So you want to publish
your own electronic book?
Great idea. But which software will you use
to compile your webpages into a downloadable
ebook? Here's the compiler I use. And why.
Plus a link where you can get it for FREE.
Ebooks are
profitable.
Ebooks have often been called the most
profitable business on the Internet. Your
cost of producing the next copy of your
digital book is virtually zero. So is your
delivery cost. They truly are the perfect
Internet product. After you've recovered
your initial (minimal) costs, every single
sale you make is pure profit.
And much of it can be automated.
Imagine... Automatic money rolling in 24
hours a day, 7 days a week. Your site selling
around the clock. Maybe even a squadron
of affiliates out there selling for you
too.
Yes, ebooks are a wonderful business to
be in, full-time or part-time. And they
are produced using a piece of software called
a compiler.
But which compiler?
That's the question I faced before producing
my first ebook,
Niche Marketing Explained.
First I tried another compiler. But I had
problems and couldnt find a way around them.
And I'm still waiting for a reply
to my email asking for help.
Then I downloaded Sunil Tanna's Activ E-Book
Compiler for free. After the initial learning-to-drive
that always accompanies a new product (at
least, for me it does!), it compiled perfectly...
Or it would have except that I have 30-something
chapters, and the free version will only
process ten. No problems. I paid. Then it
did its thing perfectly.
Customer Service:
When I needed help to make the compiler
do something special for me. I wanted to
insert an inline frame -- not that you'd
need to, and I wouldnt bother again. But
Sunil supplied next-day replies to my emails...
and I live on the other side of the world
to him (well, to most people in fact).
 Why
I recommend this particular ebook compiler
After using Activ E-Book
Compiler to prepare the Niche Marketing
ebook, I can recommend it to you if you
want a powerful system with these
features...
- Unlimited use. You
can publish an ebook... just one. Or you
can make ebooks galore... as many as you
like. At no further cost.
- Internet linking to
sites of your choice. Hyperlinks are inserted
as easily as they are on webpages.
- Save and resume
your work. For me, this was very important
because the ebook was not produced in one
sitting.
 File
compression to make your ebooks small.
One the Internet, small is beautiful. Small
files are tranferred faster and therefore
cheaper for people who are paying by the
minute for their online connection time.
Those are the basics
you'd want in a compiler. But this one
has more features that you might (or might
not) choose to use. With Sunil's compiler,
you also have these built-in options...
- Expiry and free-trial
features for shareware-style ebooks.
- Unique serial numbers
in every ebook.
- Built-in search engine
in your ebooks.
- Splash screens to show
your logo while your book starts.
Create a Rebrander,
a separate program that allows your users
to customize the ebook, but only in ways
that you specify, without recompiling and
without editing your ebook.
By the way, the awards certainly
impressed me...
And here are some even more advanced
features...
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