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In the last several months since this question was posted, e-books have surpassed hardback books in total sales volume. Two months later, they surpassed paperbacks in total sales volume. Right now there are more e-books beings sold than ever before, and you really need to look hard at giving this a try. Yes, there is more work involved, but the benefits are numerous. There is a whole new industry starting up, and you can find graphic artists who will design your book cover professionally for less than a hundred dollars. You can find tech gurus who will format your book and create the e-book files for less than . There is no actual cost for publishing and distributing the e-book, so it's esier than ever.

If you want a print version, the Print On Demand arena has become so much easier and more convenient. With sites like CreateSpace around, you can publish a print version of your e-book for no cost as well.

A couple of the biggest advantages are royalties and speed of entry into the marketplace. For a traditionally published book, you'll be lucky to get 17% royalties, while e-books offer 70%. With a traditionally published book, the soonest you will hold one in your hands will be 12-18 months. With e-books you can have a book published and cataloged for sale in two days, and a POD book can be in your hand and ready to be sold in a week.

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