You're new to Internet marketing and you're looking for as many ways as possible to promote your home based business online. You've heard ebooks are a great way to advertise your website but you aren't sure exactly what they are or even how you would go about writing one.

Well, first of all, according to Wikipedia, "an ebook is (short for electronic book and also known as a digital book, ebook, and eBook) is an e-text that forms the digital media equivalent of a conventional printed book, sometimes restricted with a digital rights management system."

An e-book, as defined by the Oxford Dictionary of English, is "an electronic version of a printed book which can be read on a personal computer or hand-held device designed specifically for this purpose. E-books are usually read on dedicated hardware devices known as e-Readers or e-book devices. Personal computers and some cell phones can also be used to read e-books."

There are many reasons for writing an ebook including, but not limited to, establishing yourself as a published author on the web, creating a reputation for yourself as an expert in a particular field, producing a product to sell from your home business website and finally, the reason that peaked your interest in the first place, advertising your newly created home business on the Internet.

Ebooks are a booming industry online and people who are looking for information, on any topic, which is available to them for immediate download are lining up to buy. The ease of access and the immediate satisfaction make ebooks a very attractive option when compared to making a trip to the book store downtown in the middle of the winter the next day.

When writing an ebook your topic should be related to the overall theme of your home business website and it should be a subject you're very passionate about. For example, if the focus of your web page is home business ideas online then you could possibly write an ebook explaining how to create a home business on the web. Given the current economic atmosphere and the employment situation in North America there is a vast market looking for a way to supplement their current income or a method to create a full time income from home.

When you've decided on a topic, and before you take finger to keyboard, be sure to do your research. After all, your reputation as a home business owner and Internet marketer are at stake and once damaged it's very difficult to repair. You must keep in mind that there's a lot of information related to your subject already available on the Internet so you must come up with a different approach or target a particular niche to make sure your book stands out from the crowd.

The PDF file is the most commonly used format for storing and distributing your finished work on the web mainly because they work with most of the more frequently utilized operating systems online. There are many excellent software packages available for download on the web to help you compile your final script for viewing by your readers. When you have your product ready for promotion you must determine a price point in order to be able to compete in your niche.

The best approach for establishing a fee is to read other ebooks related to your subject and take notice of how much they are charging. Another tactic would be to ask people who are interested in your topic to read your ebook and then ask them how much they would pay for your work.

Now you have your finished product in hand and a price point in place your next step is to market your ebook online, which is a completely different topic for a new article. As you can see writing a digital product can be quite a challenge but when completed can be a very rewarding experience both for you as a newly established author online and, more importantly, for your home based business.