The year 2009 can be termed as the ebook reader era when the market was flooded with numerous ebook readers and tablets meant for reading books. These ebooks have provided numerous budding authors new, easier and much cheaper ways to write, publish and sell their ebooks on some or all of these readers.
The internet is filled with ebooks that range from books that teach stuff to books that disprove stuff, from magazines to simple comics. There is a lot of room for more such books and publications from every where. The process of publishing, writing and selling without the need to ever publish books has made it a lot easier for writers anywhere to type out groundbreaking books that could be the next potential Harry Potter or Alice in the Wonderland.
After an author has written the book and uploaded it for sale on the many ebook stores, then comes the turn to market this book. If you are a bestselling author, there is no need for you to market your book. Since half the work has already been done by writing it. Marketing the book is the only hindrance to ebook publishing or even printed book publishing. Since you do not invest money in printing these books, you can instead use this it market you new book. If you want to generate publicity for your upcoming book, you can think sooner and write a prequel for your upcoming book, but instead for selling it, you can upload it for free on many online book stores which accept submissions at a click of a few buttons. What every form your manuscript is, you will have to transform it into electronic form. If you successfully generate enough free downloads, you have done part of your ebook sales marketing and a fan base.