Publishing A Children’s Book
5 Key Advantages To Starting A Self Publishing Business
Author: Sanyika Calloway-boyce
I’m sure you can come up with all sorts of reasons for not starting your own business, the first, of many, being lack of money and uncertainty of its success. But no matter what the reasons are against starting a business, there are just as many reasons for starting one.
Actually, for the right person, the advantages of business ownership far outweigh the disadvantages. And deciding to write a book means, inevitably that you’ve decided to be in business.
If the very thought of it leaves you feeling a bit uneasy, the good news is that there are many differences (and advantages) in committing to the self publishing process as a business and starting a traditional small business.
Here are just a few of the reasons why starting your own self publishing company makes sense (even if you only have plans to write one book).
1. You’ll be your own boss. Having the flexibility and power to make the best and most profitable business choices for yourself is a great benefit of owning and operating your own business.
Couple those benefits with the ability to make your own production schedule, set your own publication date and the ease of print-on-demand publishing and you’ve got the perfect formula for self publishing success.
2. You can become a published author in 90 days or less. Believe it or not, it would take approximately 570 days to get your message out through a traditional publisher.
Self publishing allows you the opportunity to bring your message to the masses much faster than any other form of publishing and the faster you can bring it to market means the quicker you’ll make a profit.
3. Your earning and growth potential are far greater. At 6% to 10% royalties, very few published authors make any real money. But as a self published author you will keep 100% of the profits.
4. Writing a book is exciting. You can make a long time dream a reality and that will just inspire you to write and publish more.
Besides when you begin to get recognized as the expert, readers and the media look to you to offer insight and opinions to support them in achieving their life’s goals and that is very encouraging and exciting.
5. Publishing a book provides endless opportunities and exposure. Gaining media exposure and credibility because you “wrote the book” on a particular subject will allow you to showcase yourself, your business and your book to a larger audience than wouldn’t have been possible without it.
If you are a speaker, coach, consultant or entrepreneur looking to get more clients and add more cash flow to your bottom line, you need to seriously consider becoming an author.
And if you’re an author, you can expand your reach by becoming a speaker, coach or consultant.
Whether you’re running a traditional small business or you’re a self published author; being a business owner is a lot of work, there are often long hours and times of uncertainty.
But the rewards are great and having the flexibility and courage to call your own shot is exhilarating and potentially profitable too.
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About the Author
Sanyika Calloway Boyce has been named the National Tour Director & Contributing Author for “Chicken Soup for the African American Woman’s Soul.” Available in bookstores August 15, 2006. Visit African American Soul for more details!
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How about try to publish your book online freely?
In reality, the traditional publishers are very critical and only want to publish books they think can earn money for them.
So it always difficult for young or non-experienced authors to get their books published,
Fortunately, we live now in the age of Internet, bookemon.com is a website which uses the edge technology and allows you to upload/edit/publish your book online without downloading any additional software and all controlled by your self.
If you are ambitious, you can purchase an ISBN number and barcode for your book for 50$ only. With that you can market and sell your books to the world through major booksellers like, Amazon, Barnes & Nobles, and Borders.
You can allow your friends read your book online. And when the others buy a copy of your book, you can earn a piece of royalty.
Overall, it’s all by yourself and you don’t need see any one else’s eyes to allow you do so.
See how the other children publish their books published on bookemon, come and make your own one, start from here:
http://www.bookemon.com/bookemon-kids-books
Do NOT self-publish. You will be so underwhelmed by the response generated that you’ll be sick with yourself. Self-publishing might possibly work against you by lending the impression your material wasn’t worth publishing or that you are in this just for the accolades and grins.
Here’s what you need to do:
A.) Write the book.
B.) Editing/rewrite (first round)
C.) Peer review: Have your friends/family read the book and provide criticism of strong points and areas that need attention and redress.
D.) Editing/rewrite (round two)
E.) Final peer review: Verify that all instances of plot breakdown and shortcomings have been resolved. If trouble spots are found, fix them and then prepare a formatted manuscript. The manuscript should usually be double-space, 12-point Times New Roman font, a header on the top left that includes the title and author, page numbers on the top right. The header on the title page should be different than the rest of the manuscript because it lists your name and contact info in the top left margin. From top to bottom the title page often provides the book’s title (and subtitle if there is one), the author(s), the genre and the final word count.
F.) Begin the process of securing a literary agent to represent your book and pitch it (sell it) to publishers. Receiving contracted representation is a tedious undertaking. You must submit query letters to literary agents/agencies who specialize in your book’s genre and who are accepting new clients and/or unsolicited submissions.
E.) A query letter is an informative sales pitch for your book. It is one page, starts with a killer blerb or hook, evolves to a paragraph-length synopsis, then a short bio that mentions: who you are, what makes you qualified to write the book or why your perspective is different and unprecedented. If you have awards for writing or have previous publishing credits, mention them here. Conclude your query by stating where you found the agent’s listing and why you queried him in particular. Thank the agent for his/her time and consideration and say that if your material is right for the agency how you look forward to working with them.
F.) Some of the most credible agents are members of the Association of Authors’ Representatives. Their user-friendly website is: http://www.aaronline.org/mc/page.do
Any agents asking for money upfront or in fees should be considered thieves and swindlers. Avoid them.
G.) Keep a running list of agents you query. Know that a rejection letter just means you need to cross that agency off your list. Change your query letter often. Send fifteen or twenty queries to different agents at a time. It will take several hundred query letters before you start getting requests for the first three chapters and a synopsis. Obey the agent’s submission instructions like they came from God.
Good luck and good publishing!!!
Write first, worry later.
I don’t know much about the subject but I’m just going to suggest something, I don’t know if it’s ridiculous or not lol.
Maybe you could go to some schools and look at some of the artwork by the teenagers. There are so many people in my year who are amazing at drawing cartoons and stuff like that. No one really takes into account their talents, so maybe you could look around for a fellow student who has a skill for drawing?
try going here
http://cbcbooks.org/
it has a list of publishers you can send it to as well as lots of other helpful resources
good luck
Does anybody out there have information on publishing a children’s book for me?
I’ve written what I think to be a pretty cute children’s book, but would like some simple guidance on how to go about getting it published. For instance, can I choose my own illustrator? Also, what kind of pay would be acceptable? I am not expecting a large sum, but I also do not want to be taken advantage of. Thank you.
I want to write and publish a children’s book. Does anyone know of any REPUTABLE publishing companies?
I want to write a children’s book, and I want to get it published. I’ve been researching my options and I’ve found out that I need to stay away from “vanity” companies, and POD’s? And that I need to find a reputable publishing company. I’ve been having trouble trying to find any of these, so anyone with any advice would be appreciated!
How would I go about publishing a children’s book?
My friend’s mom just published a children’s book and, being an elementary ed major, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about doing one myself. I have absolutely NO idea how I would go about it though. My younger brother just published a book about business, but that’s totally different than children’s books. Any ideas about how I would go about it? Please be specific with the info 🙂
How do I go about publishing/selling a children’s book?
I would love to be able to write and publish children’s books, but I don’t know where to begin or what the criteria is. Thank-you all for any information it’s really appreciated!
I am self-publishing a children’s book and I need an Illustrator, any ideas where I can find one?
I’ve written a children’s book and will be self-publishing it but I’d like to find someone who can do a few illustrations to go along with my text…
I need someone who can do it reasonably priced or free as I am only a student and cannot afford to spend that much $$.