Publishing Childrens Books

Publishing Childrens Books

Some of the best childrens books aren’t written by seasoned authors, but by everyday moms and dads. Every night before they tuck their young children into bed they read or tell them stories. As time goes on the child comes to realize that it’s more fun to help mom and dad make a new story then to reread the same old books.

These delightful and often adventuresome tales fill the child’s heart with whimsy as they drift into a good night’s sleep. Their parents continue to tell story after story until their heads are filled with them and it’s time to write them down.

What do you do with your precious stories after you write them down? Well, if your tale is of the extraordinary kind it should become a published childrens book. Then children all across the world will be able to enjoy your stories night after night.

When publishing childrens books you will need to make some key decisions. First will you bear the costs of publishing your book by self publish it? Or will you sell your book to a publishing house?

Most beginning authors try to sell their stories to publishing houses. The advantage of selling your book is that you will get an immediate paycheck. Then if your book doesn’t sell very well you have still made some money.

If your book sells well you will get an additional payment(s) in accordance with your total sales. You may also be asked to write more books. If artwork is needed for your story the publishing house may also hire an artist and pay them.

There are disadvantages to selling your book as well. If you sell your book you lose control of it and the publisher can make any changes they want before printing. Sometimes these changes can cause a book to fail. You also make less money because you sell the rights to the publisher and they bare the upfront costs of publishing the book.

If you have some money available to you, know your book will do well, and want to make more money off of your book, then publishing childrens books by self publishing may be the best option for you. However, when you take this route you bare all of the upfront costs of publishing.

As your own publisher you will need to find an artist to create your artwork, have your copy proofed, and find an advertiser. You will also have to negotiate payment and any possible royalty payments. This can be difficult for the inexperienced publisher to do.

You will also have to hire a company to do the printing. Some printers have preset pricing schedules that they follow, but some will be flexible and negotiate. Either way you have to select the one that will give you the best product for the best price.

Then you will need to get a sample printing done and approve it before you move to final publication. If there are problems here it could add weeks or months to your printing timeline. There are a lot of extra hassles to self publishing, but there can also be a much bigger payday.

 

 

 

 

 

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