Knowing the Ins and Outs of Writing EBooks Like a Pro
Knowing the Ins and Outs of Writing EBooks like a Pro
With the increasing presence of the internet today, being well-versed in writing eBooks is almost as important as knowing how to write printed books that sell. If you think that publishing self-help and informative books in bookshops is profitable, you should look into the market of wide readers online.
Let’s face it, people are looking for more affordable ways to earn knowledge. Writing eBooks certainly costs a lot less than publishing actual ink-on-paper books. This only means one thing: electronic books will also sell at a lower price compared to actual books. This makes eBooks more attractive to people interested on the text or information itself, not the bound and printed papers on hardbound covers.
Know your audience
Writing eBooks share a lot of common denominators with publishing traditional books. Both electronic books and traditional books require their writers to have a good handle on the language. Both electronic books and traditional books need to be useful for a specific set of reader. And yes, knowing exactly who your target readers helps you zero in on the (1) language of your eBook and (2) scope of your topic.
For example, if your target readers are college students, you can’t make an eBook about writing papers too basic that you end up insulting your readers, nor too technical that everything sounds like gibberish to them. You need to strike up a balance and maintain a conversational but informative tone so your readers can (1) respect you as an authority on the subject and (2) understand every word that you’re trying to communicate.
Know how to limit your scope
In writing eBooks, you need to make sure that you’re going to discuss a subject matter that’ll fit safely and pleasantly onto 80-pages or 100-pages. You can’t talk about economics per se because that can take up more than a library of traditional books. You can talk about the basics of economics for high school students and come up with a 500-page project. Remember, though, that it’s harder to read on the screen than on paper, and not all readers of electronic books plan to print out the pages.
You should think in terms of ease when it comes to reading on the screen. Make sure that you split up your paragraphs into comfortable 50-word chunks of information. You can split up your 500-word project into 100-word books that talk about specific and important basic concepts about economics. Again, make sure that you’re only including information that a high school student needs. You might want to look into your child’s economics text book so you can be guided with your endeavor.
Be catchy with your titles
In writing eBooks, you’ll find that you’re competing with about 200 books at once with the same subject matter. Again, this is because writing eBooks is considerably easier than writing traditional books. Anyone who has the knowledge, writing skill, and PDF or MSWord proficiency can write a pretty decent eBook.
You need to learn how to turn a common subject around so it seems like it’s different or better than your competition. Sometimes, you can do this simply by sprucing up your title. For example, instead of saying “Parenting for Idiots” which is a predictable title for an eBook, you can say “101 Ways to connect with your Child as a Parent and as a Friend”. Try to put yourself in your reader’s shoes and figure out what they want to read about.
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