Writers and authors maybe viewed or thought of as someone a bit arty. A person living a writing magazine, writing for children mysterious life in kaftan apparel, sandals, sits in front of a quaint typewriter and being inspired to write furiously while drinking endless cups of coffee and pausing briefly to stroke the cat. Maybe some people think a writer is fabulously rich and being entertained with writing for children, crime writers endless glamorous dairy dates then locking themselves in the 'den' and frantically typing away on a word processing, burning the midnight oil in order to meet the next book publishing dead line. An eBook is a text that has been published electronically, and which is only available to view on a computer screen rather than in the traditional printed format. Both new and well-established writers are being published in this way and by a growing band of publishers, from big women writers, writers magazine traditional houses who are trying to get in on the act, to new ones who only publish electronically.
Readers simply download the text from a web site to their own computers.
Some works are free, while others are for sale. There are several new electronic publishing companies out there, women writers, writers magazine who are beginning to make a name for themselves. Many of them are so inundated with manuscripts that you ll find them closed to submissions from time to time. However, it s always worth checking back. Generally these sites request that you submit your work as a Word or Rich Text file look for an author guideline section.