E-Books: How to Write and Sell Them

E-books, short for electronic books, are very popular these days. They are quick and easy for the writer and convenient for the reader. Thousands of these books are available, and this article will help you decide to add yours to the number.

What Exactly Are E-Books?

You might see an electronic book written as e-book, eBook, e-Book, ebook, e-edition, E-book, or digital book. Whichever term you use is acceptable. Just remember that the "e" stands for "electronic."

Digital books can be read on computers, tablets, and smartphones. They are usually priced much lower than a hard-copy book. Based on the popularity of e-books, don't be surprised if e-books don't overtake hard copies of books in the future.

Popularity of E-Books

In the United States, e-book reading is on the rise. In 2013, only 23% of adults had read an e-book, and only 30% owned an e-reader or tablet to read the e-books. In 2014, 28% of adults had read an e-book. The device for reading them had increased to 50%. Today, the number of adults reading e-books has increased significantly as more e-books have become available.

More and more people are reading digital books than physical books for several reasons.

E-Book Vs. Physical Book

Advantages of Writing Electronic Books

Writing and selling e-books might be a great idea for you if you have many articles on the same theme. Combine them all together in an e-book. It's quick and easy.

Electronic books are easy to write. You probably have enough information already on hand to fill several e-books. The length of an e-book varies. There is no minimum or maximum pages required. The idea is to get your point across without just writing words to reach a certain number of pages.

E-books are not only easy for the author to write, but they are also easy to obtain for readers. Authors may choose to sell their e-books through sites like Amazon or on their own. Authors are now selling more books on their own via social media and their own websites than through Amazon.

The beauty of electronic books is that writers receive passive income from them once they are advertised online. Authors receive income years after they advertise their e-books.

Writers don't have to keep an inventory of books on hand. They can sell the same download over and over again.

Reading an e-book is easy and convenient.

Process of Writing an E-Book

Many people want to write, but they hesitate because they think it is difficult. There are only a few steps in the process of writing an e-book.

• Write what you know and are passionate about.
• Use Word or OpenOffice to write your manuscript.
• Export your Word or OpenOffice document to a PDF within the program.

It is optional but advisable to design an e-book cover. You don't need to spend any money on an e-book cover. You can do it yourself by using free e-book cover downloads online or asking AI to design one for you for free.

If you plan to sell your e-book, write a sales page and post it on your website, blog, and social media outlets. You get 100% of the sales right away because there is no middleman, and you don't have to wait until you reach a threshold. Money is accumulated in your PayPal account throughout the day whenever someone orders one of your e-books. I personally prefer this method.

If you choose, you might use Amazon Kindle to sell your e-book. You will get only 70% of the book's sale price, but you will get a lot more exposure. You also have to wait until your account reaches a threshold before you will get paid.

If you need ready cash, do it on your own first, and then choose Amazon Kindle Publishing or similar sites later.

I have written and published several e-books on my own. I like that method better, even though I have 7 books on Amazon Kindle Publishing (KDP). Feel free to check them out. You can read a few pages from each book.