People Who Have Inspired Me II: Interview with Ms Ellen Violette, The Ebook Coach
1) Ellen, Give few tips for eBook writers. Always think of yourself as a marketer first, then an author. Figure out who is going to buy your eBook BEFORE you write it. Otherwise, you could waste a lot of time, energy, and even money writing something no one wants to buy. And, don’t fall so in love with your eBook that you are afraid to put it out for fear of theft. The big money is generally not in the eBook but in the backend, so do the best you can to protect proprietary work and then let it go. Also consider putting affiliate links in your eBook –you’ll be helping your readers and making extra income doing it. 2) What are the major websites on which one can sell and promote eBooks? The major websites are Kindle, I bookstore, Nook, Smashword- if you want to use them, and Clickbank but it’s also important to sell it on your own website. Unfortunately too many people put it on a website and just leave it there. You HAVE TO PROMOTE IT. And you have to promote yourself. Even on the ma...