Category: Self-Publishing
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How to publish a colouring book on KDP, IngramSpark or Lulu: low-content rules, trim, paper and bleed, single-sided pages, AI art disclosure and royalty maths.
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A step-by-step guide to self-publishing in Australia: Thorpe-Bowker ISBNs, KDP setup and tax, legal deposit, ABN and GST basics, and lending right claims.
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What a children’s book illustrator costs, where to find one, how to check portfolios, and how contracts, copyright, payment stages and AI-art rules work.
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Step by step: age bands, the 32-page plan, trim sizes, illustration rights, bleed, KDP and IngramSpark print options, reading age and colour proofs for picture books.
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A realistic self-publishing budget: editing rates from the EFA chart, ISBN prices by country, covers, formatting, proofs, marketing and audio, with three budget scenarios.
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The self-publishing changes that matter now: KDP paperback royalties, DRM downloads, AI translation and narration, KU libraries and direct sales.
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Build an author platform before your first book: website, email list, one social channel and a month-by-month plan for fiction and non-fiction.
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The 12 self-publishing steps in the order that avoids rework: channels, editing, research, ISBNs, formatting, cover, metadata, proofing, upload, launch and upkeep.
