I was completely entranced with idea that my information could be delivered anywhere in world in less than a minute!

Immediately dialed telephone number shown on a vacant billboard on freeway and asked how much it would cost to put my face on that billboard. The reply was "ten thousand dollars a month."

I decided that Internet was a cheaper option and set out to place my banner in view of 40 million people. Boy, was I in for a surprise. In over three months of exposure on "net" I received only a hand full of hits. The only e-mail I received was from other people like me who had shelled out lots of money, only to find that no one was viewing my home page.

I paid a price but learned a valuable lesson. "The potential of Internet in book selling is fantastic, but you have to learn tools of Internet marketing or you will never make any money regardless of product or service you offer." Fortunately, same tool that so entranced me six years ago is same tool that I find to be most effective in selling over web.

That tool is called an "autoresponder."

An autoresponder is an e-mail service that works something like a fax- on-demand. For an author or a publisher, it works like this. You create an article or sample chapter of your book. You load that chapter into your autoresponder or e-mail on demand. You publicize e-mail address of your autoresponder in your e-mail signature file, your web site, your business cards, order forms, and in any printed advertising about your books.

The potential buyer sees that he/she may sample a chapter of your book. He types in your autoresponder e-mail address or clicks on it if he is on-line. As soon as e-mail is sent three things happen. 1. The document is found stored on a web server and delivered immediately to potential buyer. The process takes less than one minute and is operational 24 hours a day. The buyer may read your article or chapter in e-mail or print it out and read it offline. He/she may forward article to other people.

The movie Peal Harbor has just come out and helps remind us that our Fathers are very special people. They will give their lives for their loved ones.

With new technological advances over years in e-book publishing, it is now possible to publish an e-book about your Dad, and present it for world to see.

It will cost you a little time but it won't cost you any money. This gift is perfect gift for honoring Dad.

What is an E-book? --------------------------

An e-book is simply a digital file or collection of files that, when put together and published, tells a story or may teach you a lesson or a skill.

Four major advantages of publishing this way are:

1. An e-book can be 5 pages long or 500 pages long. There is no longer a need to conform to requirements of book editors, wholesalers and distributors. You are boss!

2. The author can add sound, photographs and even video to e-book.

3. An e-book is always a work in progress. The author can add, delete, and change story in a matter of minutes. Your Dad's story can grow in size over years.

4. E-books are easily distributed to relatives across country and those living in other countries.

What better way to give thanks and tribute to our Dad's than to tell his story?

Every year you can add to story and create a legacy for your children and grandchildren. You can add stories daily if that is what you wish!

Isn't this better than giving him a tie or barbecue mittens?

---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ How do I create an E--book? I am not a technical person! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -------

Here are 5 simple steps to help you make this Dad's Day, her very best.

1. Create your e-book just like you would create any document. You do not need any special formatting.

2. Save your e-book in Microsoft word as a doc. File a text file and/or html file. ( An ASCII text file is printing that you use in body of your e-mail. People can read it on any computer located around world)

If you are using Microsoft Word, you would "save as" text or .txt.