I started my KDP journey last year, 2021, with a free download of your journal interior, thank you. I have since started doing Children's books, so far, I have about eight published. I use Canva, it is free, and I really, really love the process, so relaxing. Your way, to me, is the best way to get started. Thanks!
I totally agree. I have looked into other courses on publishing children’s books and they are focused on spending a lot of money on editors/illustrators. Your course allowed me to pursue my love of writing without breaking the bank. I am now on my 4th book in my series and getting ready to start another. Thank you.
@@AlbertTheTiger Not everyone does things for the money... some people love publishing books and being a published author. It can open doors and can lead to other things. But yes, making a living from it is enjoyable too 😀
Hi Nuria, I just purchased your Children's Book Course! I just wanted to let you know that I appreciate this opportunity to learn from your experience and I am very excited to start this journey. Have a great day!
Wow! What an interesting way to approach children's books! In my English in school (way back when), I remember my teacher giving us pictures to write stories from, so this is a great way to do it for sure!
I watched this video a few days ago and then marked my calendar to come back and buy the course. I had been debating on taking your course for a couple of weeks already, and so when you made this video it was a given! Thank you for the great offer. I just made my purchase and I cannot wait to get started. Nuria, you are a true inspiration!
Thanks for the rather obvious step ahead for me! I have been doing layouts and illustrating and publishing other peoples' books, and I've written and illustrated and published my own novels! Lol Ha ha...AND I have written children's books, so...der...lol time to publish them! Lol thank you for sharing the obvious!
When you did your journals and planners, did you have someone else create the interiors or the covers for you. I don’t have the $$ to do that. I’m an illustrator, but not fast at drawing. This sounds very good to do,just don’t want to start something and no fail all the time. Started so many things. I want to generate income too. 🌼. I was gonna join SVS learn, but I asked if I’ll make $$ and told it was up to me. Really, not totally up to me bc it has to be liked by your buyers.
All my interiors and covers are created by myself, using ready made images mainly from Creative Fabrica and Canva. There are unfortunately no guarantees to this business and it really all does depend on the designs and on your work in terms of getting sales. You're very right in saying that it has to be liked by your buyers, but we only really find out if they like it by putting our books in front of them. They may buy or they may not, that is the reality of it. All I can say is that you could give low content book creation a try as it's free. And if you are an illustrator, you have a big advantage over the ones that have to work with ready made images, you could make your own. My advise is do it if it feels right to you, but not if you have doubts. I also did so many things before I started KDP and never really finished any of them properly. Kdp felt right to me and I enjoy it. I hope you find the right thing for you.
Can you submit your book for an award or is it something that just happens if they choose your book? I took your course and published my first book! Thank you so much!
I hope you're enjoying the course! Yes, you have to enter the competitions to win any awards and there are no guarantees. I use Bookaward Pro which picks the most suitable competitions and selects the one you have the best chance of winning. It's a subscription service but they now have a free version too. It's all explained in module 9 of the course. Best of luck!
No time limit at all LIsa, you can go over it as many times as you want. I actually recommend that you take your time with it, there is a lot to learn. Thank you so much for watching!
Hi, on the one hand I really like the idea of creating a book like this, because it is so easy and cheap, it is a really good idea! But on the other hand I kind of feel bad that I use images from an illustrator for free (or even if you pay for a bundle of pictures, it is not that much money). I don't have the money to pay an illustrator, but they actually deserve the money if they illustrate books, they also need to make a living. this kind of feels like I tricked someone to illustrate my book, without even asking. Anybody feels the same?
If you can afford an illustrator then that is absolutely the best way for your book. However, not everyone can afford this and this is an alternative and enjoyable way to create a children's book. I'm not sure why you feel that we 'trick' someone to illustrate our book. The designers on Creative Fabrica want us to buy their images, that is why they are selling them, so we're not tricking them, we're buying what they are selling. Why would they put their designs up for sale and then feel tricked? I don't understand what you mean.
@@TheHomeBoss Sorry, I didn't mean it as an offense. It is hard to put it in words what I feel. That's why I'm asking if anybody feels the same, or if it is just me having those weird thiughts/feelings ;) it is just that I think if I like the style of the artist, I probably should ask if they want to illustrate my book. But well I can't afford it, so I buy their pictures and use them to illustrate my book. Yes they sold them , but probably thought someone uses them for smaller designs, not to make them the heroes of their books. Now if the book gets popular and wins awards the author gets all the credit (ususally the awards consider the illustrations as well, not only the text) and I kinda feel bad about it... But may be that is just me... I probably should ask th designers what they think, may be they are happy to see theier work in a childrens book...
