How to Market My New E-Book?

How to Produce, Self-Publish, and Market a Novel as an E-Book

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  You've written the Great American Novel and you want publish it yourself. One of the most cost-effective ways of doing this is to publish your novel as an e-book. E-books are becoming more popular these days. E-book publishing options for the writer who wants to self-publish are available everywhere. With a little knowledge and some hard work, you can successfully turn your novel into a money-making e-book. Difficulty: Moderate Things You'll Need Instructions How to Produce, Self-Publish, and Market Your E-Book Ask someone else to read your book. Find someone who will be honest with you. This usually shouldn't be family or friends. You want the novel you deliver to be the best it can be. Seek reader advice and take it seriously. You write because you enjoy it, but without readers, you have no one to write for. Find a professional to edit your book and make suggestions. An alternative is to find a writer's group and let someone from the group look over your manuscript. You can also do the editing yourself, but there comes a point where a writer doesn't always see the flaws in his own work. Format your manuscript using your word processor of choice. The manuscript should be completely formatted to include table of contents, dedication page, and any other material you want in the finished edition. There are no strict rules for formatting, but you should take some general guidelines into consideration. Page size, font choice, and appropriate use of white space are some things to consider. Format your book as an Adobe PDF. There are a number of other formats for e-book readers you may want to consider later, but a good PDF of your book is important because PDF (Portable Document Format) is cross platform and one of the most widely read formats on the market. Register your novel with the United States Copyright Office. By law, your work is considered copyrighted by you upon its creation. It isn't necessary to register with the U.S. Copyright Office, but registration comes in handy should a situation arise where you have to bring suit against someone for copyright infringement. Price your e-book reasonably. Do a little research. What are e-books by other authors going for? Remember, your cost to produce an e-book is minimal, so you don't need to charge a lot per sale. A lower price may result in more sales. Market your work. This is key to your success. Get a website and sell your e-book online. Contact e-zines and offer a free copy in exchange for a review. Do interviews for online magazines. There are countless ways to market your work and you need to take advantage of as many as you can. Explore other publishing opportunities as well. Amazon will let you format your book and sell it as a Kindle edition with no upfront fees and a simple setup process. There has never been a better time to self-publish. The opportunities are endless. With persistence and a little hard work, you can get your novel off your hard drive and into the hands of readers today.