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The Acquisition Process: An article from the 2010 edition of Children's Writer's and Illustrator's Market. Acquisition Basics: an earlier and less extensive article on acquisitions. The ALA Convention: Notes of an Independent Publisher A Book Is Not a CD: thoughts on the transition to digital. Book Packaging by Jenna Glatzer Children's Book Awards: Books that win awards are more likely to succeed. This section of the site provides information about major awards and recent winners. Children's Books in Hard Times: Introduction : Created for a keynote at the 2011 NE SCBWI. Children's Ebooks (Blog entry) The Cost of Hardcover Books (Blog entry) The Current Climate for Children's Books Do Traditional Publishers Market Their Books? Ebooks and Children's Books Resources: An organized list of links. The Editor as Reader Editor Profiles: A supplement to my book. Electronic Rights by Kohel Haver. Getting the Word Out: Marketing Children's Books by Barbara Cohen Handling Foreign Rights (Blog entry) Info for Author Days by Aaron Shepard Interview with Packager Patricia Stockland by Melissa Higgins Just Say No to Bad Contracts by Sneed Collard III Keeping Books in Print Minders of Make-Believe: A review of a book by Leonar Marcus about the American children's publishing industry. Model Trade Book Contract: A useful resource from the Authors Guild, with my comments. new Non-profit and Grant-supported Publishers (Blog entry) Notes from a Visit to BookExpo America (Blog entry) The Odds of Getting Published -- and Why They Don't Matter School Visits Can Be Fun and Profitable by Margot Finke Social Networking: What a Children's Publisher Expects (Blog entry) Social Media Resources Links related to blogs, Twitter, Facebook, and more. Trade vs. Mass Market vs. School 'n Library: Basics of the Biz Trends in Children's Books: The Business Side in the 1990's What a Publisher Does: This was written for the Self-Publishing section but includes useful general information. What's Going on in Children's/YA Publishing in 2016 Why Does a Hardcover Book Cost $18? Who's Moving Where: Keep track of editors as they move from one publisher to another. updated Working in Children's Books and the Recession of 2008-2009: my thoughts about the economy--last updated June 2009. Writing and Publishing a Board Book including information on self-publishing one. Writing Conferences -- Are They Worth the Time and Money? by Margot Finke. YA Books Are Booming--but not That Much: dissecting some numbers in the Atlantic Monthly. I hope you have found this page and this site useful. Please visit The Purple Crayon Bookstores page to find some recommended bookstores and to learn how to support this site while doing your usual online shopping. Thank you.