@@annaentdeckt No offence taken Anna, you explained it very well and I now understand. When we buy ready-made images the licence the artists provide are quite clear. They state clearly what we are allowed to do and what we are not allowed to do with their images. I think you said it very nicely, I'm sure the designers are happy we're using their work in a children's book. Also, this is nothing new, books have been created this way for a long time and I'm not the first one to teach this method. I hope this has reasured you, and I understand the point you are making.
As an illustrator, a song writer, writer etc, I do understand. Maybe one way you can move forward is to, somehow bless the Artist with an added donation, and/or 'shout out'. :)
@@TheHomeBoss As a professional illustrator and designer this rubs me the wrong way. I'm not sure what these licences state but It seems rather strange that you would create a book without at least giving a credit to the illustrator. In the process of publishing your book on amazon there is a field that you should use to credit your contributor, one of the fields is dedicated to an illustrator. I'm not even going to go into the whole illustration process and what that process entails. There is so much more than merely placing pictures on the page. I'm very concerned about future generation of kids if this is where the publishing industry is heading.
Yes, lifetime access Steph. And you can take the lessons whenever you want at your own pace, there is no hurry or no time limit, just do what you can when you can. It's all step by step so you can create your own book while following the lessons if you like. There is also a private dedicated Facebook group in which you can ask questions and we all support each other there. Hope this helps and thank you for reaching out!
Hello Hello, I am in the process of creating my first book. I was wondering... In Canva, can I use the free pictures for a book (I will alter of course) and use them? Or, do I have to have the paid version of Canva to be able to use the images in my book? Thank you so much.
I published a unique early reader on Amazon KDP. It’s stories written completely with high frequency sight words and picture clues. I worked SO hard on key words and description but my book is so buried that unless someone types in Animal Friends A Sight Word Story Book Staci Phelps it totally does not show up anywhere! I had no idea Amazon could make my book “un-seeable”. Any suggestions? I have posted about it and provided the link on lots of parent and teacher public FB pages hoping some sales would make it more visible. It has been frustrating. Thanks for any feedback.
I’m sorry you haven’t received a reply yet. Just wondering if you are able to use key words in your description and have you networked with others who create this tour of content. I hope Nutria answers you though and I look forward to reading her reply! In the meantime, hang in there. It WILL turn around for you!
@@mauidelite thank you! I do have tons of key words in my description. I started running ads and that has helped quite a bit. I don’t make much off of a sale but at least it’s getting out there!
I’m a bit confused. KDP shows a children’s picture hardback book needing to be at least 75 pages. I see other books that are shorter. What am I missing?
You can find most things on CZcams, some people prefer to have everything curated and in one place. I buy many courses as I love to learn. Did you get a professional qualification when you learned design? Wishing you all the best.
Good day and thank you very much! A little did not have time to buy a course on children's books using a coupon. Can you tell me if there will be other coupons? Or will MAY50 work today? 🙃
Hi...I have a doubt...When we search some keywords amazon will show competition below 1000, But when we move to 3rd page the search results will jump to more than 10000 or more...Why is that? Thanks
The way bookawards work is that you enter the competitions yourself. Different competitions will have different requirements, so it's a good idea to check what they are beforehand.
Illustrators cost a lot and take time, ok, but it's a lot of work. It's a real job, and illustrators have bills to pay, like everybody. Creating takes time and skills, so it's very unfair to illustrators to prefer stock pictures. Art and creation shouldn't be considered just as a product. It's way more than that. Your video is interesting but I'm an illustrator and I'm already scared because of IA stealing art jobs.
I understand your view totally. However I don't think that art can ever be replaced. The same thing happened when photography was invented, everyone feared that artists would lose their income. The way I look at AI is just as another medium to express art, it can never replace real oil paintings, watercolour, etc. I have illustrators in my course that provide clipart and other services, so I don't feel that it's unfair to illustrators to choose ready made images as they are also created by illustrators. I wish you lots of success and hope your worries are alleviated.
Hi, thank you for letting me know, I have extended it for a day as a few people were having problems accessing it yesterday. If you could try again please.
I started my KDP journey last year, 2021, with a free download of your journal interior, thank you. I have since started doing Children's books, so far, I have about eight published. I use Canva, it is free, and I really, really love the process, so relaxing. Your way, to me, is the best way to get started. Thanks!
That's wonderful to hear! I wish you every success!
