Why Should You Outsource Your Ebook?
Writing is a strange thing. The thought of writing 500 words frightens lots of people half to death, which it should not and yet there are others who are confident enough to write a book of 100,000 words when they ought not to either. Wring pieces of 500 words is a completely different prospect to writing a novel of average size.
Writing an ebook of 15 chapters on building a backyard pond is not the same as a novel either, because the process may be broken down into 500 word chapters on siting the pond; digging it out; choosing fish; choosing plants etc, etc.. This sort of ebook just takes a bit of planning and research and ought not to be beyond many people.
Having said that, if you want electrical wiring to be reliable, you would hire an electrician to do the installation, so if you would like a top-notch ebook (or if you would like it fast), you may want to consider finding a professional author to compose the book for you.
Spelling should not be a problem if you compose the ebook yourself, but how is your grammar? A bit out of practice, perhaps? Most word processors will check spelling very successfully, but their grammar checkers frequently give misleading or erroneous advice, so it is a decent idea to have your work checked by a friend or family member who is closer to school-leaving age than you are, if you are unsure.
The ebook should seem professional. It should look the part as well as being correct. There is so much choice that if your book does not impress, it will soon get returned or overlooked and you do not need to acquire a bad reputation.
Outsourcing the writing of your ebook might sound like an expensive path to take, but really it frees up your time to spend on the promoting campaign.
Writing an ebook of, say, 20,000-30,000 words can be done in 15-20 articles on the various stages of a project or whatever, but that will still take about 10-14 days of your time. A author would probably charge about $400-$500, but the book would be professional - ready to put on the market.
You have to do the sums to see what best suits you. Making your own goods from start to finish makes the most money, if that product is of adequate quality. Otherwise, it might earn you nothing. If you sold your ebook at $15 through Amazon for 70% of the sales price, you would have to sell 40-50 units to get your investment back. After that, it is all yours.
So, all in all, the issue of whether to outsource your ebook, depends on your level of skill at writing, the amount of time you are prepared to devote to the project and the subject of the book.
You will almost certainly have to write your novel yourself; you can easily outsource a factual, theoretical book (How To...) and you can almost certainly write your own promotional, short, ebook that is to be given away to advertise whatever you are trying to sell.
Writing an ebook of 15 chapters on building a backyard pond is not the same as a novel either, because the process may be broken down into 500 word chapters on siting the pond; digging it out; choosing fish; choosing plants etc, etc.. This sort of ebook just takes a bit of planning and research and ought not to be beyond many people.
Having said that, if you want electrical wiring to be reliable, you would hire an electrician to do the installation, so if you would like a top-notch ebook (or if you would like it fast), you may want to consider finding a professional author to compose the book for you.
Spelling should not be a problem if you compose the ebook yourself, but how is your grammar? A bit out of practice, perhaps? Most word processors will check spelling very successfully, but their grammar checkers frequently give misleading or erroneous advice, so it is a decent idea to have your work checked by a friend or family member who is closer to school-leaving age than you are, if you are unsure.
The ebook should seem professional. It should look the part as well as being correct. There is so much choice that if your book does not impress, it will soon get returned or overlooked and you do not need to acquire a bad reputation.
Outsourcing the writing of your ebook might sound like an expensive path to take, but really it frees up your time to spend on the promoting campaign.
Writing an ebook of, say, 20,000-30,000 words can be done in 15-20 articles on the various stages of a project or whatever, but that will still take about 10-14 days of your time. A author would probably charge about $400-$500, but the book would be professional - ready to put on the market.
You have to do the sums to see what best suits you. Making your own goods from start to finish makes the most money, if that product is of adequate quality. Otherwise, it might earn you nothing. If you sold your ebook at $15 through Amazon for 70% of the sales price, you would have to sell 40-50 units to get your investment back. After that, it is all yours.
So, all in all, the issue of whether to outsource your ebook, depends on your level of skill at writing, the amount of time you are prepared to devote to the project and the subject of the book.
You will almost certainly have to write your novel yourself; you can easily outsource a factual, theoretical book (How To...) and you can almost certainly write your own promotional, short, ebook that is to be given away to advertise whatever you are trying to sell.
About the Author:
Owen Jones, the writer of this article, writes on a variety of topics, but is now concerned with handheld book readers. If you want to know more, please go to our web site at Kindle vs Book