Share Your Written Info Products In Pdf Format

You’ve done all the work and created your written work and it’s now time to get it online so you can share it with your prospects and customers.  So, how do you get it to that stage?

The most popular and efficient method of delivering your ebooks is the Adobe PDF format for a number of reasons. The first is that regardless of your chosen platform i.e. Windows or Mac, your product will appear the same on any monitor. The second is for security reasons which I’ll explain later in this post.

There is no need to purchase an expensive Adobe product to do this.  You can obtain a great little tool free of charge.  It is called PDF 995 and its companion product, PDFEdit 995.  You can get it at:

http://www.pdf995.com (make sure you get both downloads!)

This is the tool that I use.  Here’s how it works.  Download all of the separate components to PDF995.  Then, install them on your computer.  The files will be stored as a new printer, allowing you to ‘print to pdf’.

Once they are installed:

• Open up your ebook in whatever program you used to create it (usually Word or WordPad)
• Next, select “Print”
• Hit the print button.  This will cause a new window to open, prompting you for a file name
• Select a name for your ebook file and hit Save.
• If you are using the free version of PDF995, a small ad window will open.  Don’t worry – this only happens when CREATING a PDF file ,.. your readers will never see the ad.
• Immediately after you have printed the file, you will need to open PDFEdit995.
• Again, you will see a short ad upon open.
• Once inside, this is where you can add features to the last file that you printed.  You can do things like add page numbers, make hyperlinks clickable, add comments, add bookmarks, etc.

The PDF995 suite of tools is very useful in creating info products.  The price is certainly right as well! That’s right, you can get all the tools you need for zero outlay, with the small inconvenience of some advertisements being displayed.  I would recommend using PDF995 for all of your ebooks.  You can even make brandable PDF files with a little tool called Easy PDF.

You should also be aware that you should NOT use DOC (Word) files when distributing an ebook.  This is to protect the security of your work.  (The only time that you would want to distribute an ebook in DOC format is if you were transferring private label rights to your purchaser).

Here’s the reason.  You want to make it as difficult as possible for your reader to steal your valuable, intellectual property.  You’ve put a lot of time and effort into creating your info product.  It would be a shame to have it stolen.

Be aware that if someone really wants your information, they’ll get it even if they have to retype it all again or get someone else to do it. However, the harder you make it for someone to steal from you, the less it will happen.  In fact, you should even consider disabling the right click function in your PDF document as well.  This doesn’t prevent people from copying the text, it just makes it more difficult.

So, if you’re creating special reports, e-books or digital written work online, use PDF995 to convert your doc files to pdf to both upload and download with ease and efficiency.

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