Comments on: How To Create Your Own eBooks – Easy, Fast, and Free http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/making-money-online/business-development/cutting-business-costs/how-to-create-your-own-ebooks-easy-fast-and-free/ Making A Living Online Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:06:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Donna http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/making-money-online/business-development/cutting-business-costs/how-to-create-your-own-ebooks-easy-fast-and-free/#comment-10316 Donna Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:19:50 +0000 http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/2007/09/19/how-to-create-your-own-ebooks-easy-fast-and-free/#comment-10316 Francois, to secure it you'll need to buy an ebook software creator program. I've used Easy Ebook Creator Pro in the past (http://www.easyebookpro.com/). I'm not crazy about this method, however, simply because it's an extra step for the user. And while I understand the desire to not have one's work redistributed, in reality, it doesn't happen much. Not enough to really lose sales, imo. But in any case, if you really want to do it that way, then software is the way to go. Francois, to secure it you’ll need to buy an ebook software creator program. I’ve used Easy Ebook Creator Pro in the past (http://www.easyebookpro.com/). I’m not crazy about this method, however, simply because it’s an extra step for the user. And while I understand the desire to not have one’s work redistributed, in reality, it doesn’t happen much. Not enough to really lose sales, imo. But in any case, if you really want to do it that way, then software is the way to go.

]]> By: Francois http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/making-money-online/business-development/cutting-business-costs/how-to-create-your-own-ebooks-easy-fast-and-free/#comment-10314 Francois Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:54:07 +0000 http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/2007/09/19/how-to-create-your-own-ebooks-easy-fast-and-free/#comment-10314 Nice post, thanks for the info. I have a pdf file now, but how does one 'secure' the ebook? I want a user to buy it using paypal, and then download the book, but I dont want to have a single 'all access' password that can be distributed. Do you have any suggestions on software to use, or a method to secure things? Thanks -F Nice post, thanks for the info. I have a pdf file now, but how does one ’secure’ the ebook? I want a user to buy it using paypal, and then download the book, but I dont want to have a single ‘all access’ password that can be distributed. Do you have any suggestions on software to use, or a method to secure things?
Thanks
-F

]]> By: Donna http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/making-money-online/business-development/cutting-business-costs/how-to-create-your-own-ebooks-easy-fast-and-free/#comment-9891 Donna Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:29:15 +0000 http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/2007/09/19/how-to-create-your-own-ebooks-easy-fast-and-free/#comment-9891 LOL, Ken, that's ok. We all do goofy things once in a while like click on a link that's obviously the wrong one. :D Thanks for the compliment, but no, that's not it. You can read the story behind the "dazzlin" part of my name over at an interview I did here - http://www.searchmarketinggurus.com/search_marketing_gurus/2007/01/women_of_intern.html LOL, Ken, that’s ok. We all do goofy things once in a while like click on a link that’s obviously the wrong one. :D

Thanks for the compliment, but no, that’s not it. You can read the story behind the “dazzlin” part of my name over at an interview I did here – http://www.searchmarketingguru.....ntern.html

]]> By: ken winston caine http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/making-money-online/business-development/cutting-business-costs/how-to-create-your-own-ebooks-easy-fast-and-free/#comment-9889 ken winston caine Thu, 12 Mar 2009 04:27:28 +0000 http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/2007/09/19/how-to-create-your-own-ebooks-easy-fast-and-free/#comment-9889 Ooops. My mistake. The reason I ended up on the homepage is that I clicked on the Lulu.com link and not on the 6x9 template link. I've found it. Thank you. Are you know as Dazzling Donna because of those dynamite blue eyes? Best, kwc Ooops. My mistake. The reason I ended up on the homepage is that I clicked on the Lulu.com link and not on the 6×9 template link. I’ve found it.

Thank you.

Are you know as Dazzling Donna because of those dynamite blue eyes?

Best,
kwc

]]> By: ken winston caine http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/making-money-online/business-development/cutting-business-costs/how-to-create-your-own-ebooks-easy-fast-and-free/#comment-9888 ken winston caine Thu, 12 Mar 2009 04:25:03 +0000 http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/2007/09/19/how-to-create-your-own-ebooks-easy-fast-and-free/#comment-9888 Hi: Exactly what I was looking for.... EXCEPT... I can't locate the OO template on the Lulu.com site. Maybe they aren't offering it any more, or maybe they have it hidden pretty deeply? If you know where it is there, could you provide a direct link to it. Your link above seems to end up on Lulu's home page. Thanks so much, kwc Hi:

Exactly what I was looking for…. EXCEPT… I can’t locate the OO template on the Lulu.com site. Maybe they aren’t offering it any more, or maybe they have it hidden pretty deeply?

If you know where it is there, could you provide a direct link to it. Your link above seems to end up on Lulu’s home page.

Thanks so much,
kwc

]]> By: Donna http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/making-money-online/business-development/cutting-business-costs/how-to-create-your-own-ebooks-easy-fast-and-free/#comment-8898 Donna Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:56:52 +0000 http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/2007/09/19/how-to-create-your-own-ebooks-easy-fast-and-free/#comment-8898 Hi, JoLynn. Wendy does indeed rock! :) Good luck with that ebook! And Happy Fourth of July! Hi, JoLynn. Wendy does indeed rock! :) Good luck with that ebook! And Happy Fourth of July!

