What a novel invention, the e-book download. You get to save on paper, the author gets to publish their work for minimal costs and because of the Internet the information can travel via mind speed and then light speed. Since there are so many subjects out there, how does one know what the truth is from fiction? This is an interesting subject that relates to all matters. The answer to this subject also does not come very easy.

Anyone can be an author with an e-book, well almost anyone that is. You just need to know how to use a computer, be somewhat literate, create a PDF of the document and put it on a website to download, or you can put it on someone else's website and have them sell it or give it away. Besides learning on the Internet and the obvious obscene, most people are trying to make a living on the Internet. Selling e-books is a good place to start. Whether it be selling someone else's work, or selling your own work, the possibilities are virtually endless.

The e-book market is also very competitive, just like every other market in the world right now. The only difference is that with an e-book the barrier to entry is very low. Before you start selling, I would first buy a couple e-book downloads for yourself and educate yourself about the industry. Learn about others pitfalls and the obstacles they had to overcome. Get a mentor on the subject, you personally don't have to know the person, just respect what they have to say. This mentor could be on tapes, CD's, DVD's, MP3's, E-Book's, Book's, Video's, etc., etc., you get the picture.