer to write ebooks. In fact, there are a number of methods to get other people to write your ebook for you.

Your ebook does not have to be long. I have seen a number of ebooks that are no more than 15 pages and sold for as much as $47. The price you get for your ebook depends upon the information you provide and the demand that exists for that topic.

If you are planning on writing an ebook, you would do well to determine what types of ebooks are selling well before you begin your project. It is unfortunate, but many people do it the other way around. They write their ebook only to find that no one is interested in the subject. In that situation, few sales occur and the ebook sits in their computer collecting digital dust. You are much better off by doing your researching first, and writing afterwards. There are many methods you can use to find out which subjects sell well. My ebook, for one, has an excellent section on how to find hot selling topics.

After completing the first draft of your ebook, it is important to run it through your spelling and grammar checker. Most word processors make these features available. If yours does not, you can easily find alternatives by doing a search. Many of these options can be downloaded for free. After using your spelling and grammar checker, proofread it slowly and carefully several times. This is very important because if you write the word ‘tell’ in your ebook, your spelling checker will not recognize this as a misspelling, even though you intended to write the word ‘sell’. Good luck with your ebook, I hope you make millions!