The publisher's notebook

Practical ideas for selling your picture book.

Short, honest guides on launching, pricing and selling children's books, from schools and bookshops to social media.

The Journal by Sajeda Faraz

Fill-in templates from the BookBloom Launch Kit

How to Make a Sell Sheet for Your Picture Book ...

A sell sheet is the one-page summary bookstore buyers and librarians use to decide whether to order your picture book. Here's exactly what to put on it, how to lay...

How to Make a Sell Sheet for Your Picture Book ...

A sell sheet is the one-page summary bookstore buyers and librarians use to decide whether to order your picture book. Here's exactly what to put on it, how to lay...

Planning pre-orders for a self-published picture book

How to Set Up Pre-Orders for a Self-Published P...

Pre-orders turn launch-day interest into real sales before your picture book is out. Here's how to set them up on Amazon, through bookstores and with signed copies, plus a simple...

How to Set Up Pre-Orders for a Self-Published P...

Pre-orders turn launch-day interest into real sales before your picture book is out. Here's how to set them up on Amazon, through bookstores and with signed copies, plus a simple...

Inside pages of the BookBloom Launch Kit for picture book authors

How to Get a Self-Published Picture Book Into L...

A practical guide for picture book authors in Ireland: ISBNs, legal deposit, Public Lending Remuneration, how to reach your local authority library service, and how to pitch with a one-page...

How to Get a Self-Published Picture Book Into L...

A practical guide for picture book authors in Ireland: ISBNs, legal deposit, Public Lending Remuneration, how to reach your local authority library service, and how to pitch with a one-page...

Picture book author celebrating Picture Book Month

Picture Book Month Ideas for Authors: How to Ce...

November is Picture Book Month. Six practical ways for self-published picture book authors to use it: school visits, library storytimes, bookshop signings, a social series, teacher printables and a head...

Picture Book Month Ideas for Authors: How to Ce...

November is Picture Book Month. Six practical ways for self-published picture book authors to use it: school visits, library storytimes, bookshop signings, a social series, teacher printables and a head...

Picture book author reading to a class of primary school children

World Book Day Author Visit Ideas for Picture B...

World Book Day is the busiest week of the year for children's authors in UK primary schools. Here are practical visit ideas for picture book authors, when to pitch, what...

World Book Day Author Visit Ideas for Picture B...

World Book Day is the busiest week of the year for children's authors in UK primary schools. Here are practical visit ideas for picture book authors, when to pitch, what...

Choosing comp titles for a self-published picture book

How to Choose Comp Titles for a Picture Book (U...

Comp titles tell bookstore buyers, librarians and reviewers exactly where your picture book fits. Here's how to choose two or three good ones, where to find them for free, and...

How to Choose Comp Titles for a Picture Book (U...

Comp titles tell bookstore buyers, librarians and reviewers exactly where your picture book fits. Here's how to choose two or three good ones, where to find them for free, and...

The full plan

Turn these ideas into a 90-day launch.

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