@@TheHomeBoss hello! Please, may I ask, where can I download the free journal interior? I would like to start too. Thank you.
have you made any $ ? would you share how much
I totally agree. I have looked into other courses on publishing children’s books and they are focused on spending a lot of money on editors/illustrators. Your course allowed me to pursue my love of writing without breaking the bank. I am now on my 4th book in my series and getting ready to start another. Thank you.
And how much money have you made so far? That’s what counts at the end of the day 🤣
That's amazing Tracy, well done. I wish you every success with your books!
@@AlbertTheTiger Not everyone does things for the money... some people love publishing books and being a published author. It can open doors and can lead to other things. But yes, making a living from it is enjoyable too 😀
Hi Nuria, I just purchased your Children's Book Course! I just wanted to let you know that I appreciate this opportunity to learn from your experience and I am very excited to start this journey. Have a great day!
Hi Carlos, thank you so much! I can't wait to see what you're going to create, see you on the inside of the course!
Wow! What an interesting way to approach children's books! In my English in school (way back when), I remember my teacher giving us pictures to write stories from, so this is a great way to do it for sure!
I watched this video a few days ago and then marked my calendar to come back and buy the course. I had been debating on taking your course for a couple of weeks already, and so when you made this video it was a given! Thank you for the great offer. I just made my purchase and I cannot wait to get started. Nuria, you are a true inspiration!
Thank you so much Jessica, I can't wait to see what you will create! See you inside the course!
Awesome 👌
Congrats for 40k subs... Doing good 🤗👍🏻
Thank you so much! It's all because of all of your support, thank you so much!
I'm so happy about the May promotion! I can't wait to get it !
I just bought your course and used the code to discount it.
Thank you so much, looking forward to seeing you on the inside! 😀
Thanks for the rather obvious step ahead for me! I have been doing layouts and illustrating and publishing other peoples' books, and I've written and illustrated and published my own novels! Lol
Ha ha...AND I have written children's books, so...der...lol time to publish them! Lol thank you for sharing the obvious!
When you did your journals and planners, did you have someone else create the interiors or the covers for you. I don’t have the $$ to do that. I’m an illustrator, but not fast at drawing. This sounds very good to do,just don’t want to start something and no fail all the time. Started so many things. I want to generate income too. 🌼. I was gonna join SVS learn, but I asked if I’ll make $$ and told it was up to me. Really, not totally up to me bc it has to be liked by your buyers.
All my interiors and covers are created by myself, using ready made images mainly from Creative Fabrica and Canva. There are unfortunately no guarantees to this business and it really all does depend on the designs and on your work in terms of getting sales. You're very right in saying that it has to be liked by your buyers, but we only really find out if they like it by putting our books in front of them. They may buy or they may not, that is the reality of it. All I can say is that you could give low content book creation a try as it's free. And if you are an illustrator, you have a big advantage over the ones that have to work with ready made images, you could make your own. My advise is do it if it feels right to you, but not if you have doubts. I also did so many things before I started KDP and never really finished any of them properly. Kdp felt right to me and I enjoy it. I hope you find the right thing for you.
Can you submit your book for an award or is it something that just happens if they choose your book? I took your course and published my first book! Thank you so much!
I hope you're enjoying the course! Yes, you have to enter the competitions to win any awards and there are no guarantees. I use Bookaward Pro which picks the most suitable competitions and selects the one you have the best chance of winning. It's a subscription service but they now have a free version too. It's all explained in module 9 of the course. Best of luck!
Thank you for sharing and for your authenticity. I wish you continued success!
Are your children's books published in color? If so how do you get around the page minimum?
The page minimum is 24 pages and you can publish in Premium colour, which is ideal. Most children's books are under 40 pages.
Hey Nuria, i think i missed it!
I am sorry, may i ask when are you giving the USD50 off again? The price in USD is quite costly in my country :(
There is a new promo coming up in my next video on Monday. It will be $40 off the normal price, hope that helps!
@@TheHomeBoss THANKS SO MUCH NURIA! Appreciate it! I definitely will enrol for the course on Monday :)
Loved this video! Can you watch the course at your own pace? No time limit?
No time limit at all LIsa, you can go over it as many times as you want. I actually recommend that you take your time with it, there is a lot to learn. Thank you so much for watching!
Hi, on the one hand I really like the idea of creating a book like this, because it is so easy and cheap, it is a really good idea! But on the other hand I kind of feel bad that I use images from an illustrator for free (or even if you pay for a bundle of pictures, it is not that much money). I don't have the money to pay an illustrator, but they actually deserve the money if they illustrate books, they also need to make a living. this kind of feels like I tricked someone to illustrate my book, without even asking. Anybody feels the same?
