Choosing Ebook topic ideas in 2024
The popularity of reading on digital devices has been on the rise for a few years now. New authors find publishing Ebooks an easier process because they do not have to query and wait for a traditional publisher to accept their manuscript. Publishing an Ebook is also quicker. Seasoned authors too have taken the route of Ebooks to have a greater control on the entire process, right from cover designing to pricing. Hybrid authors routinely publish on digital platforms in addition to going through the traditional publishing route.
For authors, Ebooks are a good way to expand readership. With quick, breezy reads or informative books that aim to help through innovative solutions, authors have multiple ways to capture the attention of the reader.
If this has you interested and determined to try the digital publishing route, let us dive into what you can write about.
Choosing Ebook topics to write about in 2024
The first step of course is to understand what topic to write on. It has to resonate with your reader as well as not be too taxing on you the author to write on.
Expertise on subject matter
If you are a thought leader or have a subject you are passionate about, the chances are that you know more about it than the average person. You would also be able to bring a different perspective to the topic. Research on your topic. Figure out what the other books cover and what is the gap in the subject matter that you can fill. Example: If you are passionate about gardening, you could write about landscaping for small home gardens or organic ways to keep your plants healthy and pest free. How-to guides are immensely popular. Crafts and hobbies with specialised guides can be a very good option to start out.
Popular genres
Consider which genres are popular right now. Take a dip into the market, social systems and understand if you would like to do a deep dive into that genre. Example, the pandemic brought greater interest into health, natural remedies, work from home productivity tips etc. If you are an author with some experience, you might also be thinking of diversifying your writing and a new, hard selling genre may be a good place to begin. Example, if you have always written novellas, try your hand at writing a romance or a thriller
Know the trends
It helps to know the publishing trends. Certain genres are betted on more heavily at a certain point in time, Realistic fiction, sting operations on bigger corporations, memoirs, historical fiction are some trends that you can ride on. Keep an eye on new releases. The Amazon books category is a good place to check which books and subjects are getting good readership.
Know your genre
Once you have zeroed in to a genre, make sure you know the topics usually covered, under it, common tropes, language style, book cover styles etc so that you are able to satisfy your reader. Example, books on children will have a very different language style to keep children engaged. They are frequently illustrated as well. The fonts and sentence length would also be different from books meant for older readers.
Successful ebooks tend to be highly specialised catering to a specific reader. Make sure your Ebook packs in enough value, has a differentiator from other books in the same genre and delivers on the promise that you make through the blurb, positioning and cover.
