Electronic books have certain attributes and qualities that other mediums do not possess. When it comes to publishing ebooks there's no comparison to the traditional channels one would encounter with physical books. Let's review 6 advantages associated with eBooks that no other medium used today for information distribution or marketing purposes possess.

1. Easy and Inexpensive to produce

When you consider there's no need for printing materials that a book is comprised there's considerable cost savings right there. Printing press, ink, paper, or even physical distribution costs are completely eliminated. For publication purposes there's also no need for agents or publishers. All an eBook needs is an author with a good idea in possession of a computer with the proper software.

2. Speed and Ease of distribution

Distribution online is nearly immediate and about as low cost as you can get, even on a global basis. The ability to make revisions or modifications is also a tremendous advantage. Due to this, eBooks can be continuously updated with little effort keeping them fresh and relative in content with any changes that may occur.

3. Instant consumer gratification

Since eBooks are a digital product that can be downloaded almost immediately anywhere in the world, they cater to the increasingly impatient nature of consumers today. In this fast paced and busy world, people are not as willing to take the time to shop around. This delivery speed is a huge plus.

4. Highly interactive

A very unique quality not easily found in any other medium, eBooks afford the opportunity for the author to interact with the customer thru real time surveys (an important marketing research tool), videos, audios, and the ability to offer additional products to the same consumers. The use of this particular methodology is limited only by the imagination.

5. Speed and Ease of Publication

Unlike the traditional publication process, eBooks can be published with little delay. There are virtually no hoops to jump thru or delays which is the case when going thru the more conventional publication channels. This results in little time or money wasted and all without the hassles of negotiating with any publishing firms.

6. Creative Control

Once again since the entire publication process as we know it, has been eliminated, there is no third party editing or layout design hassling to contend with. Your work is exactly that, your work, and that's how it will be presented to the customer without compromising your efforts. Not as a vaguely similar reproduction of your original manuscript.

Consider this: on average every 11 seconds a new home-based business has been started! Let's assume that these businesses will have the need to circulate information about their products or services, create awareness if you will.

It's tough to imagine with the ease, cost, and flexibility involved in producing and publishing ebooks that any other medium would be considered. The distribution channels alone are limited only by ones imagination.