An e-book will showcase your written work and enhance your reputation using the Internet as a mass distribution medium. An e-book has several advantages over traditional printed books. First, an e-book author has the freedom to express his or her thoughts without restrictions from publishers or publicists. Second, an e-book is not restricted to just written words. It can include additional items such printable worksheets, lists, etc. that is not available with a printed book.

An e-book is purchased and can be downloaded immediately to your computer to start reading. You can read it right on the computer screen, print it to go, or download it to other devices such as the i-phone or the Kindle.

To create your own e-book for publication follow the steps below:

1. Write your content. If you already have the topic to write about, then go to step 2. To brainstorm on what to write, focus on something that you are interested in, like a hobby. Having an interest in the topic will create more compelling writing and it will show through the final work. Use your word processor to type your book content. Make sure you save your work often in case the application crashes on you.

2. Design your book cover by using any graphics that best illustrates your book subject. There are numerous free graphics that are available on the Internet. Just search “free graphics” using your favorite search engine. You ay choose to use a custom graphic design as well but it will cost you money unless you can design it yourself.

3. Once you have you content written and cover done, it is time to convert your work into the PDF format. PDF format is the most popular format for e-book distribution and reading. There are commercial PDF converter that you can use if you are willing to spend the money. But for e-books we can use a free PDF conversion software. Search “free pdf converter” and you will find a ton.

4. Now that you have your e-book created it is time to publish it! There are several way you can do this. First you need to decide if your e-book will be free or not. If your goal is to build reputation and name recognition then free is the best way to go because you can use the viral aspect of the Internet to help distribute your e-book. People love free stuff, so if you have quality content it will spread like wild fire. You can submit to free e-book directories to get going. To publish your e-book for people to purchase, go to lulu[dot]com to help you every step of the way to get your e-book published. You also have the option of making your e-book available as a hard cover for purchase.

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