About the business of self-publishing

After dashing wildly and heedlessly into creating a picture book, the consequences of cavalier haste are now upon me. With my head now engaged in the business side of self-publishing, I spent the day trying to wrap my head around the details of publishing a very simple book, which is not really as simple as I naively thought it would be.

I’ve already mentioned the daunting Ingramspark Publisher Compensation Calculator. Today I watched several videos about the ins and outs of preparing and publishing a children’s picture book.

• Andypandywright 18 things you need to know to illustrate a children's book

• Andypandywright 18 things you might find useful after you've illustrated your children's book

• Never Dot How to self-publish a children's book

• Shoo Rayner How to write a picture book - Advice from a professional children's author