There are a lot of online entrepreneurs making money by starting websites and selling e-books. They may think that they have it made with a steady and profitable business. Usually that's very true. A lot of people are making nice incomes from selling e-books both from websites and auction sites such as Ebay or Yahoo. However, the difference between those that make "nice" incomes, and those that make substantial incomes is quite large.

What's the difference between the two profiteers? Usually it's having a unique vision and the ability to think on a larger scale. One example of this would be rather than just re-selling other people's e-books, publish your own. Let's look at the merits of publishing your own e-book, and why it can be a profitable endeavor. When you write your own content, you can control what's in the book. This isn't just limited to the text. This also includes whether or not you insert links to your own website to generate visitors, advertisements such as Google Adsense, as well as links to affiliates that you partner with. You can also make your e-book brandable. This is something I will address in a future article in more detail. Most people overlook these advantages when they publish an e-book. They're so excited to publish an e-book, they forget about the advantages and money they are leaving on the table by skipping these items. If you do it the right way and not clutter your e-book with ads everywhere, you can do very well.

Once you have the topic you want to write about, you need to put fingers to keyboard and start hammering out your publication. There are a lot of e-book compilers out there that you can use. Some are easier than others to use. The way that I like to write my e-books is with a word processor program that most are familiar with, Microsoft Word. You can paste HTML, hyperlinks and other forms of online content. It's an easy way to format your e-book and make sure it has a clean look to it before you have it published. Another tool you'll need is a way to convert your Word document into a format that will not allow your file to be altered. I prefer to use Adobe Acrobat. It's an expensive program, but you can usually find an older version on Ebay for a reasonable price. I then convert my e-book to a PDF file. Once it's converted, you have the base for an e-book.

No e-book is complete however without including a sales page if you hope to generate any profit from your e-book. You can then include this page with your e-book if you offer resale rights. If you don't want to offer resale rights, you can use it as the basis of the sales page for your website, or for an online listing such as Ebay. You sales page can be as elaborate as a high end website, or it can be as simple as a few lines of text describing your product and maybe a picture of your e-book cover.

Once you have your e-book converted to your format of choice and your sales page created, it's time for the final step. Convert both items and any corresponding pictures into one zip file for easy distribution. You can then upload it to your server for customers to download, or simply e-mail it as you sell it through online auctions. That's all there is to the process.

About the Author

Nicholas Kirt is an online entrepreneur. He's developed websites for e-books, ticket sales, and real estate. His latest venture ACG Ready E-books Inc. at http://www.acgrei.com is in the beginning stages of business, but has already become a top reference for all things e-book related.