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Ways To Market Your Children’s Book

Many children’s book authors struggle to have their book seen. How can they find ways for readers to find their books? It’s all about being unique. Finding ways to stand out from the crowd. You want to get people excited about your book, and there are a few great ways to do that.

Chaddy Bad dream book cover
Chaddy Bad dream book cover

Parenting Blog Ads

If people are loyal readers of a specific parenting blog, they’re going to trust the ads that that blogger allows on their site. Contact your favorite parenting bloggers and ask them if they’d be willing to post an ad, or even write a guest post about your book. Parents are way more likely to read a book to their children if someone they follow and trust has suggested it.

Sell Sets With Toys

If your book has a main character that is a certain animal or object, find bulk stuffed lots of that specific animal or object and then sell your book as a ‘book set’ with a toy. Kids are way more likely to ask their parents to purchase a book if it comes with an extra prize. Package them nicely in gift sets and you’ll have aunts, uncles, and grandparents lining up for their chance to purchase one.

Facebook Pages

Facebook pages are often underrated when it comes to children’s book marketing, but there is definitely potential there. Make regular posts pertaining to your book. Is it being featured on a certain blog or are you doing a book signing in a town nearby? Keep your page updated. The more posts you make, the more posts that are shared, the more people you can find who want to buy and read your book.

Twitter Accounts

Once again, social media is not used often enough when it comes to marketing children’s books. Make a twitter account for your book, interact with people (always reply to @ replies), follow fellow authors and similar book pages, and just make friends. People want to buy your book if they like you as a person. And by interacting with readers, you’re building a fan base that will pay off in the long run.

Contact Independent Book Sellers

There are thousands of booksellers online. THOUSANDS. On eBay, on Etsy, on Storenvy, on Amazon. Search them out and take a moment to contact them about your book. Let them know where they can buy it at a discounted cost. You never know who will pick up your book to sell.

 Robby Rabbit Childrens book about a rabbit is supposed to buy a new coat but he spends the money on candy and feels guiltyList On Listia

Listia is a website a lot like eBay where everything is given away for free in exchange for credits. Hundreds of books are traded every day on the site. If you write up a provoking description and maybe even feature your book with a chance for it to be autographed you’ll grab thousands of Listia member’s attention- and maybe a few will buy your book outside of the site.

Do Goodreads Giveaways

Goodreads is the largest book marketing website online, and you NEED to get in on the action. Goodreads allows anyone on the site to give away books. You can giveaway yours for free. Goodreads will host the giveaway and then send you the addresses of the winners. It will stir up big buzz for your book and probably get you a few reviews from the winners.

Do Amazon Giveaways

Once again, Amazon giveaways are nearly as good as Goodreads ones. People love free stuff, and they love authors who give away free copies. If your book is lacking reviews, doing an Amazon giveaway can help get some much-needed feedback posted ASAP.

Create a coloring book version

Creating a coloring book version of your book is a great way to use something that you already have and make a new product or giveaway. You can print and give away coloring books, sell them and offer them as a free PDF downloadable and printable at home as a great way to market your website and your product.

There are a lot of unique ways to market online, but get creative with your own ideas as well. You never know what will work until you try it!