Book Sales

 How are book sales and royalties calculated?

https://electricliterature.com/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-book-sales-but-were-afraid-to-ask/

No-Advance Publishers

 Should you sign with a publisher who doesn't offer an advance, only royalties?

https://www.underdown.org/no-advance.htm

Publishing Industry

 How can you survive the publishing industry?

https://www.writersdigest.com/surviving-the-publishing-industry-advice-from-a-late-bloomer

Author Income

 How much money does a children's author make?

https://laurasalas.com/writing-for-children/how-much-money-does-a-childrens-writer-make/

Book Sales

Here's an in-depth look at what/how/why books sell.

https://electricliterature.com/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-book-sales-but-were-afraid-to-ask/

Hiring an Editor

 How much should you pay, and what is included, when hiring an editor?

https://emmawaltonhamilton.com/blog/how-much-is-an-editor-for-a-childrens-book-understanding-the-costs-and-services/

Publishing Industry

 Is it tough out there now in the publishing industry?

https://writersinthestormblog.com/2025/06/why-i-dropped-wordpress-for-payhip/

Tariffs and Publishing

 How will tariffs affect the publishing industry?

https://kathleenschmidt.substack.com/p/a-quick-post-about-tariffs

Book Launches

 How much money should you budget for your book launch?

https://janefriedman.com/how-to-budget-for-your-book-launch/

Publishing Conferences

 Make the most of the contacts you make at publishing conferences.

https://scbwi.blogspot.com/2025/02/making-most-of-publishing-conference.html

Publishing Paths

 How do you choose the best path for publishing your work?

https://www.writersdigest.com/getting-published/how-to-brainstorm-your-book-proposal

Traditional vs. Self Publishing

What are the pros and cons of traditional vs. self publishing?

https://www.writersdigest.com/getting-published/17-pros-and-cons-of-traditional-publishing-vs-self-publishing 

Book Publishing Paths

 There are more ways than ever to publish your book.

https://janefriedman.com/key-book-publishing-path/

Royalties

 It's important to understand the royalties section of your contract.

https://writerbeware.blog/2024/12/06/when-royalty-language-in-publishing-contracts-isnt-what-it-seems/

Event Contracts

 Having a contract for your author events will help avoid any misunderstanding.

https://www.annettewhipple.com/2024/01/event-contracts-for-authors.html

Book Packager

 What are book packagers and what do they do?

https://katemckean.substack.com/p/what-is-a-book-packager

Education Grants

 There are many education grants to use for author visits, professional development, school visits, and more.

https://www.donnajanellbowman.com/2024/03/11/finding-the-funds-to-pay-for-an-author-visit/

Publishing Truths

 There are some awful truths about the publishing landscape.

https://ideas.bkconnection.com/10-awful-truths-about-publishing

Author Incomes

 How much money can you expect to make from writing books.

https://www.donnajanellbowman.com/2019/05/28/the-truth-about-author-incomes/

Books and AI Training

 Some publishers are licensing their titles to AI companies to use with training.

https://janefriedman.com/like-it-or-not-publishers-are-licensing-material-for-ai-training-and-using-ai-themselves/