The eBook Revolution

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Well, I never thought it would happen, but it is. First the newspaper drastically decreases in popularity, now the book is in trouble as well. Print as we know it is on the deep dark path to its own demise and there is nothing we can do about it. Except, embrace it.

So why should writers and authors and smart business professionals be so willing to accept this undeniable fate of the printed word? Well, because there is finally a reliable, affordable and logical solution to the problem we used to have with the potential of losing print altogether.

Are eBooks replacing printed books?

The Amazon Kindle, an eBook reading device, is now the answer to our screen-reading prayers. And for internet business owners, the Kindle presents an additional revenue stream that was otherwise non-existent. It simply didn’t exist and just like the increasing popularity of the home computer made the ability to work from home a greater reality for millions of business owners across the globe, the increasing popularity of the handheld, Amazon Kindle is making the ability to read on the go easier and more reliable than ever before.

According to a recent report by Amazon (July 2010), they are now selling more eBooks than they are hard copies of traditionally printed books. Excuse me, resounded the book-loving librarians and moms across the world, but nothing will ever replace the actual, tangible, beautiful pages of a bound book. However, it is true and inevitable that the Kindle and the likes thereof will soon be replacing books as we know them.

What does this mean for Internet marketers? Well, this is great news for those of us in the online business community. We already understand the importance and value of downloadable content. The Amazon Kindle only expands our universe and gives us additional access to our target market. So how do we best benefit from this growing trend and incredibly exciting device?

It’s simple. Amazon makes it very easy for eBook authors to quickly become published. All you have to do is login or create an Amazon account if you do not already have one. From there, you will be guided through a step-by-step process of uploading, formatting and publishing your content to be sold as an Amazon Kindle eBook in the Amazon Kindle store.

You may choose to create new eBooks to publish on the Amazon Kindle as a great addition to your product line, or you can repurpose previously created content, including eBooks, reports and articles, to sell in the Amazon Kindle store. All it takes is a little imagination and a drive to increase your revenue and you will be directly benefitting from the popularity of the Amazon Kindle technology in no time.

For others who may be concerned that they will no longer be able to enjoy the scent, the feel or look of the printed word, do not fear. The Kindle, while extremely popular and becoming more and more widely acceptable as the new way to read, has a long way to go to replacing entire libraries of books for current generations. However, it is proving to be an extremely lucrative way to create and sell products that may otherwise never have been sold. And that is good for business.


Publishing Content On Amazon

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How to publish nn eBook on Amazon

Publishing your content and selling it on Amazon is now easier than ever before! Thanks to the growing popularity of the Kindle, Amazon’s eBooks reading device, you can now quickly and easily create, publish and sell your content to a growing, favorable and captive audience.

Here’s how:

Step 1: Sign-up or login to your Amazon account. Amazon's Digital Text Platform site.

Step 2: Enter and publish your content to the Dashboard within Amazon’s Digital Text Platform (DTP) site.

Step 3: Write a brief description of your eBook, including it’s title and a cover if you have created one.

Step 4: Preview and save your eBook.

Step 5: Determine a price for your eBook. (Amazon will give you 35% of the suggested retail price for every unit sold.)

Step 6: Publish your eBook!

Your eBook will appear and be available for purchase in the Kindle store in less than 48 hours. But it is up to you to promote your eBook just as you would if it were only available through your website. Approach the marketing and sale of your Kindle eBook just as you would any other product or service you provide. Include links to it within your website, in your digital signature and notify your list of its availability as soon and as often as possible.

Remember, selling your content for the Kindle is a great addition to your existing sales efforts, but it is not meant to supplement your entire product offering. You should continue to focus on rounding out your business with the sale of your eBooks as an added value and additional revenue stream.


Selling On Amazon Has Never Been Easier

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Selling eBooks on Amazon

If you can write, you can make money. Sounds too good to be true, doesn’t it? Well, it’s not. Any writer can publish an eBook and sell his or her own, unique work on Amazon.com and thanks to the Kindle, this is now more lucrative than ever!

In order to sell your work on Amazon, you must:

  • Own the rights to your book and be willing to account for all content as unique and written by you.
  • Supply an ISBN (International Standard Book Number), which can be purchased as a self-publisher at ISBN.org.

And here’s the great news. In July 2010, Amazon reported that electronic copies of books are now outselling hard copies. Thanks to the Kindle, Amazon is now in the business of selling ebooks and doesn’t appear to be looking back any time soon. In fact, eBooks are the way of future… and the present.

