Maybe
you shouldn’t. It depends.
Ask
yourself: What do you really want?
If your dream is to
obtain a six figure advance from a prestigious publisher with a mega
advertising budget, translations in sixteen languages and a Hollywood film,
your first choice should definitely not
be an ebook. Take the time and make the
effort to get the best agent you can find and have that agent pitch the book to
publishers until your dream becomes reality. Or until the reality of publishing
helps you to redefine your goals.
But if your dream is simply to make your book
available to anyone in the world who wants to read it, easily, and at an
affordable price, an ebook might be an option worth exploring.
There are many kinds of ebooks: novels, memoirs,
essays, short stories, how to ebooks, ebooks to establish your brand or promote
your business, ebooks in every genre imaginable and for every age and taste.
It is extremely easy these days to publish an ebook
with Amazon KDP.
If your dream
is compatible with the reality of an ebook, then by all means, give it a try.
Just remember, however, that the quality control is
up to you.
One
word of advice. Write the best book you can, then: take
a moment. Wait. Have it edited. Think about the description,
the categories, the release. Will you publish yourself or through a small
press? Will there also be a paperback? Who are your readers? How will you reach
them? What about reviews? How does this ebook fit in with the rest of your
goals?
Take some time. Think about the questions. Then
check again. Is the ebook still the right solution for you?
