| Are YOU ready for the eBook authoring
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| | accurate, relevant and up-to-date. One of
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| adventure? Do you have what it takes to
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| | the most amazing aspects of eBook
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| author an eBook? Is there an eBook author
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| | technology is the fact that you
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| inside of you? Are you not sure whether
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| | continuously update the information in
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| or not you have what it takes to write
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| | your eBook with relative ease. It won't
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| that book that's been living inside of
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| | require producing an entirely new product
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| you for years? Are you reluctant to start
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| | and tossing out the old books. All that's
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| writing your eBook, fearing that you
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| | required is an electronic update of your
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| won't complete it?Let's examine your
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| | current eBook. And it costs little or
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| attitudes, skills and knowledge that you
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| | nothing to produce your new eBook. In
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| bring to the eBook authoring process.
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| | fact it costs so little you could even
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| Let's look at some key questions you can
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| | afford to give all previous purchasers a
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| ask yourself to see if your "readiness"
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| | copy of the revised eBook for free! There
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| for embarking on this authoring adventure
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| | are virtually no distribution
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| is obvious.The following questions are
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| | charges.This "up-to-the-minute" research
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| not meant to cover everything you should
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| | is a two-edged sword. As the author
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| know about yourself before beginning the
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| | charged with providing your readers with
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| authoring process but they will give you
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| | accurate information using the Internet
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| a good idea where you stand. You may be
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| | and sorting through that information to
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| surprised at some of the criteria
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| | find what is truly relevant, you also
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| mentioned.This is not your conventional
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| | have the obligation to keep your eBook
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| assessment of what it takes to author an
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| | updated. It's not a problem as an eBook.
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| eBook. Criteria like knowledge of the
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| | Your reputation will be enhanced among
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| subject area, experience with the
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| | your readers. Their trust in you will
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| problems addressed in the eBook,
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| | make up-selling other products and
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| familiarity with members of the target
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| | services so much easier. You're credible
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| market for your eBook, and previous work
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| | and incredible!Research isn't just about
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| done on your eBook topic are assumed.This
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| | providing your target market with
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| is a reflective look at what you should
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| | valuable information. You must also be
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| and could bring to the eBook authoring
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| | prepared to do your market research as
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| process. It's the non-conventional
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| | well. You must be willing to spend time
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| criteria that will be addressed
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| | "where your target market hangs out".
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| here.Remember that we are talking about
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| | This means getting to know the right
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| eBooks not pBooks (standard published
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| | people, the right places, and the right
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| books) and therefore the attitudes,
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| | things that will help sell your eBook. In
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| skills and knowledge you require are
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| | most situations, eBook authors are also
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| different. eBooks are a marriage of
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| | active members of organizations,
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| creative writing (for non-fiction
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| | subscribers to magazines and periodicals,
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| primarily) and eBook technology. Your
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| | attendees at conferences and workshops
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| eBook is designed to be viewed on a
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| | that your target market is likely to
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| computer monitor. Your eBook is very much
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| | frequent. You are a member of "the
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| like a living web page. You have at your
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| | group". This is called marketing research
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| disposal for use in your eBook the
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| | for sales and distribution of your
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| wonders of internet, web and eBook
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| | eBook.Of course, there are the technical
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| technology. Writing is but one part of
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| | aspects of the entire process that will
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| the eBook authoring process.Every step of
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| | also require some attention on your part
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| the eBook authoring process is affected
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| | such as ePublishing. Publishing in the
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| by the fact that eBooks are inventions of
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| | traditional sense is usually done after a
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| technology, software programs, creative
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| | contract is signed and the publisher
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| writing and the World Wide Web among
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| | takes over the entire process. No so with
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| other aspects.Consider: The Ten Steps of
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| | eBooks. You are the one! Don't worry.
