Everything You Need To Know About Self-Publishing A Board Book

Interested in self-publishing books for babies and toddlers?

If so, and your target market is infants and toddlers, you’ll need to read up on the “board book business.”

What is that?

Board books are the colorful first readers with thick pages found in preschools and daycares — aka, the books friends and family shower you with the moment you give birth. (Because every newborn is the next Albert Einstein.)

How does one go about creating and publishing one?

Below, we’re breaking it all down — from board book printing to writing to marketing to distribution logistics.

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If You’re A Fan Of Stephen King’s Writing, You’re Gonna Love These 17 Authors

Fan Of Stephen King

Are you searching for authors similar to Stephen King?

Want to find other writers who explore the shadow world with page-turning stories that keep you glued to your chair?

If so, welcome to this little corner of the Internet, where today, we’re breaking down 17 authors that are like Stephen King.

Our goal is to present writers with unique voices whose work engendered at least one similarity to King’s.  

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How To Write A Children’s Book: All You Need To Know

Interested in writing children’s books?

Maybe you already have a particular smiling face in mind — or a classroom full of them.

Perhaps you already have an idea for a storybook, but you’re not sure how to turn it into a finished book for the right age group.

And once you get it written and illustrated, do you know how to get a children’s book published?

Fortunately, once you do learn how to write a children’s book, getting it published is a matter of following a few easy steps, much like publishing books for older readers.

And today’s children’s book authors have plenty of helpful tools and resources at their disposal.

Are you ready to get started writing books for children? Read on to learn all you need to know to get started.

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Your Complete Guide To Publishing A Children’s Book On Amazon

You’re ready to publish a children’s book on Amazon.

By now, you’ve put hours, weeks, months, or possibly years into crafting this labor of love. 

It’s a thing of beauty!

And you’re ready to share it with the world. 

Now comes the business of how to sell children’s books on Amazon, using the KDP eBook and print book setup pages. 

So, what steps do you need to take to do this right? 

We’re so glad you’re here! 

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Want To Write A Murder Mystery? Here’s How

Congratulations! You’ve picked one of the reading world’s all-time favorite genres.

And with all the subgenres, you have loads of opportunities and choices when writing a murder mystery.

Although there’s room for a LOT of variety in this genre, the overall structure is pretty consistent.

In this guide on how to write a murder mystery, we’ll show you what makes mystery a great choice for your first debut as a fiction author — especially if you enjoy reading and watching them.

You probably have your favorites, too. And the more you learn about how to write mystery, the better sense you’ll have of which subgenre you want to focus on.

Let’s cover the basics before we get down to business.

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ASP 61: Anatomy of a Book Series Launch – Emotional Abuse Breakthrough

Barrie answers questions to teach other self-published authors how to leverage blog content into several great income streams.

“Good books don’t give up all their secrets at once.” — Stephen King Barrie has written and published two books in a series of three on the topic of emotional abuse. Today, she answers questions to teach other self-published authors how to leverage blog content into several great income streams. Barrie also shares some of …

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ASP 50: Dave Chesson on Amazon’s Algorithm and KDP Rocket

“A key issue that many self-publishers face every day is they have the ability to write excellent works, but have little experience with marketing. Too many authors hope that if they write it, people will come.” – Dave Chesson Kindlepreneur – one of the most in-depth blogs on kindle and self-publishing Steve has ever read …

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