E-Book in The Higher Education

People love e-books and are willing to pay good money for them and strangely, they are not that hard to write! There is no longer any need for delaying with the simple process detailed below. There is no reason why at first you cannot hire other people to carry out some if not all the work for you until you feel confident enough to ‘go it alone’.

We all have areas where we are knowledgeable and this is the place researching your e-book so start by writing some articles to gauge interest in the subject; because if there is an interest, people will pay. By writing the articles it provides practice and they are easier to do but they can also be used later to help promote your book in all sorts of online areas. This is a simple process whereby the promotional articles are sent to directories for insertion; the number of views they get will provide a good indication just how much interest there is in the subject.

Once this is complete you can start writing the content of the e-book and work out how you want it to look. The most common way t structure a book is by having an introduction, then the content of the book with a concluding section but a resources area can be worthwhile too. Many books now contain bonus material to give it more value and increase the number of people that buy it.

Normally authors will write an article and then insert it into their e-book as this gives them an idea of how it will look when it is completed. Because e-books are usually shorter than a printed version, no-one wants to read material that has been added that is not related so it is best to stay close to the topic of the book. As computer screens are notoriously awkward to read with comfortably, a shorter more concise book is appreciated.

As an added extra, why not supply the reader with some bonus material you have located to give added value to your e-book; this is always appreciated. Your bonus material could include a small report (just write two or three additional articles), checklists, or add templates. Do not supply bonus material about a completely unrelated subject, readers do not appreciate this.