So, why not take advantage of not only this wildly lucrative opportunity to sell your content through Amazon, but to also ride the coattails of the popularity and increasing trend of digital books?

Selling your content on Amazon is now easier than ever, and according to their statistics, the desire for electronic content is growing like wildfire. Don’t miss out on this revenue stream. Take advantage of it! Whether you are an experienced writer or never written an eBook before in your life, now is the time to try. The opportunity is there. You just have to take it.


Using Repurposed Content As Material

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Just because you don’t have a new eBook to sell on the Amazon Kindle doesn’t mean that you can’t take advantage of its rapidly growing popularity.

Repurpose your content to sell on Amazon Kindle

Whether you have an archive of old eBooks to choose from, or articles and reports to pull together, you can simply repurpose your old content and create a new eBook to sell on the Amazon Kindle.

Don’t be discouraged by the daunting task of having to write an entirely new eBook. Just because you know your previously created eBooks are a couple of years old, doesn’t mean that they are not still valuable for others. When repurposing old eBooks to sell today, just make sure of the following:

  • All content is still accurate and applicable.
  • Your work is as crisp and grammatically correct as possible.
  • You know that there is still an audience for what you have to say.

All you have to do to repurpose this content is to simply format the eBook to the Kindle format using Amazon’s propriety software, and publish your work to the Kindle community. Be aware that while you set the price, you will only receive 35% of the suggested retail price of each book that is sold.

Now, if you don’t have previously written eBooks that you can repurpose to sell on the Amazon Kindle, do not fear. You can also repurpose articles, reports or other content of similar nature by forming it into an eBook format and thus creating an entirely new piece of work. The idea here is to save you from reinventing the wheel.

There is no need to redo all of your research and spend additional time as a wordsmith when you already have valuable resources to pull from. Simply gather previously written works and group them together into topic areas and create your new eBooks from there! When repurposing old content to create an eBook to be sold on the Amazon Kindle, be sure that you follow the above guidelines to make sure that your content is still marketable.

You should also be sure to advertise and market all of your old and new eBooks just as you would any of your other work. While the Amazon Kindle store is a great place to find a new and captive audience for your eBooks, you will still have to remain dedicated and focused to reaching your target market. That is why it is critical to view the Amazon Kindle eBook opportunity as an additional revenue stream, not a supplement to your online business.

If you find success as an eBook author with the Amazon Kindle, keep up the momentum! But don’t forget where you came from. Be sure to maintain your commitment to the customers you have so cherished through your traditional business as well, and cross-reference them to your work as you continue to create and develop new material.

Good luck!


The Pros And Cons Of The Kindle

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The pros outweigh the cons when selling content on the Kindle

Even if you are a traditionalist who is enamored with the old, musty smell of a classic library book, or enjoy the worn pages of your favorite novel more than a comfy pair of pajamas, Amazon’s eBook reader, the Kindle, is an enticing alternative. Besides the ability to carry the equivalent of an entire library in one device, and besides the fact that its screen is much easier to read than any laptop or computer, the Kindle is a powerful, technologically advanced force to be reckoned with.

As an author, the Kindle is also an attractive alternative to the publishing methods of old. And as an internet marketer, the Kindle even provides an attractive outlet for the sale of value-added content, in particular eBooks. With its growing popularity, the Kindle allows you to upload your work through an Amazon account, quickly and easily publish and just as easily make a sale. It’s almost too good to be true.

But selling your content on Amazon, or the Kindle rather, does have a minor down side. All Kindle content is protected by digital rights management software, or DRM. The intent of DRM is good. It prevents the unauthorized duplication of your work, just as the Apple iPod protects music from being unlawfully shared. But the downside of the DRM is that your work basically becomes partially the property of Kindle and your Amazon account. In fact, when you sell your work on Kindle, you receive only 35% of the suggested retail price. However, compare that to the headache of a large publishing company or inability to most effectively reach your target market, and that DRM and 35% doesn’t look so bad.

At the end of the day, the Kindle may be eventually responsible for the demise of the printed publication. But it may very well be eventually responsible for the most exciting catapult of the written word in ages.


Promoting Your eBook On Amazon

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With the extremely popular Amazon Kindle in high demand and growing in popularity, the creation and sale of eBooks is gaining momentum like never before. For Internet marketers, publishing and selling eBooks on the Amazon Kindle is a fantastic opportunity for additional revenue.

But oftentimes, promoting your eBook can seem a daunting and intimidating task. Where do I promote my eBook? How do I promote my eBook? Will this take away from my established business? How will my current customers feel about this new venture?

