How To Create Childrens Picture Personal Use Ebook

Table of Contents

Introduction 3
Picture Book Considerations 6
Publishing Considerations 7
Creating a Cover Page 8
Images for your Cover &
eBook 10
Publishing Options 21
For Microsoft Word 22
Formatting Your Text 30
For PDF 31
Conclusion 32

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However, this eBook is assuming you have already achieved the above challenges and merely need assistance with your pictures and/or illustrations. Technically you could outsource all of the challenges, even the writing, but most people may prefer to do this work themselves and save some money.

It’s no secret that publishing your eBook online can make you a lot of money, but it would be the exception to the rule. Most people make very little money from their eBooks, and some don’t even cover their costs. Therefore you may want to create some of your own illustrations for your children’s books to save some money. How do you create an online income from writing eBooks?

The real key to earning a good income from your eBook creation is:

1. Building up a business with many publications over time; and

2. Having a unique and quality product with great promotion and marketing strategy in place.

Both of the above “keys” require patience and training. You can buy eBooks yourself which will help you with these “keys”, and most people do, but there is no real “get rich quick” strategy with eBooks. And there are also elements of “luck” or “chance” which you can’t anticipate either. Beware of internet marketers who preach they have the “secret” to making money with eBooks, there are no secrets, if it’s a new “trick”, it will be short lived if they are “selling” the formula.

I encourage you to take the time to write a business plan for your eBook business and develop a marketing strategy over time. Don’t forget your branding, if you intend to make a career of writing eBooks, including picture eBooks, then branding your range of books can lead to crosspromotions, marketing opportunities (including “Book stacking” where you sell three books as one for a discounted price – Amazon now allow this) and other online product sales opportunities. “Content is King” and “Presentation is Queen”, so build a useful, popular range of books on established well-selling topics, and you will build a long term business.

Introduction

If your eBook business strategy includes Picture eBooks, you will no doubt be frustrated most by the formatting issues. Read this eBook, implement the advice, and most importantly keep abreast of new developments with formatting and techniques as often discussed in online forums like Pat Flynn’s First Kindle eBook FaceBook Page https://www.facebook. com/groups/357112331027292/

Forums and online websites like Pat’s always include ways of asking questions and seeing the challenges the other eBook creators are also facing.

Promoting and Marketing your eBooks There is no quick formula to promoting your eBook. Many eBooks have been written on this topic alone, however, in a broad sense you should:

1. WHO are your target demographic readers?

2. WHAT are they looking for that you can offer, and no one else is (eg. Your USP – Unique Selling Proposition”)?

1. WHEN can your readers get the benefit of your eBook?

2. WHERE are they buying those eBooks and for how much?

3. WHY and HOW will your target demographic find and purchase your eBook online?

Because this eBook is not about the 5Ws, I don’t intend to address them here. Suffice to say you should still try to write out the answers to these questions (at the very least) if you are still devising your eBook Marketing Plan.

Introduction

If you are creating a children’s Picture eBook, then I suggest you keep in mind a few guidelines to keep your eBook popular in the open market. Here are my suggestions:

1. Keep your word count relevant to your target demographic. Babies to Toddlers should have minimal words, 4-5yos should have short paragraphs on each page at the most, primary school age and above have 500 words in total and upwards depending on your book.

2. Always use simple fonts like Times New Roman (this eBook uses Calibri in size 14). Font sizes should be 12 to 14.

3. Keep away from bullet points, don’t use page numbers and you can centre items, in fact for images, you should centre them.

4. Map out your eBook story on a “story board” which is simple collection of mocked up pages, telling your story in summary. How many pages and how long your story depends on your intention as an author. If you are in any doubt, always check out your competitors as a guide.

5. Always check each publishing company’s individual formatting requirements, and always check your formatting in a finished published format before you walk away from the project.

1. Remember many eReaders (like most Kindles) are only black and white. Therefore, you should make sure your images look nice in colour and in black and white too.

Other Details

- 3 Ebooks (PDF, DOC, INDD), 32 Pages
- 2 Ecovers (JPG, PNG)
- Year Released/Circulated: 2016
- File Size: 15,157 KB

License Details:

[YES] Can be sold
[YES] Can be used for personal use
[YES] Can be packaged with other products
[YES] Can modify/change the sales letter
[YES] Can modify/change the main product
[YES] Can modify/change the graphics and ecover
[YES] Can be added into paid membership websites
[YES] Can put your name on the sales letter
[YES] Can be offered as a bonus
[YES] Can be used to build a list
[YES] Can print/publish offline
[YES] Can convey and sell Personal Use Rights
[YES] Can convey and sell Resale Rights
[YES] Can convey and sell Master Resale Rights
[NO] Can be given away for free
[NO] Can be added to free membership websites
[NO] Can convey and sell Private Label Rights