Can’t type or don’t have time to type but still want to create an ebook, manual or course?
You don’t really need to know how to type to create your own ebook.
iDictate.com is a service for legal professionals and does an excellent job of taking your voice dictation and transcribing it into a text file that you can create you ebook with.
You don’t have to be a legal professional to use their services.
There are several ways to submit your work to them to be transcribed:
1. Dictating over the phone, by dialing 1-877-DICTATE; The only equipment you will need is a touch tone telephone.
2. Submitting a digital file (.Wav or DSS) through thier website; To submit a digital file, you will need a voice recorder that creates .Wav or DSS files. There are several different digital recorders that will work. Sony digital recorders come with software to convert the Sony formatted voice file to 16 Bit .Wav. Olympus recorders utilize a DSS format that can be submitted without reformatting.
3. Submitting an analog voice recording (mini or regular cassettes) over the phone.
The cost is extremely reasonable… just .0125 cent per word.
A 160 page ebook contains approx 22,000 words so it would cost you approx $275 which is a cheap price to pay to be able to get to market with your ebook days, weeks, maybe even months ahead of the competition.
My recommendation is you prepare an outline of your book in the form of a bullet list before calling to dictate your book or recording it to your computer.
Turnaround time is… 24 minutes to 24 hours according to their site.
After your dictation is transcribed they send it to you in a plain text file, so be prepared to complete the ebook with your own formatting, graphics, etc…
iDictate is the pro’s source for creating ebooks, special reports and tele-conference transcriptions fast.