While the Kindle wireless reading device lets you carry literally hundreds of e-books, newspapers, and magazines anywhere you go, your Kindle is actually pretty picky about the types of documents it will let you read. Free e-books, articles, white papers, and other documents you might wish to read on your Kindle are everywhere on the Internet. The problem is that they are not in a format that is "Kindle-friendly."
The Kindle "naively" supports the following document formats -
Kindle documents (.azw)
Text documents (.txt)
Mobi Reader documents (.mobi or .prc)
But, if you have a document you wish to read on your Kindle that is in another format - for example = a free e-book that is an Adobe Reader (.pdf) file or a Microsoft Word (.doc) file then you have to convert it to the proper format for use on your Kindle. Fortunately this is not something that is hard to do.
Amazon has a service for which they charge a nominal amount allowing you to convert documents such as .pdf (Adobe Acrobat Reader) files to Kindle files. To do this you must first have an active Kindle e-mail address. You can make sure you are set-up with a Kindle e-mail address by visiting the "Manage Your Kindle" section of the Amazon web site. Typically, your Kindle e-mail address will be "yourusername@kindle.com".
1. Make sure the document you want to convert is in one of the following formats
Microsoft Word (.doc)
HTML (.html)
Adobe Acrobat Reader (.pdf)
2. Check to be sure the file is not "protected." This can occur with e-books you have purchased with DRM (digital rights management) restrictions. You also might have documents that include passwords or other means to restrict access. You will not be able to convert these files.
3. Create an e-mail to your Kindle e-mail address and attach the file you wish to read on your Kindle.
4. Send the e-mail - Amazon will convert the document and send it to your Kindle via the wireless connection.
5. The cost for this service is $.10 (ten cents) per document.
If you want to convert your document at no charge, or are in an area where you cannot access the Kindle's wireless service you can do so with a slight change in the steps above.
Rather than send the e-mail with the attached document to your Kindle e-mail address send it to "yourusername@free.kindle.com". Amazon will convert the document and send it back to the originating e-mail address. When you get the e-mail back from Amazon you can transfer the document to your Kindle using the USB cable connected to your computer.
It's as simple as that!
A few important things to remember. First, as stated above, if the files you wish to convert have any sort of DRM (digital rights management) restrictions then the file won't be converted. Also - this is an "experimental" service for Amazon. Documents with complex formatting, or certain .pdf files, may not convert as expected. While this may not prevent you from reading the document, it will make it a bit more difficult to navigate through and around your e-book.
Congratulations! Now you know how you can quickly convert e-books in Microsoft Word, HTML, and Adobe Acrobat Reader format to "Kindle-friendly" e-books. This process can help you add a lot of great content to your Kindle wireless reading device.
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Let's start by discussing Click Bank. I mentioned Click Bank in a previous article when we discussed Shopping Carts, and promised to give you more information about it.
The real power of Click Bank is in its ability to supply you with affiliates who promote and sell your products.
When you place your e-book on Click Bank, it is automatically available to anyone with a Click Bank account. They can view your product and visit your landing page to assess its suitability for their audience. Anyone can instantly become an affiliate for your e-book.
The best affiliates are successful online marketers whose subscribers are similar to the kind of people you want to reach. How do you find them?
Start by paying attention to the ads you see on web sites you visit and the e-mail marketing messages and e-zines you receive. Click on those ads to see who the marketer is, then watch to see how often you see that marketer. When you find a marketer you think is a good match it's time to approach them about being an affiliate.
Anyone who is successful in marketing receives invitations to be an affiliate all the time. You need to find a way to approach them that allows you to stand out from that crowd. One way is to attend a conference where your prospective affiliate partners are in the audience or speaking.
Make an effort during the conference to meet your prospective affiliates and develop a business relationship. It's easier to raise the possibility of their becoming an affiliate in the business environment of the conference. They will be much more receptive to an in-person approach than to contact from a person they don't know (you) via phone or e-mail.
You can help yourself by having a copy of your e-book with you when you attend the conference. You can make the hard copy look more valuable by binding it in a transparent or translucent report folder. Give it to your prospective affiliates so they can read it at their convenience. No legitimate marketer sells someone else's info product without seeing a review copy first. Giving a copy to them at the conference also gives you a reason to contact them afterward.
Another way to obtain affiliates is to make that option available to everyone who buys your e-book. You can make that offer in an e-mail after the purchase or include it inside the e-book. Take a look at the landing pages you printed in Step 12 and you can see that Bob Bly has an affiliate hyperlink in the top right corner of every one of his landing pages.
The purpose of offering affiliate status to customers is that they generally know people who share their interests. Offering them an opportunity to earn some money can be an excellent incentive for them to tell their friends about your e-book (rather than give them your e-book without you getting paid for it).
Many shopping carts can supply you the option of providing affiliate ID numbers to properly track transactions. When an affiliate recommends your e-book, they have a unique URL address - an "affiliate link" -- to send people. The affiliate link enables you to track which sales are generated by your affiliates so you can pay the proper amount of commission to each, which you can do via check or PayPal.
Conrad Hall is an editorial and direct response copywriter. Visit his blog http://www.TheMarketingSpotlight.com for daily posts about how to do marketing well. You can get a copy of his book "Writing E-Books for Fun and Profit" at http://www.TheBookOnEBooks.com All material in this article is copyrighted. You are welcome to use this article as long as full attirbution is given to the author.
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