Creating an Artful eBook

With the advancement of the Internet and high-speed connections now eBooks are fast becoming a popular choice for readers of both fiction and non-fiction. The most popularly purchased eBooks are in the areas of non-fiction help and self-help and a few tips to remember in creating these easy to use books are as follows:

• Keep It focused--It is easy to stray from the subject when writing a book. EBooks should have a very focused idea and maintain that idea throughout. Resist the urge to ramble on, or go off on tangents whether they are related to the subject or not.

• Make Your Points--Create bullet points or subtitles that easily guide your reader through the subject matter and make it easy to refer to later when looking for a specific idea.

• Give References--Since most eBooks are read while on the computer adding references via hyperlinks is becoming an expectation of the experienced eBook reader. When you have outside web sites of your own this can be a very valuable way of directing traffic to them as well.

• Make It Pretty--Creating an eBook is even more of an art form than formatting a print manuscript. You still need to know all of the applicable standards of margins, footers, headers, and in the case of non-fiction content tables and indexes where applicable, you should also include color and vibrant chapter headings as well as unique items like artfully created bullet points or number points. These add character to your eBook and are very pleasing to the reader. Since it doesn’t cost more to create these things in eBook format like it would in print format readers are now expecting to see this more in an eBook.

Creating eBooks on subjects you are familiar with can be a lot of fun. Use your imagination and let your creativity flow and you will have an eBook that you can be proud of and will sell well.