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[quote=Anonymous]The only reason to self-publish is just so you can have the book. You won't be able to sell it except perhaps in local stores like a kids' clothing boutique, if they want to support locals. You can sell online so friends can buy. Pulblic libraries, who buy a lot of children's books, do not buy self-published books. They might take a local author's book as a donation and add to the collection but in general do not buy books that are not distributed by the large book distributors, Baker and Taylor, Ingram and Brodart and they need to have been reviewed by a credible professional source (these reviews are used for book challenges). There are thousands of books
published each year from mainstream publishers. Self-published books are not taken seriously. So if you just want it for yourself, then do it. Otherwise, you're better off trying to publish it with a mainstream press. There are small presses that also publish and may be easier to crack (but if they talk about being a subsidy press or are in a "partnership" with the writer, that means you are giving them money so it's still a vanity press/self-publishing.) Lots of people want to write children's books: it's a very competitive market.[/quote]

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