Self-Publishing a Children's Book
My apologies for the delay between posts, but I've been off writing
and managing the self-publishing of a children's book and I've
learned a lot!
Mainly, that there are all kinds of self-publishing info sites that
really do not have anything of value on them. This is really
frustrating when deadlines loom near and knowledge is scarce :).
After much reading, I came to the conclusion that I would self-
publish a book that I was inspired to write, because it had a timely
element. The book is about a situation in Nova Scotia, which is not
yet resolved. Normally, I would not attempt to self-publish, but in
this case, I wanted the book out as soon as possible.
I scraped up a measly budget and then started researching. Along the way
I came across printers, publishers, publishing-on-demand and a few
other options.
I wanted affordable books and complete control over layout, design,
content, and ownership of my ISBN. I did not want to do
all this work and still be handed a royalty check and not own the
rights to the book. Therefore, my only option was to cover all costs
myself and go with a printer.
I chose http://www.firstchoicebooks.ca which offered the best
price with good response service and a free self-publishing kit
which was more helpful than most.
My decision to go with a printer, meant that I had to do all the
marketing myself and so, right in the middle of my York U exams and
between wiping little noses and picking up socks, here I am -
marketing away like a madwoman.
Part of the marketing involved creating a shopping portal for the
book and a media room for media response. http://www.godaddy.com is
still the cheapest / value / service host that I've found.
Check out the book at http://www.canadianchildrensbooks.com. If you
want to read more about the actually writing of the book - you can
click "writer's blog".
and managing the self-publishing of a children's book and I've
learned a lot!
Mainly, that there are all kinds of self-publishing info sites that
really do not have anything of value on them. This is really
frustrating when deadlines loom near and knowledge is scarce :).
After much reading, I came to the conclusion that I would self-
publish a book that I was inspired to write, because it had a timely
element. The book is about a situation in Nova Scotia, which is not
yet resolved. Normally, I would not attempt to self-publish, but in
this case, I wanted the book out as soon as possible.
I scraped up a measly budget and then started researching. Along the way
I came across printers, publishers, publishing-on-demand and a few
other options.
I wanted affordable books and complete control over layout, design,
content, and ownership of my ISBN. I did not want to do
all this work and still be handed a royalty check and not own the
rights to the book. Therefore, my only option was to cover all costs
myself and go with a printer.
I chose http://www.firstchoicebooks.ca which offered the best
price with good response service and a free self-publishing kit
which was more helpful than most.
My decision to go with a printer, meant that I had to do all the
marketing myself and so, right in the middle of my York U exams and
between wiping little noses and picking up socks, here I am -
marketing away like a madwoman.
Part of the marketing involved creating a shopping portal for the
book and a media room for media response. http://www.godaddy.com is
still the cheapest / value / service host that I've found.
Check out the book at http://www.canadianchildrensbooks.com. If you
want to read more about the actually writing of the book - you can
click "writer's blog".