On January 19th, 2012 Susan Violante and Victor R. Volkman spoke with
award-winning children's author, marketing expert, and entrepreneur
Ellen Feld about how to target-market your children"s books. Her first
book, Blackjack: Dreaming of a Morgan Horse, went on to win a coveted
"Children's Choices" award, co-sponsored by The International Reading
Association and The Children's Book Council. The book was then picked
up by an international toy company and packaged with a toy horse made
to resemble Blackjack, the star of the series. Blackjack continues to
sell well and to date has sold over 30,000 copies. Ellen shared her
lessons learned and hard won experience with us on a variety of topics
including:
* on-line advertising: where/when it works/doesn't work
* Selling at regional events, shows, and other public venues outside the bookstore
* Why you need to think in terms of a series
* Importance of author selling/marketing, the personal touch
* Book signings – what works, what to have at your booth
* Finding and keeping an illustrator
* Cultivating your reputation as an expert
* The importance of professional help with your project.
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