Why Upload.com Is the Best E-Book Website For Publishing E-Books Free of Charge

E-Book Publishing Series 4: Why Upload.com Is the Best E-Book Website For Publishing E-Books Free of Charge

In the last few articles about e-book publishing I have talked about how to make an e-book and how to build your newsletter list from it. This last article is going to take you through the steps on using one of the best e-book websites for publishing your e-books.

Upload.com is by far the best e-book website to upload your books to.

You can get your e-books published on upload.com as well as download.cnet.com and several other high-traffic websites. People search these sites and download around 2.5 million books and other digital products. Here's how to get your share of the pie.

Sign up to upload.com and confirm your account. You'll have to create a developer account by clicking on "My Account" and filling in the form. Your account will have to be approved by upload.com before you can publish your e-books.

Here are 16 easy steps you can follow to publish your books on upload.com:

1. Choose "Windows" so that the system will produce an executable file of the book when you upload it.

2. Enter the title of your book. Use keyword phrases for your e-book title and use your actual book title when naming the file.

3. Enter the "version" of your book. You can simply enter "1" or "1.0."

4. Enter a release date, which can be today.

5. Write a brief description consisting of no more than 100 characters.

6. Write a full description. Include some key quotes to get the attention of the reader.

7. Select the "educational software" category and the Books" subcategory.

8. Include a product information URL. This page should be a description of your e-book in detail, so you will need to create a description page on your website or blog.

9. Enter the product download URL. This is the URL of the e-book itself, which should be uploaded to your website. If you have uploaded a locked version of your e-book made by Boomerang List Builder, it will be an .exe file.

10. Input your e book file size. This can be found by right-clicking on the e-book on your hard-drive. Click properties, and it will tell you the file size which you can then enter into the field.

11. Skip the "additional requirements" field, and in the next section, check all the boxes against the Windows platforms.

12. Enter your executable file name and your "sample registration code" number if you have locked the product, which, if you have read my complete series of book publishing articles, you will probably want to do.

13. You must choose a license type. Choose "free" to give away the product, and you can skip the other parts of this section.

14. Upload a screenshot of your e book if you have one.

15. Agree to the Terms of Service and click "SAVE."

16. Choose your listing package. If you don't mind waiting for 5 days to have your e-book featured, choose the "Free Listing Package" option and click "PROCEED" and then "CHECKOUT".

Once your book is approved and featured it will stay on upload.com forever. If you used good keywords in the title of your e-book you should start seeing a steady flow of new subscribers to your newsletter list. You'll probably want to do this on a regular basis once you see how effective publishing books can be.