Those words came were spoken to one of my clients upon sharing her eBook idea, a brilliant one she is in the process of writing. Well, no one reads them, but Borders launched their own eBook store today, to compete with Amazon, Apple and Barnes & Noble. No one reads eBooks — why would they? ...
How to sell your eBook via Amazon and the iBookstore
Your eBook is bound for the big time, you can feel it. Now you just need to get it into as many eReading devices as possible. What do you do? Distributing via eReaders is a different game than just reading on them. If you want Kindle and iPad friendly versions, you don’t have to jump through ...
The 5 Stages of Creative eBook Writing
In the late 19th century, a German physiologist named Herman Helmholtz began to describe distinct phases to humankind’s creative acts. Why this became the work of a physiologist I would love to know, but nonetheless he described three distinct stages and named them saturation, incubation and illumination. As the 20th century progressed, other researchers and members ...
You’re inspired to write an eBook, now what?
It's time to write it. As Thomas Edison so famously said, genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. Well, don't feel like you need to be a genius to write an eBook and I would give inspiration more credit (at least 20%). The truth remains that you can only judge the merits of an idea if you build ...
Q&A with Dave Navarro: Relationship Is Everything
Dave Navarro built a six-figure income by figuring out what his target audience wants and devising products to fill their needs. Now he helps other entrepreneurs grow and connect with their audience and create successful products. I put a few questions to Dave that I thought would be interesting for Sticky eBooks readers. His workshop ...
How my eBook made $1,800 in 3 days with 78 people on my list…
...and while doing everything "wrong." Note: this post is for those of you who have considered writing an eBook to generate revenue, as opposed to the give-it-away-go-viral school. Maybe you’ve heard by now that there is some serious money to be made by packaging and selling your expertise in the form of an eBook. $12,000 in ...
There are no secrets to great eBooks, but now there’s a formula.
My problem with “secrets.” I have this pet peeve about the use of the word “secrets,” as in “10 Secrets to Losing Weight in Your Sleep.” We live in the age of unbridled information people, there are no secrets — not honest to goodness ones like, say, the launch sequence for a nuclear weapon. I know, it’s just ...
The Waiter, the Chef and the Prep Cook
Restaurants are very hierarchical places. There is the front of the house, which is the domain of the maître d' and his waiters. The back of house is the kitchen, ruled by the Chef. Roles are very clearly defined. Your eBook is like a tasty entrée, and you will play three roles in its creation: prep ...
Why You Should Write Your eBook Before You Feel Ready
We love control. We don't leave the house without the GPS cued up, and we like to be able to text if we're running five minutes late. Confusion is frustrating and uncomfortable, especially when accompanied by IKEA instructions. We like to feel that we know what we're doing, that we are on the right track. And ...
Three eBook Maladies and their Cures
I'm learning more about myself than I ever cared to know in the process of creating my own eBook, Creating eBooks that Create Fans (a.k.a. The Kickstart Kit), which launches early next month. (Pssst, sign up here to get the first two chapters for free!) I coach clients through the wordy ups and downs ...