Have you ever asked this question? Yesterday, we discussed ebooks and whether anyone is buying them. Major publishing experts say, yes. I do not see evidence of this.
Today, as my title indicates, I want to talk about what good is an ebook—why publish one—what is the point? I actually have answers to these questions. Here are logical reasons for producing one or more ebooks. Do you see any that resonate with you?
1. Produce an ebook to promote your business, service or other published books.
2. Use an ebook as a free enticement for purchasing print books or other products.
3. Publish one or more ebooks in order to quickly give yourself added credibility in your field.
4. Write an ebook to use in pitching your book idea to publishers/agents.
5. Produce one or more ebooks to add to your list of published books—yes, ebooks count.
6. Publish your book as an ebook to test it in the marketplace.
Now, if we could just get people to purchase ebooks or even agree to accept them for free. Do you have any ideas for how to do this? Do you have ebooks that are selling? We’d like to know your secrets.
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