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| eBook Authoring -I IdeaII ReflectionIII
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| | It's not that difficult. Remember, like
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| CommitmentIV Big
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| | any other aspect of the eBook authoring
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| PictureV ChunkingVI WritingVII EditingVII
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| | process, you can always hire someone else
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| I PublishingIX MarketingX CelebratingTher
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| | to do it!!! ePublishing or compiling is
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| e is not one step in this process that
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| | the term used to convert your book
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| will not require a different way of
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| | created using word processing software
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| thinking compared to the conventional
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| | into a format that becomes an electronic
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| ideas of writing a book. That's not to
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| | book (eBook) so your reader can make best
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| say that there is no carry-over from
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| | use of it. There are many formats to
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| pBook to eBook. There is much in common
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| | choose from. Adobe Acrobat - Portable
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| but it is also necessary to approach the
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| | Document Format (PDF) works with all
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| writing of an eBook with a much different
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| | platforms. Like all of the eBook formats
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| audience in mind that the one who would
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| | available to you, Adobe provides a free
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| normally purchase your book at a book
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| | Reader so your eBook can be used.Research
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| store.As an example, the fact that your
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| | in its various forms should be considered
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| customer will not be able to physically
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| | part of the dues you must pay to
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| touch your eBook before purchasing it
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| | successfully author an eBook. One aspect
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| means that your "Big Picture" idea of a
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| | of eBooks that most appeals to authors
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| jacket for your pBook now becomes a look
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| | and readers is that the writing style is
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| at an eBook cover graphic digitally
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| | informal and the annotations and formal
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| reproduced but no less appealing than
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| | references used in University papers
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| your standard pBook cover. In fact, cover
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| | isn't required. In fact, your readers
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| design for eBooks is sometimes even more
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| | will welcome that fact that you can talk
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| important than for a standard
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| | to them person to person in your eBook
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| book.Another example is the technological
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| | and they will get the message. The
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| expertise of your target market. eBooks
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| | research component in this question is
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| don't require any special skills to use
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| | more behind the scenes but it's an
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| them properly but it does require that
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| | important consideration when embarking on
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| your target market have access to a
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| | writing an eBook.Is research a dirty word
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| computer, know how to download
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| | for you or does it excite you?Question
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| information from the internet, and
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| | #4Do you see yourself as a team
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| regularly seek answers to their questions
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| | player?Success in anything is seldom
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| from the web.All of these issues and
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| | accomplished without the help of others.
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| plenty more make the eBook an
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| | One of the most important methods of
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| interesting, exciting, worthwhile, and
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| | leverage is working cooperatively with
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| rewarding venture into authoring. Add to
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| | others to accomplish a particular goal.
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| this list the fact that your expertise
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| | It makes success quicker and easier. It's
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| level will be enhanced in the same way a
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| | all about synergy-the concept that one
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| standard published authors' would be but
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| | plus one does not equal two but eleven!
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| at a much reduced cost. You have complete
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| | Working together with your team you can
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| control your eBook all the time. You make
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| | accomplish more and do it faster than
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| much more money selling eBooks than
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| | trying to do everything yourself.In eBook
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| standard book unless you are already a
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| | authoring there are many opportunities to
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| well-known author. You can become a
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| | work with others. In fact, it would be
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| published author quickly and
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| | safe to say that it is impossible that
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| inexpensively while maintaining control
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| | anyone could do it alone. Consider these
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| of all aspects of the eBook authoring
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| | aspects of eBook authoring that may
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| process. You can share your expertise
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| | require the assistance of others.Mentors
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| with a world-wide audience 24/7.Leave a
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| | can make a tremendous difference to your
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| written legacy of your knowledge and
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| | personal success as an author. Mentors
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| expertise. Author an eBook.6 Key
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| | can provide the emotional support you
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| QuestionsQuestion #1Do YOU relish the
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| | require to keep you on task and encourage
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| opportunity to share your expertise,
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| | you to reach your goal. Mentors can help
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| knowledge, and skills?The excitement
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| | with specific skills that you may be
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| generated when someone downloads your
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| | lacking like learning how to more
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| free eBook or purchases your "expertise"
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| | effectively use your word processing
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| makes your work well worth the effort.
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| | software. Mentors can be experienced
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| eBooks provide an opportunity, at a very
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| | writers with whom you can share ideas and
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| reasonable cost, to target a world-wide
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| | experiences. Mentors can be 'experts' in
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| market of people sharing your
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| | your topic that provide you with insights
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| interests.The Internet is the number one
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| | you might otherwise have not thought
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| source of instant information. Your eBook
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| | about. And mentors can also be your
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| should be written to address the needs
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| | proof-readers and editors when your draft
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| and problems of your target market. Your
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| | copy requires 'outside' approval and
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| objective in writing your eBook is to
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| | scrutiny.Technical members of your team
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| share what you have learned with others.
