Filling in Ingramspark’s Improved Publication Form for My Second Children's Picture Book

Filling out the improved publication form…

Filling in the form is the hardest part of making a book. You have to decide how much to charge, how much profit you want, what the long description will be, and the short description, too. I spend hours on this form trying to get the words right.

As for the price, I’m going to price the book at $9.99, which would give me $.74 for each copy sold. I think that’s a fair price and a decent profit. If I don’t sell books, that’s okay. And if I sell thousands of books, that would be great. However, my long term plan is to create lots of books rather than to create one book and have it become a big seller. I’m going to write books that I would like to read. I am my audience. People like me, they’re my audience. Writing for myself is a great luxury, and it’s the only way I can be productive. My dream keeps re-energizing me, and that’s the way I like it.

I didn’t publish this today, but I’m only inches away from pushing that “submit” button. Hooray!