How to Earn Selling Print on Demand Children’s Books

One of the best reasons for self publishing is that you get more money. Those who are self publishing can often earn up to 30-40% of the retail price of the books they sell. This is three or four times the revenues through traditional publishing. Another reason is that the costs can be much lower, especially compared to vanity publishing that requires authors to buy lots of copies of their books.

By selling print on demand children’s books you only pay for the printing of the book when the customer has made a purchase. This reduces your costs.

In addition, self publishing reduces costs because you don’t have to pay an agent, who often takes about 10-15% of your takings as well. And you have more control over your marketing. When you traditionally publish, your agent and publisher will often give demands of how you market the book.

Shopify is a great place where you can sell your children’s books. Creating a website is really easy and there are themes that are perfectly designed for the children’s market. All you have to do is choose the right theme, then edit the text. You can install the Lulu app that allows you to sell print on demand books and starting listing your books.

Once this is completed, you are free to market your books.

Marketing your print on demand books can be really tough. But there are lots of options. For instance, you can guest post on blogs, get book reviews, use social media, email marketing and even use video trailers for your books.

Of course, there are other things that are important with selling children books. Research has found that you need to have written five or more books before you can start to see sales coming through. So try to create more books for your brand.

Another thing you can do is add more products to your website. For instance, create more print on demand products like t-shirts, bags, and more. This can help you earn a lot more money and can give you a better chance to earn a living from your writing. You can use Printful or Printify to add merchandise to your store.