One of the fastest selling products on the internet is e-books but most people are afraid to try. If you've been delaying on writing your own, try this easy process below. Some people use other writers to help with the content until they feel happy they can do this on their own.
The subject of your e-book is quite easy to work out if you have an interest in a specific area, why not write some articles and get the feed back on whether people are willing to pay for this information. Single articles are an easy place to start and they can also be sued to market your book before you have even completed it. The articles can then be distributed to the popular article directories which will provide a good indication how successful the book could be by the number of people that read your work.
It is then a simple matter of writing more articles for the e-book itself, all the time working on the overall structure of it. Most books are set out with an introduction, the main topic and then a conclusion but you may want to add a resource section as well which is quite normal these days. Consider writing several more articles as a bonus because adding this as a bonus will enhance your sales.
Once each article has been written, place into the e-book; just how many you will ultimately require will depend on how long you want it to be. There is less room for error with e-books and no room for unnecessary information to clutter them so don't make it longer than about 50 to 60 pages. Taking an online PhD degree course will require you to read a lot of books more than 50-60 pages, so patience is necessary if you are taking a PhD online. People do not like reading on computer screens so prefer to have shorter books that do not drift from the subject.
As an added extra, why not supply the reader with some bonus material you have located to give added value to your e-book; this is always appreciated. Your bonus material could include a small report (just write two or three additional articles), checklists, or add templates. However, as with all the material you create for your e-Book, ensure that your bonus material is relevant because it should be valuable on its own.