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By: Derick Branson

Derick Branson — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 14:00:38 +0000

Can’t agree more with you Derek. E-books are the most organized places to find information on a certain topic. Yes, internet is not the best of organized places but it does offer almost all kinds of information, more or less. Great blog to summarize the distinction between E-books and Blogs.

By: Derek Chamberlain

Derek Chamberlain — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 13:41:00 +0000

Brian,

Thanks for the different perspective. I am finding out that writing an eBook is very hard work 🙂 I think it’s best to really wait until you have the full motivation before jumping in. Thanks for stopping by!

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 04:19:35 +0000

I myself enjoy how-to books as opposed to reading stories. I guess it’s a personal choice. I too have thought about writing an eBook, but am looking to build up an audience first on my blog. In my opinion any time you can create value and put it all together in one book that should be helpful for both current followers and new readers. Best of luck!

By: Derek Chamberlain

Derek Chamberlain — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 17:10:57 +0000

Bobby,

Thanks for stopping by! I think you have some good advice here. I’ve gotten similar from many other folks. I’m already part of the way along in the “how-to” book, so I think my first book is going to just be the “how to”. I will then follow-up with a second book about how I royally screwed myself by trying to day trade!

By: Bobby @ Making Money Fast and Slow

Bobby @ Making Money Fast and Slow — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 11:58:15 +0000

I would suggest making it anecdotal based on the bad experiences you had as a day trader in your 20s. People much prefer reading stories than straightforward how-tos.

By: Derek Chamberlain

Derek Chamberlain — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 16:36:25 +0000

Sher,

Thanks for your thoughts. I think I’m going to go ahead and post most of the sections as normal blog posts. I haven’t figured out if I’ll make a main hub pages that brings all of the details together, or leave that to the book. One downside could be that it hurts book sales. As long as more folks learn about investing and develop good habits then I’ll consider the work a success.

By: Sher@knsfinancial.com

Sher@knsfinancial.com — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 03:27:14 +0000

We haven’t tried it (yet), but based on the experience of other bloggers that we know, it seems to be worth it! I think you hit the nail on the head, people are willing to pay for the convenience of having all the information organized in one place. Also, your blogging audience and e-book audience will differ some, so exposing yourself in that market will make it worth it to reach more people.