If you're looking for a great way to drive traffic to your web site, creating and distributing free e-books may be your answer. Although there are several different types of e-books, this article will focus on HTML compiled e-books. E-books or electronic books are compressed files of HTML that are distributed and presented within one downloadable file. This file does not require any installation and will open on your reader's desktop simply by clicking on it. E-books are completely interactive with the Internet and can contain just about everything a standard web page contains, such s live links, graphics, forms, JavaScript, and video. They can also be protected with a username and password and can be prevented from being passed around by only displaying on one computer. What's more, you can even create a shareware version of your e-book that will either expire at a specified time, or only allow your potential customers to view certain pages and prompt them to purchase the full version or go to www.profit-pulling-ebooks.com Another great feature e-books provide is the ability to create special fields within your e-book that can be changed by your readers if you so choose. This provides a great way to create promotional e-books for your affiliates and allow them to include their own affiliate ID.

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For massive distribution, make sure you include a short paragraph on your main page in regard to your copyrights and distribution. For example, if you're allowing your e-book to be freely distributed, let your readers know by giving them permission. Your text might look something like this: This e-book may be freely distributed, used as a free bonus with any products you may be selling, included within membership sites and packages, and used as an incentive to gain new subscribers to your publication. The key to using this technique effectively is to create a quality e-book that contains powerful information that will be of interest to your target market - not just any information, but information that your target market will be absolutely passionate about. Information that they would pay for and are just dying to get their hands on! Please keep in mind, you can't write a cheap little e-book of little or no value, filled with ads, and expect it to be successful. Your e-book must be good enough to actually sell to be good enough to use as a viral marketing tool. E-books can provide Internet marketers with one of the best viral marketing tools online. By creating a small, quality e-book that contains in-demand information, you can produce an on going promotional tool that will work 24 hours a day, seven days a week for years to come. Your e-book will have the potential to be viewed by millions of Internet users simply by giving it away.