These concerns, among others, are understandable but not necessary. In fact, publishing an eBook for the Amazon Kindle can and will be extremely lucrative for your online business if you promote it properly and understand the power of this additional revenue stream.

How to promote your eBook on Amazon

The first and most important considerations should be that all content is both original and valuable. But if you are already an established Internet marketer, this is a given.

Secondly, consider the fact that there is no overhead to produce an eBook, no publisher to reconcile with, and the best part about Amazon is that they allow you to set your own price. (However, be aware that you will only be entitled to 35% of your suggested retail price on the sale of each eBook.)

Finally, you will have to apply tried and true online marketing techniques to the promotion of your eBook in order to ensure its success. While Amazon will publish your eBook and make it available to download for customers, it will not promote it.

You will have to:

  • Utilize keywords and effective SEO methods to let others know about and find your eBook.
  • Create and distribute press releases announcing the availability of your eBook on Amazon Kindle.
  • Submit keyword driven articles to industry directories, ezines and other online communities where you can reach your target market.
  • Blog about your eBook, the process of writing it, and the excitement of being published.

Remember, you know your business, your industry and your target market better than anyone else. Focus on your audience and think about how and where they might find your eBook, why they should buy it and how to keep them coming back for more.

At the end of the day, promoting your eBook is just like promoting your online business. It’s just another way to extend your reach as a reputable, reliable Internet marketer who is taking advantage of every outlet available to you. But the wild card in this particular scenario is this: the Amazon Kindle is currently the most in-demand eBook reading device available on the market today. This is an extremely unique, yet fleeting, opportunity to take advantage of a captive audience. Be the first in your niche to sell your eBooks for the Amazon Kindle and you just may set yourself up to have an advantage as more and more competitors take part in this trend. It’s up to you to make sure you don’t miss your mark.


Benefits Of The Kindle

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The many benefits of the Kindle

If you aren’t already familiar with Amazon’s eBook reading device, the Kindle, you should be! Here are a few of its incredible features and how they can benefit you:

  1. It allows you to store hundreds of books in one device. Much like the way an iPod works and allows you to store thousands of music files in one place, the Kindle works the same way for eBooks.

    2. As an internet marketer, you can now publish and sell your work through Amazon on the Kindle. This is a great way to gain exposure as well as additional revenue for your business.

  2. You can buy and download new books to your Kindle without ever leaving your living room, office or hammock.

    3. Similarly, you can upload your work without the hassle of a publisher. While you already benefit from producing and selling your work online, the Kindle is a mere extension of that.

  3. You are not required to sign or maintain any service contracts.

    4. While you do have to hold an Amazon account in order to publish your work on the Kindle, you do not have to sign any contracts or pay service fees. Simply create, convert and upload your files in order to publish and sell your unique, quality content.

  4. Its screen relies upon e-ink, a special, advanced technology that makes it much easier to read than a computer or laptop screen. You can easily read in broad daylight.

Your eBooks are now more portable than ever! Your readers don’t even have to carry their laptop to enjoy your work. They can simply use their Kindle at any time in any place.


Benefits of Selling eBooks On Amazon

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Got eBooks? Selling on Amazon will help your business grow

Selling eBooks for the Amazon Kindle can and will help your Internet business to grow. You can simply upload your original work and publish it as an eBook to the Amazon Kindle store. You even have the ability to set the price and then watch the sales come in.

Here’s how you will benefit from selling eBooks for the Amazon Kindle:

  1. Increased exposure.

    2. By expanding your repertoire and offering your valuable content via another reliable resource outside of your own website, you will have the opportunity to reach an entirely new section of your target market. And since the Amazon Kindle is gaining rapid popularity, this opportunity is greater than ever before.

  2. Additional revenue.

    3. Selling your eBooks on the Amazon Kindle should not replace your current online marketing and sales efforts, but it can provide you with an additional revenue stream, which is always a good thing.

  3. See what the competition is up to.

    4. By joining the Amazon Kindle community, you will quickly discover who and what your competition is up to. Are you the first in your niche to tackle the Kindle eBook offering? Are you one of many within your niche to offer a Kindle eBook? How do your eBooks compare to the competition? How can you better stand out as a valuable voice in your industry?

  4. Compare prices.

    5. This is also an opportunity to see what others are charging for eBooks on similar topics to yours. If there is no competition directly within your niche (which is good news for you!) then try to find something as similar as possible in order to compare prices. Be sure to note length and depth of content when making such comparisons as these are important characteristics of eBooks and thus help to dictate pricing structure.

