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Excerpted from the book the business of writing for children, shepard publications, 2000. Book publishing in general has changed very significantly in the last few years. At tck publishing, we can publish your childrens book in 90 days or less in ebook, print, and audiobook formats. How to publish your childrens book amazon kindle direct. Publish your childrens book with tck publishing tck publishing is a fullservice independent publisher, and we love publishing childrens books. Oneclick publishing with outskirts press is the ultimate in convenience, service, and quality.
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