Already electronic books are appearing on Internet, available by downloading or to be read directly on-line, or on Compact Disks. CD versions of encyclopedia and research material have been around almost as long as CD-ROM drive. The National Geographic magazine has put its entire collection - back to year 1901 - on CD and markets it through computer stores.

Much informational content is now being distributed exclusively in electronic form.

Computers are as ubiquitous as television and radio sets. They're being given away free with subscriptions to Internet services, much as cellular phones are given to customers who will sign up for a year's service.

Books on tape have been available for many years, but they were not readily accepted when they were new. Part of resistance was due to a reluctance to change established habit. But at one time, even printed books were a rarity. People were used to being TOLD stories, and few could read. Of course that changed over time.

Then those who read books avoided books on tape because they viewed it as a step backward. Many felt a loss of intimacy with printed word that they could read at their own pace and that allowed them to paint their own "mind-pictures" of activity being described.

Then came movies based on books, and screen-writer's interpretation of author's words don't always agree with those of viewer who has "read book."

With E-Books one still can read. If he wants, he can have printed word to read from.

But just as e-mail has supplanted written correspondence to a great degree, gaining knowledge by reading from computer screen has become commonplace.

Some have said that nothing can take place of sitting in a chair and reading a book to a child.They're absolutely right. But truth is that computer already has become learning center in millions of homes. Adding E-Books to one's educational toolbox can only enrich lives and enjoyment of families everywhere.

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Some websites do e-book reviews and then publish them online or in their newsletters. Here are a few to get you started:

ZD Net 4 Star Review http://www.upload.com/public/default.htm

For reviews of e-books that relate to Net marketing send them to Lee Benson mailto:lee@c...

E-book Junction- Linda does reviews for her ezine send to mailto:linda@a...

There are also sites on Net that house e-books of all types and function as e-book libraries. Your book can be submitted to any of following;

E-book Net http://www.ebooknet.com/

Carver's E-book Library http://carver.bizland.com/submit.htm

Success Library http://allaboutsuccess.com/successlibrary.htm

EbooksNBytes http://www.ebooksnbytes.com/submit_ebook.html

Ebook Palace http://www.ebookpalace.com/newlink.shtml

Stealth Promotions http://www.stealthpromotions.com/e-library.htm

The E-book Directory http://www.ebookdirectory.com/addebook.html

If you do a search on major search engines you're sure to find many more e-book libraries you can submit to.

E-book discussion lists are two way communication where you can announce your book once you subscribe. Some are;

E-book Chat mailto:anebookchat-subscribe@onelist.com

E-book News mailto:ebook-news-subscribe@onelist.com

E-book Talk mailto:ebook_talk-subscribe@onelist.com

Another tip is to visit any of websites that house free software and submit your book to them. Most include e-books, since they are .exe files. Do a search and you'll find these sites by thousands. There is free software that can submit your e-book to 50 sites in one shot: Go to http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/program/ssubmit.htm and download "Soft Submit" which will upload your book to 50 sites at once.

Don't forget about including download URL in your signature file. You are using one, right? I thought so. You could always write a press release about your e-book and e-mail it to media. Discussion boards are another great outlet but don't post inappropriately. If you have book in your sig file you could just post a comment or answer a question and your signature line will do rest.

Use your imagination and you'll find hundreds of ways to utilize your e-book in your marketing campaign. After all, this is one viral infection you want everyone to catch!