Picture Book Challenge, Create and Publish a Book on Amazon

We have begun. Start taking or collecting your graphic images, pictures, drawings, photos. I am running a picture book challenge where we will be creating and publishing a picture book on Amazon, print and Kindle.

We will be building a 32 page book because that is the standard size for a children's book, but you can do less. Min for print is 24 pages. There will be a variety of templates available in the course site.

The challenge will be taught with InDesign and be hosted on the How to Publish Your Book Facebook Group. There will also be a companion course as part of the InDesign for Authors course on PublishingMastery101.com. The companion course will hold all the templates, worksheets and video content for the challenge. For the challenge  you can use any program you want such as: InDesign, PowerPoint, Illustrator, Apple Pages, Google Slides, but we will be focusing on InDesign.





Introduction to the Picture Book Challenge Video 1 from Bruce Jones on Vimeo.


ROADMAP for the Challenge
• Collecting all your images, photos, illustrations, drawings, etc.
Added a story board pdf to help you design your book

• Processing images for print-300dpi and ebook 72-120dpi

• Setting up our InDesign print book templates, 3 sizes available

• Placing images and adding text, working with grids

• Editing and adjusting our designs

• Create a cover template

• Design and creation of our cover

• Creating a printed proof for review

• Final corrections

• Preparing our PDF print files, creating our ebook files using Kindle Create

• Uploading our books to CreateSpace and Kindle

• Ordering a printed proof, review, PUBLISH!!

• Marketing and launching our book

• Sharing our success

Resources:

The challenge will be held in the Facebook Group: How to Publish Your Book

Want access to all the templates, storyboards and video content, visit the companion course InDesign for Authors 

#PICTUREBOOKCHALLENGE

Connection and Learning
Bruce Jones is the author and creator of over 40 self-published books.

If you want to learn how to create your own book visit Publishing Mastery 101 and see my courses: https://bruce-the-book-guy.usefedora.com/

Come over and join my Facebook Publishing Group, ask me questions, show your books. Great place to connect with authors and self-publishers

Join at https://www.facebook.com/groups/HowToPublishYourBook/