How To Create My Own Ebook?

by snowlady

Posted: 15 years ago 14 replies

INTERNET MARKETING

Hello,

I decided to create my own ebook and use ClickBank and affiliates to sell it.

I have seen and bought so many nice ebooks through this forum. I would like to know how to make such an ebook!

Can you recommend me some sources/products that help me easily create them? Like a blueprint. There must be something like that because almost all ebooks have the same style, structure, etc.

So my questions are:
- how do I make a professional looking ebook with a nice cover, etc.?
- how do I find a template, blueprint or something like that for the ebook's sales website? (like I've seen those "from the desk of XY...", plus a page for affiliates with banners, clickbank id, etc. they can use)
- how can I get the buyers' names and email addresses to send them a free preview, report or something like that?

Thank you for your help in advance!

#create #ebook

spearce000 15 years ago

Probably the best resource for learning how to create an eBook is Jim Edwards' "7 Day eBook" How to Write and Publish your own eBook... in as little as 7 Days (not an affiliate link).
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- Jill Carpenter 15 years ago
  
  I personally just wing it.
  
  You can look at books you have, and look to find out what font is used, etc.
  
  You can write the book with any text file.
  
  Convert it to pdf with something like acrobat.
  
  Check out the WSO's for the graphics folks - you can probably get your book design done for a good deal there. You could do it yourself as well - depends on how talented and/or motivated you are.
  
  Make sure it is locked up when you are done.
  
  Thats it!
  
  Oh, give yourself an outline to follow - you know, what is discussed in each chapter. The writing will go much quicker with a plan in place.
  
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Zoheb M 15 years ago

Well for writing the ebook, you can look into 'Open Office'. Its a free open source software with which you can make high quality pdfs.

And if you are looking for an eCover, then you might want to consider the WSO I am running right now. Its in my sig.

Good luck!

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Michael Hilton 15 years ago

Yeah I would look into using open office which is a very useful tool for writing an e-book. Plus it has an icon where you can convert the book to pdf format in the click of a button, which amongst other things I found to be a nice little feature.
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melanied 15 years ago

Quick tip - an easy way to convert to PDF is to use Google Docs - you can "Save as PDF"
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greenprop 15 years ago

I'd pick a book similar to te one you want to write. Make a note of the style, marketing etc and then create one in a similar way

Use a good eBook as a template in other words
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JayMachado 15 years ago

Remember - content first. I don't let myself buy any of the extra goodies until I actually have the book written.

Are you going to be creating something that really helps people? What problem does it solve? Is there a step by step process that they can follow? This should be more of the focus than anything else - all the other stuff is just decoration and can be completed easily.
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Tyson Faulkner 15 years ago

Like a few others have suggested, I would use Open Office to write your book. Just download it at openoffice.org, use the writer and it has a button right inside that will convert your text into a PDF, ready for download!

If you want to start capturing emails right away, start driving traffic to a squeeze page that gives away one of the chapters or ideas that will be in your main book. This way you can start to build a 'seed' list that you can launch the main product too when you are ready.

Definitely focus on writing your ebook first, and getting it up for sale as soon as you can. You'll start to see results faster this way, and if changes need to be done your buyers will let you know (especially if you ask!)

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- jbsmith 15 years ago
  
  Great to see you are focused on writing your own ebook and marketing it online - this really is one of the best investments in time we can make because the few days it will take you to create your info product can be leveraged over months and even years of sales.
  
  And yes, anyone can do it - we've put hundreds through our program, and there are some typical roadblocks along the way.
  
  The steps look roughly like this...
  
  1. Refine your market and topic - it's critical that you clearly identify a topic for your ebook that is both in-demand and where there is proof of customers already buying information to help achieve their desired outcome.
  
  2. Making your ebook stand out - this has to do with positioning yourself within competitive markets since those are typically the best for ebook sales
  
  3. Getting your site launched the right way - a typical sales site will not usually convert more than 2% of visitors into buyers (even less when they are first launched) - so it's important that you a) capture their email and contact info to follow up and b) understand the basics of writing a sales letter
  
  4. Know the best systems and tools to use - autoresponders, webhost, affiliate program management software, payment processor, etc...
  
  5. Understand how to get the best, most targeted traffic to your site so you make more sales and really ramp up your business
  
  6. Turning your ebook success into higher profits with upsells, cross sells, continuity programs and much more...
  
  After years of creating ebooks and info products we follow a very set checklist and yes, we use templates and tools rather than re-creating the wheel these days.
  
  Many of those tools and checklists are available at the link below.
  
  You will also find lots of daily updates on the topic of ebook creation and marketing over at InfoMarketer's Blog.
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  michael77 15 years ago
  
  I feel kind of dumb for asking this. All of this information is very helpful. After you have created the PDF (I used Adobe Pro) how do you actually load into on website. I have front page and I have hosting with host gator. thanks.
  
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GeorgR. 15 years ago

maybe you want to check Ebook Profits - Create, Design, Market and Sell your own Digital Products.
I made this a while ago and wrote some tips how to go about creating your own digital product.

It is really not hard at all

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- how do I make a professional looking ebook with a nice cover, etc.?
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You use a cover creator, and you can look for "free ebook templates" on google. You fire up WORD and then from word you can also right save to PDF -you dont even need a "pdf converter"
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- how do I find a template, blueprint or something like that for the ebook's sales website? (like I've seen those "from the desk of XY...", plus a page for affiliates with banners, clickbank id, etc. they can use)
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you look at other sites and copy their style? <---
Or you hire someone for web design, creating banners.

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- how can I get the buyers' names and email addresses to send them a free preview, report or something like that?
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from forums, social bookmarking, PR, ads...banners, WSOs...
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- jbsmith 15 years ago
  
  Michael - in terms of loading your pdf onto a site to sell it...
  
  1. You need a payment link on your sales site - that can be Paypal, Clickbank, 2Checkout.com, 1Shoppincart tied to any of these, etc... - once you make the sale, the customer is redirected to a Thank You page that you create.
  
  2. To get your ebook onto your site, you upload it to a directory on your webhost. I suggest you password protect the directory and when someone places an order with you, they are redirected to the Thank You page which has a link to the file "Download Your Ebook Here" which links to http://www.yoursite.com/download-dir...-file-name.pdf - Because you will have password protected "download-directory-name" directory on your webhost, you will need to have an automated email sent to them when they order giving the password. All payment processors support this email function upon order.
  
  Another way to handle this is to use a product such as DLGuard which further handles your download giving it a secure, one-time download location with additional policies.
  
  Hope this helps...
  
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Mr McDonald 15 years ago

I use open office writer then save as pdf file.
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Anthony J Namata 15 years ago

I would focus on writing the book first, on Word, and then worry about the rest later (that's if you haven't completed work on your eBook). You can always outsource your first project if it gets too complicated on your first attempt...or ask for help here at the WF. I can help you with proofreading!
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