  5. Gain ideas for additional eBooks.

    6. While all of your content should be well researched and unique, you can use the Amazon Kindle community to gain ideas for writing additional work. All good content is inspired, so take a look at what topics are selling the most copies. Is there an opportunity you are missing to create content on one of these popular topics? Are you already providing the best content possible for your particular industry? What are others saying and how can you say it better? Take the time to get inspired.

The Amazon Kindle provides so many benefits to online marketers, and these five points are only a few. Selling your content has never been so easy and neither has reaching additional, ingratiated customers. You should continue to market your online business and advertise your Amazon Kindle eBooks as often as possible. Your job is to not only put the work into making your original content for your eBook the best it can be, but to make sure others are aware that it is available to them. So continue to create valuable content and let others know they can easily purchase and download it to their Amazon Kindle!


Kindle And The Growing Demand For eBooks

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When Amazon first introduced the Kindle a few years ago, it was a hit among a very small group of people. But today, it is an increasingly phenomenon with great momentum that doesn’t seem to be slowing down any time soon.

Selling eBooks has always been a great way to earn money from producing quality content. For internet marketers, eBooks have proven to be extremely lucrative sources of revenue and often drive sales month to month. We create entire campaigns around our eBooks, depend on their sale and readability, and understand the important role they play in the online business community.

The demand for eBooks is growing

Well, thanks to Amazon and now it’s brainchild, the Kindle, eBooks are more in-demand, more lucrative and more exciting than ever before. For those of us who have been writing and selling eBooks for some time now, making the transition to sell our work through Amazon for the Kindle is an easy one. For those of you who might be new to this process, Amazon has kept the process extremely clear and user-friendly to ensure even the most novice author has the ability to upload, publish and sell their work online.

So, if you thought that selling your content might be difficult, think again. You now have more opportunity than ever before to do so. Don’t limit yourself to selling your eBooks and other content on your website alone. Of course you should still apply proper online marketing strategy and techniques, selling your work through linking campaigns, directories and proper advertising efforts, but Amazon has made it that much easier to enhance your sales efforts. And the Kindle just might become your new best friend.


How To Publish Your Own eBook On Amazon

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As a successful Internet marketer, you already know the value and importance of quality content. Your job and very essence of your business is to share that value with your customers, potential customers and all of your website visitors. So why not benefit from an additional revenue stream?

Whether you are new to creating content or have archives of content you’ve been creating for years, there is another way to benefit from it…

You can sell your content on Amazon!

Amazon Kindle provides additional revenue streams

Amazon is a great place to sell your content, including eBooks, e-zines and other valuable content-driven resources. Now that the Kindle (a wireless reading device) has been around for a couple of years, and most recently is rapidly growing in popularity, selling eBooks is easier and more lucrative than ever. In fact, according to Amazon in July 2010, they are now selling more eBooks than hard covers. That is certainly a fact to take notice of. Especially as a content creator and eBook author.

Because Amazon sells the Kindle exclusively, they also provide the Amazon Kindle Publishing Program. This program provides authors and users all of the tools necessary to create and sell your content electronically.

The first step is to create an account with Amazon. If you have one already, then you are off to a great start! You then have to prepare your content for publication on the Kindle. By using Amazon’s Digital Text Platform (DTP), a self-publishing tool, you can upload your eBook or other content as well as enter pricing. You are then able to publish your work quickly and easily. It really is that simple! You can upload your content to the DTP in Microsoft Word, PDF, Text, RTF, HTML, XHTML, or MobiPocket formats. Once it is formatted, the fun begins!

While there are additional requirements and guidelines for uploading and publishing your content, the process of self-publishing and selling your content on Amazon is really quite easy and cost-effective. There is obviously little to no overhead involved (creating an Amazon account is free!), and with the increasing popularity of the Kindle device, your eBooks now have a greater chance than ever to be seen, to be sold and to be read! And what better way to reap the benefits of an additional revenue stream than join the Kindle community in order to sell your content?

Amazon, in all of it’s eBook publishing and eBook selling glory, can be an incredible addition to your business and sales process. Not only can you sell your eBooks and other content through your own website, but you now have the opportunity to sell your eBooks in an entirely new and exciting way. So, why not take advantage of it?

Selling eBooks and quality content is more exciting and prevalent than ever before, so you will need to be sure to stand out from the crowd. But if you can establish a strong presence with informative and quality eBooks now, you will continue to grow as an author and business owner moving forward.



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