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READ FIRST: Search engines are
funny. They look for specific things. One is search terms in an exact way. So
when you see "make eBook" read it with an "an" between the words. It's not my
writing, really!
So you've written a manuscript
and you want to
make an
InfoProduct, i.e., publish your InfoProduct in an electronic form. It's really
a joy to see your words in print in a form that you can distribute to others
(for fee or free). In order to make an InfoProduct from your electronic
manuscript, you must decide how to design it. Do you want it to look like a
regular book with pull quotes? Do you want it to have hyperlinks? Do you want
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First Step
There are some first steps that will help you along
the way as you build your first InfoProduct. First, you might want to subscribe
to the InfoProduct Masters eCourse by sending a blank email. Just click
on the button below [Please leave MASTERS on the Subject Line to eliminate the
spambots that spammers use to spider this address and spam it.] This course is
a FREE intensive 5-Day email course that shows you how to create an InfoProduct
and how to produce and sell it online. You can't go wrong with this information
by Internet guru Ken Evoy.
Second Step
Second, you might want to think about your title.
Here are some thoughts. Make your title clear. If you want to be clever, that's
okay, just remember to be clear in your cleverness.
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Make your title short. You should have an
eBook cover for your InfoProduct like the one on the left. I will tell you
about making those in a bit. Remember, a title is part of the InfoProduct you
have written. In a regular bookstore, buyers mainly buy because of the cover.
What's on the outside usually sells what's on the inside. |
Buyers do judge a book by it's title. Remember, your
title will help sell your InfoProduct. Here are a few tips to help you along :
Examine print titles in your "niche" on
amazon.com.
Third Step
Third, here's a short course in HTML to help prepare
your manuscript as you prepare your InfoProduct for the compilers that we will
tell you about shortly.
Don't freak! Most of the viewers that will present
your finished work are compiled from HTML files. Don't freak! There I've said
it again. By creating your own HTML files you will be able to save yourself the
cost of having someone else do it for you. It really is simple. Here is some
basic stuff.
- You will need a text editor. Notepad comes with
windows but if you want to have a more robust version you can download
Crimson Tide. MAC users can go
here
- Now download this text file [Right Click: Save Target
As...] into your text editor (called html.txt) and replace the information it
suggests. Your text will fit into a table and will be centered on your HTML
page.
- You will need to prepare your manuscript as you
make eBook so that the browser will know how
to display the text.
- Each paragraph needs to be placed in a paragraph
tag. The texts in your sample text file are within a paragraph tag that looks
like the following <P></P>. I have set the type size so that it
will be readable along with a bold selection and an italic
selection so you can see how to bold and italicize words.
- When you have prepared all of your texts save the
document with a HTM or HTML extension. (mydocname.htm or mydocname.html) Use
the Save As feature in your text editor.
See, that wasn't so painful now, was it? This is a
very basic HTML file. If you want to be more sophisticated, you might find a
youngster that knows HTML and pay her/him to do this job for you. You can
always learn how to do it yourself, or you can buy a HTML editor like
Microsoft's FrontPage or download
1st Page, a free HTML
editor.
Word eBook
Templates offers a great HTML by-pass to help you design your
InfoProduct.
Fourth Step
The fourth step will be to discover what software
package you want to purchase to publish your InfoProduct. There are some things
that are important to know in this process, such as, will you want both PC and
MAC users to be able to read your InfoProduct?
It doesn't take long to compile an InfoProduct from
your written electronic manuscript. As you make an InfoProduct, the programs
that help you on your way are easy and almost "idiot" proof.
Here are some eBook creators to help you create your
InfoProduct. These InfoProduct creation software programs work on the same
principle: They take your HTML files and create a stand alone EXE file that can
be read on PCs but not MACs (see below for MAC Compiler information).
They all have very versatile features. Here are my
three favorites:
eBookGenerator
by Armand Moran. His newest version has the greatest feature ever: you can stop
buyers from pirating your InfoProduct with its new disabling feature.
I have used
eBook Compiler and
eBook Edit
Pro and found them very useful and quick.
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As we suggested above you will need a cover
for your InfoProduct. The best on the market is
eCoverGenerator
also from Armand Moran. The InfoProduct to your left was made using this
program and one of the templates that comes with it.
 If you
want to have professional help with your cover, you can't go wrong with
KillerCovers.
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Is there software to create InfoProducts for the
MAC? Yes!
The
Instant
PDF Maker (PC and MAC), another great product by Armand Moran will save you
from having to buy Adobe Acrobat in order to make eBooks that both PC and MAC
owners alike can read. It's a gem.
You can give
eDOC Creator a
spin. It is shareware. I do not own a MAC so I have not taken it around the
block so to speak, but if you own a MAC, you can. eDOC Creator 2.1.1 requires
MacOS 7 or higher. eDOC Reader 2.1.1 and self-reading documents (SRDs) created
from eDOC Creator 2.1.1 still require only System 6.07 or higher. eDOC Creator,
eDOC Reader and SRDs are compatible with MacOS 8.5. |
