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Top 5 facts about selfpublishing a childrens book just because childrens books seem shorter and simpler doesnt mean the publishing process is shorter and simpler, too. Its a great feeling to have a royalty placed in my account whenever one of my books is sold on amazon. Top 5 facts about selfpublishing a childrens book mill city press. If you have ample resources, you can track down the exact illustrator whose. Its fast and easy to independently publish your print book with createspace, your digital book with kindle direct publishing and create an audiobook with acx. If youve taken on the role of the selfpublisher and are working on an illustrated childrens book, consider the following tips. We notice you are using a browser version that we do not support. It is very costly to selfpublish the right way using professionals, but its even more costly for childrens books because of the illustrations. In todays article, darcy pattison gives some tips for successfully selfpublishing a childrens picture book.
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