When Is an E-book Better Than a Book: E-book Self-Publishing Guide Free to Previous Buyers
Children's Book Publisher explains why their self-publishing guide is in ebook format and whether they'd make the same decision again.
(PRWEB) August 9, 2006 -- Children's Book Publisher explains why their self-publishing guide is in ebook format and whether they'd make the same decision again.
"If you think an ebook is never better than a book, you’re missing out," says Anne Emerick, author of Could You, Should You Self-Publish a Picture Book? (http://www.aboonbooks.com/ebook.php) Ebooks have the following advantages:
1) Ebooks are instant information. They can be downloaded immediately with no shipping fees or wait time.
2) An ebook can contain links to other online resources and allow the reader to follow those links effortlessly.
3) If the ebook contains information that requires frequent updates, an ebook is more likely to be up-to-date. Publishers often have a backlog of old copies to sell before printing an updated edition. Ebook publishers, on the other hand, can easily correct or add information and distribute new versions.
Could You, Should You Self-Publish a Picture Book? was first written as Emerick researched whether to self-publish a book. "While the first edition had lots of useful information," Emerick said, "we knew each new edition would be better than the last. To be sure that early buyers didn’t miss out, Aboon Books (http://www.aboonbooks.com) announced the following policy: Purchase one edition and receive a free copy of each new edition. The ebook format allows us to make such an offer.
Emerick concedes that there is still a reluctance to purchase ebooks. "Because ebooks are cheap to produce," she says, "their quality and content varies dramatically. You have people suggesting that you can write, edit and publish an ebook in less than a week. How good can that information be?" To ensure your ebook purchase is money well-spent, readers should look for three things.
1) A money-back guarantee
2) Excerpts and/or the Table of Contents from the ebook
3) Reviews
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