November 14, 2024

Promoting your children’s book on social media: a newbie’s guide

By Amanda Miller

Congratulations! You’ve completed your book—a remarkable achievement that deserves a celebration. But before you think about taking a well-deserved break, it’s crucial to pivot your focus to the marketing of your book.

In this ongoing blog series, we’ll provide genre-specific insights on effectively promoting your book through social media.

The children’s […]

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August 6, 2018

Oh, the Mistakes We’ve Seen!: children’s picture books

By Madeleine Dodge

“Oh, the Mistakes We’ve Seen!” is part of a series of BlueInk Review blogs offering advice and insight into self-published writers’ most common errors, as seen in the more than 6,000 reviews of self-published books that we have provided since our inception in 2011.  Below, we have compiled excerpts […]

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June 12, 2015

BlueInk Review’s top summer reads for kids

By Irene Sanders

The heat is high, the sun is bright, and shorts and flip-flops have resurrected themselves from the backs of crowded closets. With classes out of session and time on your kids’ hands, why not get them absorbed in some fantastic indie books? Below are some of our favorites of the year — […]

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August 30, 2014

The Real Cost of Self-Publishing: Amy Misakonis

By Cassidy Ritter

“The Real Cost of Self Publishing” is a monthly blog where we ask a self-published author to break down his or her expenses in order to give others an idea of the costs involved in creating a successful book. Today we talk to children’s book author Amy Misakonis about her first […]

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