If you have ever thought about developing an ebook you need to know that ebooks do not have to be the same length as traditionally published books. You can, in fact, develop an ebook to any length you desire. Your ebook can be chapbook length to an industrial epic, the choice is yours.
One of the more common lengths for knowledge-based ebooks is 10,000 20,000 words. This is less than half the length of many traditional manuscripts.
I suppose one of the primary reasons for the abbreviated length is that for many niche subjects it can be counter productive to include irrelevant information in an effort to simply add length to the manuscript.
Ebooks often cut to the chase by striking at the heart of a topic and allowing that topic to be developed in a compact frame that helps the reader not only get through the details, but also allows them to get through the information more rapidly so they can use the provided information more quickly.
Ebooks are often held to a different standard than traditional books. No-nonsense customers who want practical ways to gain a new level of proficiency on a topic of interest often purchase Ebooks. The subject could be...