Comments on: How Writers Make Money at Associated Content

By: Shannon

Shannon — Wed, 19 May 2010 03:08:24 +0000

Who knows what it’ll mean, but Associated Content is being acquired by Yahoo! Just wondering if NJFM readers were aware. Here’s the official press release:

http://i.acdn.us/siteimg/yahoo_press_release.html
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By: Shirley A. Mandel

Shirley A. Mandel — Fri, 14 May 2010 19:05:20 +0000

Thank you Grandma for the wise advice. You can’t go wrong with advice from Grandma! I have already published my anthology entitled Midnight Flower: An Anthology of Contemporary Christian Poems on lulu.com and is available on that site as an e-book for a little pittance. Lulu.com is a site on which one can self-publish his/her book for 0 dollars, but promotion is the responsiblity of the author. This is another long-shot to success, but it beats paying a $10,000 subsidy fee. Books are printed as they are ordered by either the author or the public. I wish you well Grandma.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Thu, 13 May 2010 17:03:32 +0000

Thank you, Grandma, for the inspiration and information, and thank you, Felicia, for pointing me in the direction of that blog and e-book. I’m feeling excited and inspired
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By: Grandma

Grandma — Thu, 13 May 2010 16:36:39 +0000

I have always had book publishing on my mind since I was about 10. I have a half completed romance novel somewhere that I started about 30 years ago but never finished, about working at radio stations. I sold some long articles on eBay about making money on eBay (now turned into one of Grandma’s Little Black Book series) and another one on Internet Gambling. The Textbroker ebook came about sort of as a way to make a little residual income while offering some real help to other writers, and because Felicia got after me. Now I am trying to prod her to finish her ebook because I know she is full of valuable information.

Get the .pdf converter, it is fun! Then find a place to sell the ebook. You can also deliver it on a CD-ROM. Sell on Amazon, eBay or other places. EBay will only allow you to advertise in under “Everything Else – Other” unless it is on a physical CD. Then, get creative. I just put up a special website for the series a day or so ago, and will be adding to the two ebooks and e-report already there. Who knows, maybe the unfinished romance novel will finally be completed in ebook form.

The best thing about ebooks is that they are eco-friendly, no paper or ink needed, no mailing costs, instant delivery time, and Paypal is wonderful to use for payment.

By: Felicia

Felicia — Thu, 13 May 2010 16:16:51 +0000

Since Grandma just published an ebook, she can share her experience with you. I’m still in the process of writing mine (I’ll get it finished sooner or later), and am using Open Office to write it and convert it to .pdf (it’s free).

You can get a free ebook here from Pat Flynn of The Smart Passive Income Blog that tells you all you need to know about creating and marketing an ebook.

Maybe when I finally finish my ebook I’ll be able to write a knowledgeable post on the topic, in the meanwhile, I’ll defer to the experts who have already done so.