hey everyone, I am making my first move into ebooks, by writing a small 15 page report. I was just wondering if anyone had any tips they could give to help the process go smoothly? thanks Tom
one tip which is very imp... is to hold on the interest of the reader till the end... eBooks are generally lengthy and people have to read it online... so they tend to skip pages usually... so hold on to the reader's interest is the key point.. if there is a dip once in the pace... the reader wont read it... and another thing.. make the ebook informative
thanks for that! that is why i have decided to only write a 15 page report, I feel if i tried to write 60 pages I would lose their attention!
make your title catchy! and your 1st line interesting to refrain your reader from losing their attention.
Actually I just learnt the importance of a catchy headline. I posted one of my interviews with digg, and decided to be a bit more creative with my title, and got 2 diggs in the first 3 minutes!
I did a show a little while back on writing and marketing e-books. Give that a listen if you have time, and you'll pick up a lot of tips: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/chicktech/blog/2007/07/05/writing-and-marketing-e-books
Thanks Jenn, It looks like I have come up with a better solution. I have found a writer that wants help with the promotion of his products. So we are looking into a joint venture.
I know someone else is writing this for you now, but just in case you need some guidelines for the future: -use subheadings to break up the flow of the document -write in short paragraphs of 3 to 5 sentences I hope this helps and good luck with your project!
great! thanks... although I am working with someone else, I am still looking at writing my own as well - your tips were very helpful.
i agreee... u shud always 1. write small paragraphs ( because no one would like to read just big paragraphs, not interesting) 2) if you give sub headlines give interesting ones.. 3) and don't tell the reader right in the beginning whats in store for him!!
Great advice guys! Although I am working on the promotion of a new ebook for the author. I am also in the planning process of my own small report. Im looking forward to the challenge