E-book Post Plan for January
December 28, 2007 – 9:23 pmAs mentioned previously today, during the first half of January I’ll be posting a lot on e-book publishing to prepare readers for the 14-day e-book challenge in the second half of the month. I’ve prepared a list of posts that I plan on publishing here. The list is below. Please let me know if you think I’ve missed something that should be included.
- Is E-book Publishing Right for You?
- Should You Write a Free E-book?
- Finding E-book Ideas: Choosing a Niche for Your E-book
- Planning and Outlining an E-book
- The Best E-book Software for the First-Time Author
- Choosing the Best E-book Format
- Benefits of PDF E-books
- How Long Should an E-book Be?
- Should You Offer E-book Resell Rights?
- Setting the Price for Your E-book
- E-book Delivery Services
- E-book Marketing Basics
- Should You Use Affiliate Marketing to Sell Your E-book?
- How to Design an E-book Cover
- How to Sell E-books Online
- Writing an E-book Sales Page
- How Testimonials Can Help Sell an E-book
- You CAN Write an E-book! (the official challenge launch post)
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11 Responses to “E-book Post Plan for January”
Speaking of e-books, my goal to double the size of my ebook is in the workings, I have already edited the entire thing on paper and now am implementing those edits and adding more within — should be done ASAP - then have to brainstorm ways to promote it
By Jessica Mousseau on Dec 29, 2007
How about a post on outlining/organizing your e-book before you write it? I tend to get overwhelmed in that aspect and that’s when I abandon projects. As for the other posts, #15 is key for me, as I have no experience with that and really need all the help I can get with marketing and distribution. Looking forward to the challenge!
By Diana on Dec 29, 2007
I’m really looking forward to this upcoming series on e-books, since it’s something I was planning on learning more about in 2008. Thanks in advance!
Melissa Donovan
Writing Forward
By Melissa Donovan on Dec 29, 2007
I’m a bit of an outlining junkie. That’s a great idea Diana.
By Jennifer Mattern on Dec 29, 2007
Yeah, organization is essential for me. I need to go where my projects are going to make sure I get there. Outlining the e-book would certainly help (not only me, but I’m thinking it’s essential to those trying their hand at this for the first time).
By Diana on Dec 29, 2007
MY EBOOK IS DONE - I’m adding final touches now and then will be brainstorming marketing ideas and will be re-publishing it with LULU (hope to send off before I return to Jersey Jan 14). I’m proud I got one major project done.
By Jessica Mousseau on Dec 30, 2007
@ Jessica. Any particular reason you decided to sell the e-books through Lulu? I understand for the print editions, but I’m wondering if there is any benefit to selling electronic work there. With my e-books, I always figured I would simply put a link on my website and sell from there.
By Diana on Dec 31, 2007
Thank you so much for being willing to share your expertise this way! I had hoped to write an e-book this spring, but I knew I needed to learn a lot more first. My experience is in print publishing, and I’m sure there are MANY differences when publishing an e-book. You are making it very easy to learn!
http://www.Writers-First-Aid.blogspot.com
By Kristi Holl on Dec 31, 2007
I’d considered Lulu in the past, but my issue with them for e-books is that you basically sell through their pages and lose a lot of control. What I’m liking about e-junkie is that I can sell it in any way I want to, have full control over the final sales page, and just use them for payment processing.
By Jennifer Mattern on Dec 31, 2007
Doesn’t Lulu also take a percentage per sale? I haven’t compared all the different platforms, but I don’t think they have a competitive pricing. Their print books are great (look, quality), but they don’t come out great in pricing if you think quantity. Not sure if that’s the same case with their ebooks. Also, I agree with Jenn –When you sell through Lulu, you’re given up some of the control. I think e-junkie, clickbank and even payloadz let you stay on top of everything.
By Diana on Dec 31, 2007