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2023 Update on the Best POD Printers

More printing options for your self-published book

May 16 •

InDesign Book and Template

Make your book's layout and design easy for yourself!

May 9 •

What Goes on the Copyright Page?

Get this right to look professional!

May 3 •

April 2023

The Best Indie Kids Launch Checklist

Make sure your book is set up for success!

Apr 10 •

March 2023

Becoming an Art Director

How do you want your books to look?

Mar 30 •

Problems Processing Files: Correcting Mistakes

This is one of the trials and tribulations of being an indie publisher of children's books. When you upload and get that dreaded email that your files…

Mar 17 •

Budgets: How to Guarantee a Profit From Your Indie Kid's Book

How to set a budget and stick with it.

Mar 14 •

I Want...Eric or Julia or Mel?

What are your publishing goals? Fame? Fortune? Or lifestyle?

Mar 6 •

February 2023

Reading Levels for Indie Kids Books

How to get a Lexile score and how to use it.

Feb 27 •

Your Customer's Journey: Smooth or Rough?

Test every step of the customer's journey BEFORE you make a book live!

Feb 23 •

Nonfiction Picture Books: Will They Sell?

Should indie publishers focus on nonfiction or fiction?

Feb 1 •

January 2023

Selling Children's Books to the School and Public Library Market

Prepare your book, find the right distributors, contact key personnel, and sell books.

Jan 25 •

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