There are over 130 million Internet users in North America alone, and approx. 70,000 new users come online every day. Personal computers and other Internet ready gizmos, are now everywhere, and users range from elementary school children to grandma & grandpa.

The Internet has grown from a few techies sending notes to each other over the wires, to a huge and rapidly growing population of consumers. Yes, still sending notes to each other over the wires.

The Internet is quickly becoming the 8th wonder of the world and a mega commerce platform. Much to the dismay of some who wanted to keep the Internet all to themselves, the Internet has sprung to life with new blood with all sorts of fresh ideas for the new millennium.

One new idea that is beginning to gain a foothold is ebook publishing. Is it just a fad or is it here to stay? First let's take a look at some traditional publishing methods.