Category: eBooks

Bite-Size Information Scannability Even though an ebook has “book” in it’s name, the “e” is the most important feature when it comes to formatting. Because your writing is electronic, it must be scannable. Subheaders, bolding, lists, and whitespace are just as important for ebooks as they are for blogs. In fact, since ebooks are long,…

Engaging Writing Have you ever fallen asleep while reading? Unless you were incredibly exhausted, I bet the book you were reading was boring. So instead of paying attention, your brain decided, “There’s nothing interesting here. I think I’ll go to sleep instead”. You don’t want anyone falling asleep while reading your ebook, so you need…

Finish with a Bang Your conclusion is likely the last section that you write (although you can, of course, write it whenever you want). You’re probably feeling accomplished, excited, and relieved. You’re almost done! But wait. The conclusion is an essential section of your ebook, and you don’t want to short change it. Take a…

Purpose and Thesis If you’ve been asked to write an ebook, I’m going to assume that you’re an experienced writer. Some of the information covered in other Stellar University lessons is covered here as well, but I don’t want to repeat everything, so I encourage you to review any lessons that you’re rusty on before writing…

Research If you’re a blogger, you’re already familiar with research. You probably hyperlink to your source when you cite a fact, and you might do a quick Google search before you start writing to see if there’s any relevant info that you should include. The same principles apply with ebooks, but are even more important.…