How to self publish eBooks: and make money

Making $ from eBooks isn’t mysterious; it just takes specific work and a lot of time. The intrepid succeed . Want to? You can read text here, or, if you prefer, see a slideshow, with music, on YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUIArxh2ips

The battle: Thousands of eBook authors vie for the same eyes. Here’s how to grab them on a promo budget of only $200.

Money can be had: Do about 20 things to greatly increase your chance of boosting $$$$ income…most don’t do them.

$$$ can be had… It takes hours to do a show like this, but you can upload it to several high profile sites…all free. Those sites work for you 24-7-365. Most authors don’t devote the hours…you should.

Size of the eBook market: 

American publishers now get more revenue from eBooks than hardcovers: $282 million first ½ of 2012. rtp411 That’s HUGE!

eBook market to GROW!: 

HUGER! eBook sales are projected to reach $10 billion by 2016 says Juniper Research: that’s…

Work smart but cheap!: 

You can spend a LOT!!! of $ on ads to market an eBook; most ads won’t work… What works is gaining profile thru dozens of free and/or cheap options. Don’t roll a planet…

Most authors don’t devote the time: 

Most eBook authors won’t make much $. Not because they don’t want to, but because they won’t devote the time needed to do the right things that achieve profile CHEAP.

After several months, starting two blogs, two websites, and uploading dozens of YouTube videos and slideshows, my books are getting search engine traction. This took time, but not much money.

It’s a slow, deliberate process: 

As the opening suggested, it’s the INTREPID who win this race. Keep working, don’t expect fast miracles. As your online presence grows, so will your sales. Victor Habbick

Let’s get started!: 

Do the following and you will have a pretty good promotional plan in place, better than most authors. Then, fine tune a bit each week for a year…this isn’t a fast process.

Your eye-catching cover…: 

…is the key element to grab readers’ attention. Go BIG on photos & words

Your Cover: 

Visitors to online eBook retailers see about a dozen thumbnail-sized covers instantly, so yours has to pop! Not a time to be subtle!

eBook Covers: 

Get fantastic photos affordably from http://www.shutterstock.com/Great cover design software , wraparounds, book stacks, etc. from http://www.myecovermaker.com/

Use photos: 

Use photos eBooks enable photos and links to online websites; give readers a more complete, exciting experience than they can get from print Get photos from Shutterstock

Book Design Options: 

Book Design Options Do it yourself with easy-to-use mobi or epub software from Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing plan or Kobo’s Writing Life Both are free and require very few computer skills to create professional looking page layouts

Book Design: 

Do you own book design or use an aggregator. My favorite is http://www.bookbaby.com Good design work affordably and they keep 0% of your royalties and charge only about $250 to design your book and distribute it to nine major online retailers. 0% is good!

Get Free Exposure: 

Upload PDF chapter samples to http://www.scribd.com Upload PowerPoint shows like this to www.slideshare.net or www.slideserve.com or www.authorstream.com

YouTube is Free: 

Create PowerPoint shows, save the slides as jpegs and then use inexpensive video editing software to create YouTube shows with music or narration YouTube videos get higher Google ranking than simple websites

YouTube Video for $140: 

If you visit the YouTube video link at the beginning of this blog, what you see was created with Pinnacle Studio video software $60; Royalty Free Music track $30, Shutterstock photos $50. See next slide or enter URL below; a YouTube video can be created from still photos. Here’s another example:

Free Exposure: 

Start a free weblog on WordPress or Blogger and keep posting fresh commentaries about your passions. Don’t forget tags and categories so Google and other search engines can find you.

facebook is free: 

You can post links and promotional info to your heart’s content on facebook …as long as your friends don’t mind. If you have a lot of loyal friends, it can be a way to move some books.

Free Exposure: 

46 websites that promote books for free: http ://savvybookwriters.wordpress.com/tag/httpwww-scribd-com /

Free Exposure: 

GoodReads Reviews and ratings are sent automatically to four online retailers including Kobo and Sony. Membership is FREE, and you can also join forums…more FREE exposure!

Put your books on Shelfari: 

Shelfari is a community-powered encyclopedia for book lovers . Create a virtual bookshelf, discover new books, connect with friends and learn more about your favorite books. Shelfari listings are FREE

Get Google Juice!: 

http ://mashable.com/2012/01/09/increase-google-rank / To make money, readers have to find your eBook. Be Google searchable. See tips on this video:

Gotta get those 5-star reviews: 

Prospective readers need assurances that your book is good and worth the money. Get friends, relatives, coworkers, etc. etc. to buy and review and click those 5-stars.

Inexhaustible shelf life: 

eBooks never need to go stale; you can simply update your book(s) as needed and reissue a new fresh edition. New eBook editions are FREE and each reissue is a new marketing opportunity

Get dozens more money-making tips, ideas and processes in the eBook Author Success Guide, coming soon at all major online eBook retailers.

Buy it at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/eBook-Author-Success-Guide-ebook/dp/B00B5Y2OW2/ref=sr_1_5?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1359398533&sr=1-5&keywords=Steve+Bareham