Today, most of all, the original writers were introduced to unprecedented publishing opportunities. This is not to underestimate the hard work that writers have to go through to get recognition, to write good books, and to live full-time because of their love of speaking. It can be said, however, that today, thanks to advances in communication technology, writers can now access their books more widely than they could a decade ago. One of the most popular ways for writers to spread their work digitally is through e books. Digital books have become so popular that even some of the world's leading writers have used them to spread their literature. Stephen King for example has published "Riding the Bullet" in e book format only. When this e book started to be distributed over Barns and Nobel and Amazon.com there was so much need to download that the servers of these two great books came down almost to try. People who wanted to download the e book were lined up with hundreds of thousands of other downloaders. It is not just the big writers who find success in e books. We at E book Architect have been helping writers to build, market and sell their e books online for years now with great success. Many of these people are original writers and are often amazed at the success of their e book sales. Below are some of their e book writing tips. Don't underestimate the power of E book E books are still considered unpopular by many writers who have not yet given themselves time to study successfully in the industry. For example, while the mainstream printing industry is growing at a slower rate of 5% per year the digital printing industry is growing at intervals of between 30% -50%. This means that opportunities within the publishing industry grow at a fraction of the rate at which opportunities grow in the digital publishing industry. To set up an e book you do not need to be a technical assistant Setting up your e book from the design phase to the sales phase cannot be overnight but it is certainly something anyone can do without looking at your technical background. If you can use a word processor you can create and sell an e book online. While it is recommended that you create your own website, it is not required. There are stores like amazon.com, eBay and Lulu.com to name just a few sites that allow you to post your e book on their servers. Setting up an E book site is almost inexpensive and saves 100% profit With traditional publishers you will be lucky enough to see 10% of the profits from your book. However, with e books, you save 100% of your profits by paying the required amount to set up a site that is minimal. Here is a breakdown of the cost of e books against traditional books E book vs book costs E book = Free to create an unlimited number of copies Book = Approximately $ 1500 for 200 copies of a soft cover book with 200 pages Rights and benefits E book = Keeps 100% of the benefits and rights in your e books Book = You get 10-40% royalty (usually about $ 2- $ 5 / book) With the examples above it is easy to see that for the first time e book writers made a great idea. The risk associated with publishing an e book is much lower than distributing a book with a soft or hard cover. Similarly, as an e book author you will save almost all of your profits. If nothing else, it is worth considering. E books may not replace traditional paper books, but they certainly gain popularity at a rate that should make all writers stop to think about how they can use e books to their advantage.
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