Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Public Domain Ebooks & 5 Ideas for Your Online Business

(My Original Blog Post: http://www.wealthyways4you.com/online-business/public-domain-ebooks-5-ideas-for-your-online-business)
by James T. Maxwell


You may have heard the buzz about the public domain and how you can find plenty of ebooks that are available for you to use in your own business and marketing. There are plenty of uses for this type of content and this article starts you off with 5 very useful ideas you can try right away.

But what exactly is public domain? Its free to use without the fear of copyright infringement or the need to pay royalties. Find a great public domain ebook and you can use it as is, reformat it, add content, and delete content " whatever youd like. Once youve found that great public domain product there are a number of ways to put it to good use.

Bundle Ebooks into a Package: Take a few ebooks on a specific topic and bundle them into a package for sale. For example, you may find various public domain ebooks about starting and running a home based business. You can set up a bundle of these ebooks to sell as a package to increase the revenue that can be generated instead of just offering one e-book at a time.

Create an Ecourse. Its only natural that people who are interested in purchasing e-books from you are actively seeking a learning experience. Why not take the public domain e-books you find and create an e-course that can be distributed via an automatic email series for those who opt in? You will not only get the subscribers to keep coming back to your website to increase traffic, but if they like the e-course they will be more likely to purchase the products you recommend and even refer their friends.

Bonus Time! One of the most significant and easy ways to use a great public domain ebook is to tack them on as bonus gifts for another product. Digital products can simply be added to the download page. Physical products can be formatted for distribution and mailed out with the main product.

Grow your Opt In List. Public domain ebooks make great opt in gifts to grow your subscriber list. A highly targeted ebook found in the public domain will offer your visitors value and motivation to join your email list.

Beyond Print. Public domain ebooks arent just great print products; theyre easily modifiable for a variety of other products and marketing tools. Your audience members each have their own preferred method of learning. You can use public domain ebooks as the foundation for quality audio and video products too. These reformatted products can be used to market your business, as a package to sell, or as a tool to pull in traffic and build relationships.

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