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By Cecile Ingram


Writing for children is extremely fun, creative and rewarding. Seeing ideas, characters and stories come to life in living color is energizing and inspiring. While the book may be the next best seller the question for many authors is how to market and publish their work. It can become a daunting and overwhelming process for those not yet familiar with publishing. Many may ask how do I get a childrens book published?

Research is key to understanding how the traditional publishing world works. In the past authors submitted their work to publishing houses who rejected or accepted their work. If they were rejected the only option was to continue to offer the work to other publishers.

Today the industry of publishing has evolved. Even though traditional publishers are less and less open to publishing the work of new authors, there are many other options. Authors today are empowered with many self publishing options that were not available in the past. Many authors decide prefer self publishing to traditional methods because it gives them more control over their work.

With electronic technical readers now available through book sellers, it brings the convenience of electronically paying, downloading, and reading all in one place. Once the readers, books and payment system was available through booksellers, it created a boom in the self publishing industry. As the electronic audience has grown, so have marketing and communication outlets for author and reader communication.

The added benefit to electronic publishing is the intimate type of connection authors can develop with readers. Readers leave reviews, and authors can personally answer their reviews in a way not previously possible. Traditionally, book signings, events and special appearances were the closest thing to this.

The boom of social networking in the last few years have also created ever more options for authors to promote their work. It also allows them to connect with their readers in a very personal way. The personal connection social networking can't be achieved through traditional methods. Authors can also receive reader messages instantly on cell phones, and are in a much better position to track marketing campaigns.

They can plan marketing campaigns that include sales, special giveaways, contests, trivia questions about their books, or other fun reader activities. Social networking and the Internet also opens doors of opportunity to connect with other industry writers, and offers the ability to network, and share experiences. Some self publishing authors go on to publish their work through traditional publishers and become so successful at self publishing they simply continue this avenue of publishing.

Once upon a time self publishing authors went into agreements with printers to publish a certain number of books. This meant they became their own marketing agent to bookstores. Today that is no longer necessary. Print on demand, which only prints the amount of books sold, and works in conjunction with online booksellers, offers much greater control. Children's authors can now sell their work both electronically and in print, with the convenience of online publishing shipping their books. Authors no longer have to ask the question how do I get a childrens book published.




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