I've culled my top recommendations for how-to e-books about e-books and special reports down to five. Here is an annotated list. Yes, they require purchase.


E-book Secrets Exposed by Jim Edwards and David Garfinkel (US $49)

This is one of the original e-books on e-books. Never mind the hype on the sales page above. You'll find a surprising amount of useful information on how to choose a topic that will sell. I printed out all 191 pages and read it through.


How to Write a 10 Quick Steps Guide by David Lawrence ($10)

Consult the guide above for a step-by-step primer on how to organize your material. You can even copy the guide's format. This is one title in a nifty series of "10 Step" guides available either as downloadable PDFs or MP3 audio files.


E-book on E-books by KISS Computing ($24)

Newly published by the nice folks who re-designed my site a year ago, this is a basic cookbook for creating an e-book. Breezy and informal, it covers writing style and organization, design & layout, and payment and delivery options.


Profiting from Booklets and Special Reports by Marcia Yudkin ($95)

Priciest PDF on this list but it's an excellent resource (70 pages). I found her sections on perceived value and how to price extremely valuable.


Ralph F. Wilson's Making & Marketing E-books (US $12 or get it free when you subscribe to Web Marketing Today)

If you had to pick one out of the 5, this 46-page PDF offers the best value. It's an updated collection of Wilson's informative articles on the topic of e-books or digital reports. He covers specifics of formatting, pricing, selling tools, resources for cover art, etc.

If you sign up for his Web Marketing Today free e-newsletter, you get it as a premium. Follow the link above.

BONUS RESOURCE

www.knowledge-download.com

Explore this site and accompanying blog for free articles about writing, publishing, marketing and selling an e-book or PDF report.



Want to learn more about creating and selling a special report or other information product?

Consider joining information entrepreneur Marcia Yudkin and me next week for a 1 hour teleseminar.

We'll cover how to package or repackage your content, price and promote it in a well-organized, step-by-step session. If producing an e-book or PDF special report is on your To Do list, this event is an excellent way to get started. You will learn:

- how to choose a compelling topic and a mouth-watering title
- how to write and package existing content quickly and efficiently
- different formats to consider in addition to PDF
- how to price your masterwork

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