A Healthy eBook

Ó Copyright 2005 Kris Williams

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A healthy eBook has many features and concepts within its creation. You can write a better eBook if you consider allowing or incorporating in some of these ideas to your creations. Features and concepts will ensure a more quality production of an eBook as well as a more professional appearance to compete with some of the most highly sought out eBooks on the internet.

Here is our short list of what we think all eBooks should include within:

• A great Cover page.
• Rules, Policies, and Procedures clearly spelled out, page.
• Contact page. Include an email address, website, snail mail address, and phone number if at all possible. Either update your eBooks when this info changes or include items that will not expire. Using public email addresses can change your level of professionalism. consider having your own professional email address with a website and pay your fees on time!
• Information on what type of eBook this is and to seek the advice of a competent professional above all and before use of the eBook. Define if it is for entertainment purposes and all about your research for the eBook.
• List any contacts for professionals or experts listed within your eBook itself.
• Table of Contents page.
• Introduction page.
• Author's Note, Publisher Note, and/or special instructions about the creation, page.
• Author's Biography, go into a page detail about the author.
• Advertising, promotional, or sales page(s).
• Special Thanks page.
• Copyright signature included on every page.
• Printing capabilities.
• Security measures for copying, extraction, password gate.
• Listing of the title and chapter on every page, for easy reference for your readers.
• ISBN number highly visible.
• Listing of publishing info: date first released, what version or copy of the eBook this is, etc.
• Clearly identified photographs with watermark or copyright tag.

Designing better eBooks today can lead to future success because your information is clearly stated. Just by placing the word copyright isn't necessarily enough in this day and age. You need to find out what is absolutely necessary and essential to have in every eBook to protect your rights, your information, and your creation. Don't rely on the general public to keep your eBook safe or protected, do-it-yourself and provide it now for your readers to be reminded of, so that later it can be referenced in the event of investigation or theft.

Some people prefer not to do these additional pages and protection quoting that "if they want the eBook badly enough, they will find any way to get it". I don't recommend this attitude, because stating this means that you accept defeat and theft, for that eventually the eBook will be mis-used or stolen anyways. To ensure you have proper and adequate protection, I suggest that you explore your internet world and see what you can do to help keep your eBook on the market for a very long time. Proper security measures and a professional appearance can help enhance and help to sell your eBook further. People do not want to waste their time with spending their hard earned money on eBooks and products that anyone can easily obtain without spending money on them. Keep your eBook continuing with the cash flow and with the demand. Put these in place before you sell the eBook!

A healthy eBook is an eBook that contains all the information that the consumer might need and keeps the information accessible and secure as much as possible. Readers want to know as much information as possible so that they can make the best decisions as possible. With providing all the information inside each and every eBook you will help to ensure the survivability of your eBook for future generations. Make a checklist and see if you remembered each and every component of a healthy eBook. You might just be surprised at some of the feedback you might generate from your work and about the longevity of your eBook!

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