How to Self-Publish and Market a Children's Book (Second Edition‪)‬

An indispensable, easy-to-read resource from bestselling children's author Karen Inglis. “A masterclass all wrapped up in a book.”



Have you written a children’s story that you can’t find a home for? Do you need help with your early self-publishing journey, or with more advanced children's book publishing and marketing strategies? Are you traditionally published but curious about other options?



If you answered 'yes' to any of these questions, you're in the right place.



How to Self-publish and Market a Children's Book (Second Edition) provides practical, in-depth guidance and key strategies for self-publishing in print, eBooks and audiobooks, and for selling more children's books face to face and online.



After reading this book, you will understand:



- How you can self-publish your children’s story at little or no cost

- Why print matters for children’s self-publishing, but why eBooks are also critical for marketing

- Why it’s important to work with professional children’s editors, illustrators and cover designers, and where to find them

- How to set up successful school visits and other events — and how to plan and run virtual events

- Best practice and expectations for getting into bookshops

- Which tools and platforms can help with your book marketing, including key strategies for Amazon ads and other advertising

- How to get reviews

- How to create and market children’s audiobooks

- When and how to approach translation and foreign rights

- Where to find other self-publishers for ongoing support and advice



Self-published international bestselling children’s author Karen Inglis has sold over 300,000 children's books in print, over 20,000 eBooks and over 8,000 audiobooks. Her popular middle grade time travel adventure The Secret Lake is now in translation in eight languages. Her latest picture book The Tell-Me Tree has received praise from teachers and parents alike for helping children talk about their feelings and is being used in UK classrooms.



As well as writing for children, Karen has over 30 years' experience as a professional copywriter and writing training consultant. Her ability to organise and explain topics in plain English won her praise for the first edition of this book. This expanded and updated edition for 2021 will not disappoint.



One reviewer described the first edition as "A masterclass wrapped up in a book". We think that pretty well sums up the second edition too!



With everything together in one place, and a comprehensive table of contents to help you quickly find what you need, How to Self-publish and Market a Children’s Book (Second Edition) provides a powerful ready-reference that you can come back to again and again.



'How to Market a Children's Book' - standalone edition coming soon



If you are a seasoned children's book self-publisher and are looking only for marketing support, 'How to Market a Children's Book' should be available from the week of 24 May 2021. This separate edition, which incorporates the marketing content of the combined book, will be suitable if you already fully understand the various self-publishing options and distribution processes for print, eBooks and audiobooks.