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| | may be required to help you design and
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| You will be seen as an expert. Your job
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| | operate a web site in order to sell your
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| is to help people solve problems by
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| | eBook. Technical expertise is often
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| sorting through the glut of information
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| | required to compile or ePublish your book
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| available to your readers and get right
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| | from the word processing software to
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| to the heart of the problem.Readers want
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| | eBook format. Graphic experts can help
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| instant solutions to problems. They want
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| | you design your eBook cover along with
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| the delivery of the eBook answers
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| | other graphics used on your web site or
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| immediately without leaving the office or
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| | for promotional purposes. Banners on
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| home. Readers appreciate the time you
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| | sites and logos for your eBook sales and
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| have taken to help them solve their
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| | ad copy many also require outside
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| problem. Making contacts with "like
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| | assistance.And don't forget those people
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| minds" is a bonus, especially for the
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| | who form your inner circle of friends,
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| author.Do you have something about which
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| | relatives and immediate family. Without
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| you are passionate? About which you have
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| | the support and encouragement of these
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| experience? About which you have gained
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| | people your eBook authoring experience
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| insights and knowledge that would be of
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| | will become more work than adventure.The
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| value to others? About which your wisdom
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| | last step of The 10 Steps to eBook
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| would best be shared before it is lost
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| | Authoring is Celebrate. It's no accident
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| forever?So the very first question you
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| | that this step is included. The
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| have to answer is do you have an interest
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| | celebration is a team celebration.
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| or area of expertise that you are anxious
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| | Without a team, you will not succeed. If
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| to share with others. Your passion for
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| | you are not a team player, you will find
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| the subject will carry you throughout the
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| | the authoring experience a difficult, in
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| entire eBook authoring process.Are you
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| | not impossible one.Are you a team
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| interested in sharing your knowledge,
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| | player?Question #5Is the entrepreneurial
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| skills, attitudes, and passions with the
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| | spirit alive in YOU?Whether or not you
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| world?Question #2Are YOU willing to
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| | have previous entrepreneurial experience
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| continue along the road of life-long
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| | you will be able to see how the
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| learning? Are you willing to improve your
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| | self-employed and small business
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| computer literacy, word processing
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| | operators make money. As an author you
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| skills, and Internet savvy?Regardless of
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| | will become a small business. Your active
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| where you currently stand in terms of
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| | involvement in all aspects of the process
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| your knowledge, skills, and attitudes
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| | is essential even though you may not be
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| regarding computer and Internet
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| | doing some things like compiling your
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| technology, you will have plenty of
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| | finished eBook. Learning the business of
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| opportunities to improve in these areas.
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| | writing, publishing, and marketing your
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| The option is always yours to learn what
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| | eBook is fascinating.It doesn't matter
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| you need to know yourself or turn the
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| | whether you plan to give away your eBook
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| step over to someone who does. A big part
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| | as a bonus for purchasing other products
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| of the adventure is learning how to
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| | or services or use it to advertise your
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| enhance the message in your eBook through
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| | expertise or sell your eBook as a
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| the best techniques available to you. The
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| | product, your entrepreneurial skills will
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| Internet is all about information.
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| | need to be addressed. Once more, your
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| Information sells if packaged well.
