An Author's Guide to Children's Book Promotion

An Author's Guide to Children's Book Promotion has been the leading source of information on children's book marketing and promotion for authors, illustrators and publishers for nearly twenty years. This easy-to-use handbook provides an inside look at this complex market plus advice and guidance on getting children's books into the hands of key decision-makers and buyers in the media, at schools, libraries, review journals, wholesalers, and bookstores...and ultimately into the hands of parents and children. Topics include: How to self promote without driving a publisher crazy Why it can make sense to set up as a distributor How to build traffic at bookstore events What's the honorarium range for new authors New information on blogs and websites Plus a Source Directory of specialized contacts: Associations and organizations; Information sources; Trade and educational publications; Children's book clubs wholesalers and book chains.