eBook Magic: An Overall Approach to Writing and Selling E-books on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iTunes and Everywhere Else

By Bakari Akil II, Ph.D.

E-Book Magic uses humor, anecdotes and 'blunt talk' to spill the trade secrets that successful authors have been using to sell e-books on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords and Apple's ibookstore. It also looks at success in a way never discussed before in a book of this type. This e-book will tell you things that authors will never, ever share with you and hold back for fear of competition.--

E-Book Magic also discusses the overall approach you should consider before you publish e-books and how to increase your success if you have been writing e-books for a while, but haven't succeeded like you'd wish.

Learn:

How writing and selling e-books can seriously change your life-

How timing affects sales-

How social media can be your best friend or worst enemy-

An approach to writing that makes your readers hunger for more-

Tactics to multiply your efforts to maximize your profits-

Strategies to multiply your profit-

How to position your e-books so potential readers can't help but notice you-

Behaviors to Absolutely Avoid; and

How to protect yourself when you start making money-

It also provides mental approaches you can use to stay focused, disciplined and to become a force in the e-book business.-

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Bakari Akil II, Ph.D.
• Release date: Apr 7, 2011
• ISBN: 9781466090798

Bakari Akil II, Ph.D.

When he isn't writing Bakari Akil serves as a Professor of Communication at Florida State College. He also writes for Psychology Today when he is not teaching, researching or coming up with 'off the wall' academic projects.

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eBook Magic: An Overall Approach to Selling eBooks

By Bakari Akil II, Ph.D.

Published by Bakari Akil II, Ph.D. at Smashwords

Copyright 2011 Bakari Akil II, Ph.D.

Dedication

This book is dedicated to the author within us all.

About the Author

Bakari Akil II holds a Ph.D. in Mass Communication from Florida State University. He is currently a Professor and has taught and counseled hundreds of people over the years in areas related to graduate education, mass media and how to be more effective communicators.

He also writes for Psychology Today and his blog, Communication Central

He is available for mentoring, speeches and workshops and can be reached at [e-mail].

Table of Contents

Why I can help you

Benefits

Have fun!

Passive Income

Business Concerns

Bugs Bunny vs. The Tortoise

The Vacuum

What are you good at?

Limit Social Media

Writing Schedule

Sick Humor

How long should ebooks be?

Breaking down books

Increase your shelf space

Cover Mania

What to Charge

Multiple Platforms

Categories, Keywords and Tags

Stat Addiction

Bank Accounts

Uncle Sam

Special Thanks!

About the Author

Why I can help you

As a person seeking information it can be irritating to have someone underestimate your base knowledge about a subject. I am fully aware that some authors treat readers as if they just stepped off the short bus and that the writing generated by that gross miscalculation makes it harder to read their books for the ‘nuggets’ of wisdom they may contain.

I wrote this with every intention to avoid that tendency. My goal in writing E-book Magic is to offer some different ‘looks’ at the e-writing/e-publishing experience. My hope is that it will be very useful in helping you obtain the goals that you desire.

Everyone’s story is different, so I can’t guarantee that each person that reads this book will achieve success beyond her wildest imagination. However, I have carved out a solid niche that is financially rewarding for me and I am very pleased about the future. I believe my success is largely due to my approach to writing e-books.

But who am I? What makes me qualified to write this book? What separates me from the ‘hacks’ that give advice everyday on the blogosphere, in magazines or even in books, but have never accomplished what they are trying to train you to do?

Well, first, let me provide my background. I have a Ph.D. in Mass Communication from Florida State University. I am also an assistant professor who has taught courses in communication and journalism such as Writing for Mass Communication, Mass Media and Society, Introduction to Mass Media, Oral and Interpersonal Communication and Public Speaking. My writings have also been featured in newspapers and I have been paid for articles submitted to magazines.

I currently blog for Psychology Today (Magazine) and I get paid for it. I also sell hundreds of e-books each month. Hundreds of books, a reader may be screaming right know. I am not trying to sell hundreds, I am trying to sell tens of thousands or a hundred thousand! Well I am going to be upfront with you. No, I do not sell as many books as John Locke, Karen McQuestion, J.A. Konrath, Amanda Hocking