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| | attitudes, skills and knowledge will be
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| Information sells when the purchaser sees
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| | tested. The learning curve will appear
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| the benefits of the purchase to enhance
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| | once more. You will become a
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| his/her life, solve problems or prevent
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| | self-employed author operating a small
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| mistakes.By simply learning more about
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| | business just like thousands of other
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| your word processing software you will
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| | small business owners. Be prepared for
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| have taken a big step! Purchase a good
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| | this unique adventure. It's exciting.Time
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| instruction manual that has plenty of
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| | is your biggest investment in the
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| pictures, is bright in color and uses the
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| | authoring process. Some money will need
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| actual images you will see on your
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| | to be spent to publish and market your
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| computer monitor to help you learn how to
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| | eBook. eBooks can be written, published,
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| do things. The average person using word
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| | marketed and sold for an investment of a
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| processing software has only a
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| | few hundred dollars at most. Recouping
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| superficial knowledge of what the
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| | your expense will be much easier than any
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| software can do. Now you have the
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| | other form of publishing -
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| opportunity to use this new-found
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| | self-publishing, standard publishing
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| knowledge in the best of all places -
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| | through a company contract, or print on
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| your eBook.eBook technology, properly
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| | demand. Should you choose to sell your
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| used, enhances your enjoyment in
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| | eBook you will generate life-long income
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| presenting the material and your
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| | in the order of 40- 95% of the selling
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| audience's reading enjoyment as well.
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| | price of each book depending on the
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| Consider for example that every single
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| | methods you choose to reach your
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| web page in the entire universe can
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| | customer. In addition, your eBook
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| readily be placed into your eBook for
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| | authoring, related speaking engagements,
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| easy reference. There is no need to
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| | and workshops qualifies you for tax
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| reproduce tons of material when a link
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| | benefits as a self-employed person. An
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| from your eBook to a web site will do the
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| | option always remains open to you to
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| same thing. Not only that, but the reader
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| | publish your eBook in standard paperback
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| doesn't have to wade through material
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| | or hard cover format.eBooks are the
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| they already know. They can choose to
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| | "doors of opportunity" for anyone wishing
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| follow the link or not. Another marvelous
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| | to enhance their current careers,
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| use of eBook technology is that the
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| | establish themselves as an expert in
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| reader who leaves your eBook to visit a
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| | their field, or begin a new career.
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| web page can just as easily come back to
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| | Published eBooks put the author in a
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| your eBook.Color is another example of
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| | unique position to build a business
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| eBook technology at its best. You have
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| | around this one eBook or other eBooks
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| the entire palette to use in your eBook.
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| | related to the first one. Business
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| Your eBook comes alive with color. There
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| | opportunities are generated by your
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| are no limitations unlike the standard
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| | status as a published author. You will
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| pBook where adding color means added
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| | have the opportunity to conduct
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| costs and added costs mean higher prices
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| | workshops, host teleseminars, produce
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| and higher prices mean fewer sales. You
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| | other products, provide additional
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| get the picture.Considering this question
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| | services like consulting or coaching,
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| about your personal learning curve, look
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| | facilitate training sessions, do keynote
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| at your decision to author an eBook as an
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| | addresses and of course write other
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| opportunity to embark on a tremendous
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| | eBooks. Your eBook can become the center
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| learning experience. You take on the role
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| | of your new entrepreneurial universe.Does
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| of both teacher (eBook author) and
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| | the entrepreneurial spirit in you lead
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| learner (eBook author) with one
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| | you to eBook authoring?There they are!
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| experience.Do the "learning"
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| | Five questions worth your reflective
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| possibilities excite you? You will learn
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| | consideration. Five questions that will
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| as much about yourself as you will about
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| | help you decide whether you have what it
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| eBook technology and computers if you
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| | takes to author an eBook.The decision is
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| have the courage to take up the eBook
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| | yours. Let the journey begin! It all
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| authoring challenge.Are you a life-long
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| | starts with an Idea!© 2005 Paul
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| learner?Question #3Are YOU willing to do
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| | JacksonPaul Jackson, a published eBook
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| the research required for your eBook?It
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| | author and retired educator, clearly
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| is very probable you already have a fair
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| | appreciates what it takes to author an
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| amount of information readily available
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| | eBook. His experience as both a writer
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| for the content of your eBook. This can
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| | and an instructor helping people realize
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| come in the form of personal experience,
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| | their dream of authoring a book qualifies
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| articles written by you, web site
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| | him to ask these very important
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| resources, books and videos on the
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| | questions. His business, eBook Authoring
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| subject, workshop materials you have
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| | Services, at
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| presented, and seminars or training
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| | is a great starting point for aspiring
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| sessions you have done.Research skills
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| | eBook authors.
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| will be necessary to make your work
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