Unique and Wonderful Self-Published Children’s Book
July 17th, 2010 by Anne
Watch this video to hear another self-published children’s book success story:
Tags: Still More about Adirondack Kids Series — Successful Children’s Book Self-Publishing
January 16th, 2010 by Anne
And now, to conclude my online interview of Adirondack Kids series author, Gary VanRiper, I asked …
Me: Do you have a particular technique in terms of marketing and promotion that has worked really well for you?
Gary: Wow. So much could be said on the subject of marketing and promotion. It should be understood by every [...]
More about Adirondack Kids Series — Successful Children’s Book Self-Publishing
January 12th, 2010 by Anne
So here is more of my question/answer email interview with Gary VanRiper, author/publisher of the Adirondack Kids series
Me: Your arrangement of having a publisher as your distributor is interesting. It sounds as though it was someone who worked at the publishing firm who suggested that? or did you approach them? I’m just [...]
Adirondack Kids Father/Son Authors Story
January 6th, 2010 by Anne
So here is part one of my email/blog interview with children’s book self-publisher Gary VanRiper.
Question: Did you try to have the first Adirondack Kids book published by a traditional publisher?
Gary’s reply: We did approach a regional publisher who expressed interest in our story, but who explained the company was already some two years out on [...]
Coming Soon Successful Children’s Book Self-Publisher Interview
January 3rd, 2010 by Anne
Over the next week or so, I am going to be posting questions and answers here from an email interview with Gary VanRiper, the dad half of the father/son co-authors of the Adirondack Kids book series. I already sent Gary a few questions, but now as I went to put a link to their [...]
The Real Advantage of Self-Publishing
December 5th, 2009 by Anne
Here are some frequently mentionned advantages of self-publishing:
Control over the book’s promotion and availability: If book sales are slow initially, you can continue to market and promote the book, whereas a traditional publisher will usually remainder the book AND may now deem you as an author with a poor sales record.
Greater potential profit: While [...]
Chase’s Calendar of Events
August 10th, 2009 by Anne
Today I threw out my 2004 (only copy I had) Chase’s Calendar of Events.
Why? Chase’s Calendar of Events is a very nice publication with lots of interesting write-ups about holidays and events big and small. You can find out what famous people were born on a specific date and upcoming festivals, contests, etc.
When I [...]
Barnes and Noble Bookfair Fundraiser - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
May 25th, 2009 by Anne
Hi,
I recently had a wonderful invitation to come and read Poster Girl at a Barnes & Noble bookfair hosted by Change 1 Child in Brooklyn. A book reading and signing at Barnes & Noble in New York, how cool does that sound?
I asked the Change 1 Child organizer, Simone, if they would [...]
Trade Printers - Four Color Book Printers: Where to Find Four Color Book Printing in the United States?
March 3rd, 2009 by Anne
U.S. Trade Printers of Four Color Books
I compiled the following list of U.S. four-color book printers for the current edition of Could You, Should You Self-Publish a Picture Book? in late 2006.
I recently verified that all printers are still in business printing and have the capabilities to print a children’s picture book (or other book [...]
Amazon Kindle 2.0 Announcement — Reviews and Comments - Read an Amazon Kindle Review
February 11th, 2009 by Anne
Amazon Kindle Review — 2.0 Update
Having read through and summarized customer reviews on the original Amazon original, I was curious about what improvements the new Amazon 2.0 Kindle Reader would offer.
Here is a list of the official Kindle Reader 2.0 features from Amazon (along with unofficial commentary):
Slim: Just over 1/3 of an inch, [...]
