An ebook is an electronically or digitally produced book often written and made available via the internet. Today a lot of publishers are going this route as it is more cost effective and reaches a wider audience in a much quicker time frame.
Creating and selling your own ebook is definitely worth considering if you are interested in making money online. A great advantage to owning your own product is that you get to keep a 100% of the profits when you make a sale. You can also get people to help you market or sell your e book for a commission by making it available through an affiliate program.
The growth of the e book industry presents an excellent income opportunity for writers or publishers wishing to explore the possibilities. It is not very difficult to create an e book as long as you have valuable information that can be incorporated or packaged into a book and made available to the public.