Barbara's "Money Management Series" of eBooks & Reports

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The Benefits of Buying
PDF eBooks & Reports

by Barbara Brabec
May, 2008

NOW THAT I'VE INTRODUCED my first line of PDF eBooks and reports—my "Money Management Series"—I feel the need to educate my readers a bit on the benefits of buying the information I'm now offering electronically.

With sales of my trade books nearing the half-million mark, and with perhaps another half-million or more readers who have found my books in libraries, I know it's going to be a challenge to convince my "real book fans" that they need to consider the electronic help and information I'm now offering to them.

eBook Reading Options

There is no question that most of my readers are dyed-in-the-wool "real book" fans. Lately, many have told me that they prefer their business information in a book, or at least on paper, because they want something they can hold . . . something they can curl up with in an easy chair with a cup of coffee or tea in one hand, and a yellow highlighter in the other.

I understand completely because I'm one of those people. I can't begin to count the number of helpful books I've read in my lifetime, always with a highlighter pen in hand. But in the past year, I've also become a fan of eBooks, especially those from good writers who offer niche-topic information based on their own experience. And if they also offer Internet resources that could take me hours, days, or even weeks to turn up on my own, I'm all the more interested. At my age, I don't have a lot of hours to waste reinventing the wheel.

Like so many others, I don't read eBooks on my computer, but instead of complaining that the information I want isn't in the form of a real book, I simply print a copy if I want to read it from cover to cover after I'm off the computer. But I also retain the e-version on my computer so I can pull it up at any time to search for specific information or access the Web links in it that I've highlighted on the paper copy for follow-up and research.

While I would never download a fiction eBook, I believe a nonfiction business eBook by a noted author can be worth ten times its price if it is well written and based on the author's first-hand experience and research. When an eBook also includes additional information that is unavailable anywhere else on the Web, plus a wealth of additional supplemental Web resources, that only increases the value of their information.

Not all eBooks are Worth Their Price, However

OF COURSE, WE ALL KNOW there is a LOT of "eBook junk" out there. In fact, I've been appalled by the bad writing and editing I've found in some eBooks from so-called business experts. But these publishers (it's hard for me to call them "authors") aren't trying to build a reputation as good writers; they have simply jumped on the "eBook bandwagon" because they have found they can get rich by using an affiliate program to sell eBooks to information seekers, often at exorbitant prices as high as $197.

I hate it when such eBook writers use a 16-point font size with triple spacing between lines and twice that much between paragraphs just to fluff up the page count, so I've vowed not to run with this crowd. I will continue to write and publish electronic information with the same care I've always given to books offered to trade publishers. All of my eBooks and reports will be formatted for readability and have no more pages than necessary so readers who want to print them won't be wasting paper needlessly.

Why My eBooks Are Worth their Price

IT'S TRUE THAT BASIC INFORMATION on every topic I write about is freely available ion the Web. But like my best-selling trade books, my eBooks and reports offer far more than the generic business information that is so common in many Web articles today. As my "real book" readers know, I always write from personal experience and research while also sharing the advice and experiences of other business pros in my home business network.

So why, you may ask, are my eBooks priced higher than my "real books?"

Because they offer immediate access to niche-topic "inside information" you won't find anywhere else on the Web.

Now, as I move aggressively into electronic publishing, I will be drawing not only on my lifetime of personal experience as a home business owner and entrepreneur, but on all the writing I've done through the years ... all my books (both in and out of print), all the newsletters and magazine issues I've published, all my published magazine columns, all the ezines I've written for the Web (not archived anywhere). and all that I've learned from networking with business owners in person, by email, or on the phone. (See my free networking report here to get an idea of how valuable this part of my life has been.)  

In short, with literally millions of words to work with, I'm now selectively pulling the best information I have on many different topics from many different sources, bringing it together in a new way, updating it, expanding it, and republishing it electronically for those on the Web today who appreciate the benefits of timely business information delivered directly to their computer. Unless you've read everything I've ever written—and can remember it (even I can't do that)—you're likely to find surprising value in all my eBooks and reports—those already published, as well as those now being planned for publication.

My Money Management Series is just the first of what I expect to be several lines of eBooks and reports on various topics related to home business startup, management and marketing, crafts marketing, writing, and self publishing. A couple of "real books" on other topics of special interest to me are also on my "to do" list.

Benefits are the Bottom Line!!
Here's What my eBook/Report Buyers Get:

1. Easy and IMMEDIATE ACCESS to my information. No waiting for delivery by mail, no postage and handling costs. Just one click to order through PayPal, another click in the confirming email to download the information, and one more click to save the file for use and ready reference as long as desired.

2. Easy downloads. Slow Internet access should not be a problem with any of my PDF eBooks and reports, which will open in your Adobe Reader. Although they are jam-packed with information and Web resources, they are small enough in size to be downloaded in a few minutes at most, even if you have a dial-up connection. (Document size has been included, however, so you can calculate download time based on the speed of your connection. Surely my high-quality information is worth waiting an extra minute or two to get . . . right?)

3. Easy conversion to paper. If you want a print copy for reference, one click will do that job. (The speed of your printer will determine the print time of any eBook or report.) You can decide whether you will print the whole book or report, or only selected pages, and you also have the option of printing in grayscale if you want to save your color ink cartridge. (This won't affect the readability of any of my eBooks or reports.)

4. A 100% Guarantee of Satisfaction of your money back. As always, I want my readers to be happy with their purchase. If the eBook or report you've ordered doesn't deliver all the information and benefits I've promised on its website or other descriptive copy, just drop me an e-mail within thirty days of purchase to receive a full refund of the purchase price. You have nothing to lose . . . and so much to gain!

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