]]> By: JoLynn Braley http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/making-money-online/business-development/cutting-business-costs/how-to-create-your-own-ebooks-easy-fast-and-free/#comment-8897 JoLynn Braley Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:35:27 +0000 http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/2007/09/19/how-to-create-your-own-ebooks-easy-fast-and-free/#comment-8897 Hi Donna, I just found your site through Google (yeah Google! :) ). I'm in the process of writing my first Ebook and just want to say thanks for your info here. I see you like Wendy Piersall's site too, so I know I'll be visiting your's more often (Wendy rocks, doesn't she? :) ). Thanks again, now I've got to get to work on that Ebook, and on the 4th of July nonetheless! LOL Hi Donna, I just found your site through Google (yeah Google! :) ). I’m in the process of writing my first Ebook and just want to say thanks for your info here. I see you like Wendy Piersall’s site too, so I know I’ll be visiting your’s more often (Wendy rocks, doesn’t she? :) ).

Thanks again, now I’ve got to get to work on that Ebook, and on the 4th of July nonetheless! LOL

]]> By: Tracy http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/making-money-online/business-development/cutting-business-costs/how-to-create-your-own-ebooks-easy-fast-and-free/#comment-8831 Tracy Mon, 19 May 2008 12:08:47 +0000 http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/2007/09/19/how-to-create-your-own-ebooks-easy-fast-and-free/#comment-8831 Hey Donna, terrific post! I am an avid user of OOo Writer and LOVE making ebooks with it. In fact, I dedicated an entire website to the process myself where I give away free OpenOffice Writer ebook templates that can be used for personal and commercial ebook projects. Thought your readers might want to have this resource as I add new free OpenOffice Writer ebook templates frequently, and there are 8 ready to download right now. So, if you or any of your readers are interested in getting some high quality ebook templates free of charge, I encourage you to visit my site here: http://www.ezebooktemplates.com Go OpenOffice!! Hey Donna, terrific post! I am an avid user of OOo Writer and LOVE making ebooks with it.

In fact, I dedicated an entire website to the process myself where I give away free OpenOffice Writer ebook templates that can be used for personal and commercial ebook projects.

Thought your readers might want to have this resource as I add new free OpenOffice Writer ebook templates frequently, and there are 8 ready to download right now.

So, if you or any of your readers are interested in getting some high quality ebook templates free of charge, I encourage you to visit my site here:
http://www.ezebooktemplates.com

Go OpenOffice!!

]]> By: Howard Rogers http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/making-money-online/business-development/cutting-business-costs/how-to-create-your-own-ebooks-easy-fast-and-free/#comment-8263 Howard Rogers Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:20:21 +0000 http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/2007/09/19/how-to-create-your-own-ebooks-easy-fast-and-free/#comment-8263 Actually, no you can't "add a copyright to an ebook"... because the copyright exists in the thing the minute it is committed to tangible form, and you can't "add" what already exists! Copyright is a **right**, hence the name, and it exists merely because you put something new and original down on paper (or in a downloadable PDF -the precise form doesn't matter). You don't need to register a copyright. You don't need to claim it. You certainly don't "add" it to anything. If you wrote it, the copyright's yours already. This was not always true in the US, which had its own preculiar copyright laws as a result of it not ratifying the Berne Convention that governs these things in most other places of the world. But that convention *was* ratified in 1989, so the same rules that apply almost anywhere else have applied in the US, too, since that time. If you want to put a copyright notice on an ebook, you can of course do that: but even that is not necessary for copyright to actually exist (but it makes it harder to sue for breach of copyright if it's not included). Rather fuller details available at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright Actually, no you can’t “add a copyright to an ebook”… because the copyright exists in the thing the minute it is committed to tangible form, and you can’t “add” what already exists!

Copyright is a **right**, hence the name, and it exists merely because you put something new and original down on paper (or in a downloadable PDF -the precise form doesn’t matter). You don’t need to register a copyright. You don’t need to claim it. You certainly don’t “add” it to anything. If you wrote it, the copyright’s yours already.

This was not always true in the US, which had its own preculiar copyright laws as a result of it not ratifying the Berne Convention that governs these things in most other places of the world. But that convention *was* ratified in 1989, so the same rules that apply almost anywhere else have applied in the US, too, since that time.

If you want to put a copyright notice on an ebook, you can of course do that: but even that is not necessary for copyright to actually exist (but it makes it harder to sue for breach of copyright if it’s not included).

Rather fuller details available at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright

]]> By: Donna http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/making-money-online/business-development/cutting-business-costs/how-to-create-your-own-ebooks-easy-fast-and-free/#comment-8232 Donna Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:56:48 +0000 http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/2007/09/19/how-to-create-your-own-ebooks-easy-fast-and-free/#comment-8232 Sure you can add a copyright to the ebook. And yes, most people use Paypal to allow others to easily pay without a credit card. Average price is hard to say. I don't have the figures, but my guess is probably in the $30-70 range. Books still sell much better than ebooks, so that's why authors still choose that method. The publishers of books have the ability to get the word out about the new book, so it makes it easier to sell. Sure you can add a copyright to the ebook. And yes, most people use Paypal to allow others to easily pay without a credit card. Average price is hard to say. I don’t have the figures, but my guess is probably in the $30-70 range. Books still sell much better than ebooks, so that’s why authors still choose that method. The publishers of books have the ability to get the word out about the new book, so it makes it easier to sell.

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