I can remember the excitement of buying my first downloadable-book. It was back in the late 1990's and although I cannot remember the title of the e-book I do recall that the seller lived in Georgia, USA and within ten minutes of buying it I was printing it out in rural Wiltshire in the West of England.
Since those early days I must have purchased hundreds of such books. I have had everything from 300+ page manuals right down to 2 or 3 page “reports”. But the trouble is that over half of them end up either part or totally unread.
I believe that for most people there are two basic problems with e-books., they are not easy to read on screen and if you print them out this can take time and be expensive on ink.
Despite all the dire predictions profits of doom I believe the future for e-books and information products in general is very good. However, writers must understand the requirements of their readers. To be honest if a subject needs more than 100 pages to get its message across perhaps a downloadable file is not the best way to provide the information.
eBay is a great example, there are hundreds if not thousands of e-books on the subject ranging in price from a few cents up to some costing hundreds of dollars, The average price for a “How to Make Money on eBay” type book seems to be around $67 but go to Amazon or Barns and Nobel and you will find print books with far more information for around $20. So why do we pay more for less?
The answer is “immediacy”. We want it and we want it now.
And if the reader wants the e-book now, he or she also wants the information straight away. What they do not want to is to have to wade through hundreds of pages to find what they are looking for. In other words the ideal e-book should contain the basic facts or methods with as little padding as possible. Ideally a person should be able to read the contents of an e-book at one sitting And in my opinion the ideal length for an e-book is around 30 pages but anywhere between 20 and forty is fine. For most subjects the important points can be included within that page range.
The advantage for the author is that it is a lot easier to write a 40-page book than one with 200 pages. There is also a greater chance of the reader actually clicking on your affiliate or other links within your book if he or she actually reads it all. If the writer feels that it will take 200 pages to cover the subject why not cut it down to 5 or 6 smaller e-books selling at say $15 each.
The current trend of pile it high sell it cheap is driving many people out of the information market and some might say that is not a bad thing. But there will always be a market for value for money and easily digestible information products on subjects of interest to the customer. So if you are a writer please cut the padding, just give me the facts, just the facts.
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Points covered in this article:
* Why work at home?
* Why running after money can be a bad decision
* Finding your why in starting a home business and working at home
::: Why work at home? :::
There are many reasons why you may choose to start a home business and work at home. Some people want to become rich while others have grown tired of travelling to work. If you live in a remote area, then a home business may be your only or best solution to earn an income.
You may be a mother with small children. With high nursery costs, you may want to be with your children and still earn an income. A home business gives us the ability to achieve these and more.
A home business is much more likely to produce long term financial freedom than any job can offer. The savings you make by not having to travel to and from work can add up to a lot of extra money in your pocket.
::: Why running after riches can be the worst decision you make :::
Running after riches can be the worst decision you make in your quest to earning money work at home. Everything is based on value. Think about it. Would you buy a car from a snarling salesman looking at your wallet. We call them thieves and a warning light immediately lights up.
Giving value is the most important thing you can do. If we take something like the net or computers as an example, we can see below the surface it provides immense value. Or your television is another great thing of value. Ok, a TV might not seem like a good value item, considering it sucks so many hours from so many peoples lives. But, the fact is with a TV you get a box which costs several hundred dollars maybe thousand, then you switch it on, and it provides various entertainment 24 hours a day, seven days a week!
This is why these inventions become hugely popular. Value is the greatest thing you can deliver. And when you do, your business will prosper. Your bank account will show the amount of value you have given.
::: Finding your why in starting a home business :::
Finding your why in starting a home business, can be the greatest thing you decide to do. Ask yourself "why do I want to get into business?" and listen for the answer. You must find something you feel passionate about. Something that you enjoy doing, where you can put your love of it, into all you do with your home business.
Your why may not seem important now, but when you continue on those long hard days to make your business be a success - your why is all you have to keep you going.
You may have an indirect financial reason - such as pay for the house or get kids in college. These are all good reasons for your "why". Just remember to stick with something other then financial such as earn $1million or something like that.
"Wealth will never be attained if they go after the money. The money is a result of service." ~ Henry Ford.
To your greatest success,
Kozan Huseyin ~ MLM Marketing Expert, Internet Marketer, Life Coach, Writer.
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