How To Make Money Writing Ebooks

Electronic readers have changed the way books are read by everyone. More and more people now prefer to read their books electronically rather than with a paperback. Hence, more books are also now being published electronically. This change in how books are published has increased the number of books being published and read because it has become easier to publish books and cheaper to download them.

Ebooks has provided a lot of struggling writers to easily earn money at home by publishing their books electronically instead of with a paperback. If you want to know how to earn money online as an ebook writer, below is a guide to help you.

• Decide on your genre. Before anything else, the first thing you will have to decide on is the genre of the ebook you will be writing. Are you the crime and suspense type or the teen romance type? If you have read a lot of books over the years, you probably know by now the genre that you will be most comfortable writing.
• Read top selling ebooks. Once you have chosen your genre, the next thing you can do is to download the top 10 bestselling ebooks in that genre from Amazon. Read through these books so that you will have a better idea of what the typical ebook downloader is looking for.
• Write your book. This is the bulk of the work that you will have to do and it might take weeks or even months for some to finish. It is best to decide how long you are targeting your ebook to be before you write it.
• Proofread. One of the most important steps in creating a good quality ebook is to proofread it carefully. It is best to hire someone good to do this for you or you can ask someone close to you who can do a good job of it.
• Design your cover.  Even if what you are selling is an ebook and not a paperback, many readers are influenced by the cover of books and sometimes use these to filter which books to consider buying. Since you are publishing an ebooks, your book cover should look good as a thumbnail and reflect what your book is about. Unless you are a good graphic artist, it is best to pay someone to design your book cover for you.
• Write a good description. Aside from your book cover, potential buyers of your books will judge it by its description so make sure you write a good, engaging, and compelling one.
• Price your book. Best to price really low especially if it is your first time to publish.
• Upload and publish. Amazon provides a really quick and easy way to upload your ebook. After uploading, it usually takes 24 hours before it is available for sale.