Comments on: 5 Signs Your Book Should Be an Ebook (NOT a Print Book)

By: The Difference Between Ebooks and E-Reports | Tina McAllister

The Difference Between Ebooks and E-Reports | Tina McAllister — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:43:33 +0000

[...] Difference Between Ebooks and E-Reports So Teresa’s comment the other day sparked the whole “what is an e-report” and “can I call my report an [...]

By: Tina

Tina — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:07:20 +0000

Hey Teresa – Thanks for popping in!! I will agree wholeheartedly with you that there is a stigma of sorts placed on ebooks and ebook authors. In part because, pure and simple, some ebooks SUCK. They are thrown together by horrible writers (I use that term loosely) and have nothing redeeming in any way about them.
Mind you, I’ve found a few print books to be pure suckage and yet someone thought to put them in print. But back to ebooks…

I think the whole idea that “anyone” can do it sort of diffuses the aura around the whole writing mystique. Hence, why we get giddy when a “professional” (such as an editor at a mag…congrats on that article sell, by the way!) gives us the thumbs up. It’s a professional high five. An acknowledgement of our talent.

I give you my permission to call your report an ebook. Especially since you have given me fodder for a whole ‘nother post!!

By: Teresa Hall

Teresa Hall — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:01:12 +0000

Tina,
I think you do a great job here of summing up reasons why an ebook makes more sense than a print book might.

I wonder if the idea of ebooks isn’t more difficult to take for some of us because of that misunderstanding that you aren’t “really a writer if it isn’t in print?” Even though I earn my living writing for everything Internet,I must admit that a couple weeks ago I sold my first article to a print magazine and I was so excited I thought it was Christmas early.

I must admit that I haven’t written an ebook yet, though. The idea has intrigued me for such a long time, but I haven’t taken the plunge. I am in the process of writing a “report” though. Can I call that an ebook, instead???

What’s the difference between a report and an ebook, Tina! Thanks!!