If you can afford an illustrator then that is absolutely the best way for your book. However, not everyone can afford this and this is an alternative and enjoyable way to create a children's book. I'm not sure why you feel that we 'trick' someone to illustrate our book. The designers on Creative Fabrica want us to buy their images, that is why they are selling them, so we're not tricking them, we're buying what they are selling. Why would they put their designs up for sale and then feel tricked? I don't understand what you mean.
@@TheHomeBoss Sorry, I didn't mean it as an offense. It is hard to put it in words what I feel. That's why I'm asking if anybody feels the same, or if it is just me having those weird thiughts/feelings ;) it is just that I think if I like the style of the artist, I probably should ask if they want to illustrate my book. But well I can't afford it, so I buy their pictures and use them to illustrate my book. Yes they sold them , but probably thought someone uses them for smaller designs, not to make them the heroes of their books. Now if the book gets popular and wins awards the author gets all the credit (ususally the awards consider the illustrations as well, not only the text) and I kinda feel bad about it... But may be that is just me... I probably should ask th designers what they think, may be they are happy to see theier work in a childrens book...
@@annaentdeckt No offence taken Anna, you explained it very well and I now understand. When we buy ready-made images the licence the artists provide are quite clear. They state clearly what we are allowed to do and what we are not allowed to do with their images. I think you said it very nicely, I'm sure the designers are happy we're using their work in a children's book. Also, this is nothing new, books have been created this way for a long time and I'm not the first one to teach this method. I hope this has reasured you, and I understand the point you are making.
As an illustrator, a song writer, writer etc, I do understand. Maybe one way you can move forward is to, somehow bless the Artist with an added donation, and/or 'shout out'. :)
@@TheHomeBoss As a professional illustrator and designer this rubs me the wrong way. I'm not sure what these licences state but It seems rather strange that you would create a book without at least giving a credit to the illustrator. In the process of publishing your book on amazon there is a field that you should use to credit your contributor, one of the fields is dedicated to an illustrator. I'm not even going to go into the whole illustration process and what that process entails. There is so much more than merely placing pictures on the page. I'm very concerned about future generation of kids if this is where the publishing industry is heading.
Any promo codes for march/april 2023? ❤
I just watched your video. Do you have any current promotions on your course?
How much your books are published with a different name?
Hi Nuria
Do I have lifetime access to the course once I’ve purchased it? I work full time so it would take me a while to get through all the modules….
Yes, lifetime access Steph. And you can take the lessons whenever you want at your own pace, there is no hurry or no time limit, just do what you can when you can. It's all step by step so you can create your own book while following the lessons if you like. There is also a private dedicated Facebook group in which you can ask questions and we all support each other there. Hope this helps and thank you for reaching out!
Hello
Hello, I am in the process of creating my first book. I was wondering...
In Canva, can I use the free pictures for a book (I will alter of course) and use them? Or, do I have to have the paid version of Canva to be able to use the images in my book?
Thank you so much.
We're ready for the British Encyclopedia. 😅
Haha, you never know! 😂
Love that method!
Bummed I missed the promo period for the course! 😩
Thank you Sarah, there will be more promos coming up in the near future 🙂
@@TheHomeBoss I couldn’t wait- I went ahead and purchased it at the regular price 😂😇
@@sarahgilbertllc Thank you so much!
I published a unique early reader on Amazon KDP. It’s stories written completely with high frequency sight words and picture clues. I worked SO hard on key words and description but my book is so buried that unless someone types in Animal Friends A Sight Word Story Book Staci Phelps it totally does not show up anywhere! I had no idea Amazon could make my book “un-seeable”. Any suggestions? I have posted about it and provided the link on lots of parent and teacher public FB pages hoping some sales would make it more visible. It has been frustrating. Thanks for any feedback.
I’m sorry you haven’t received a reply yet. Just wondering if you are able to use key words in your description and have you networked with others who create this tour of content. I hope Nutria answers you though and I look forward to reading her reply! In the meantime, hang in there. It WILL turn around for you!
@@mauidelite thank you! I do have tons of key words in my description. I started running ads and that has helped quite a bit. I don’t make much off of a sale but at least it’s getting out there!
I’m a bit confused. KDP shows a children’s picture hardback book needing to be at least 75 pages. I see other books that are shorter. What am I missing?
The shorter ones are not hardback. I've never made a children's book in hardback, always paperback.
@@TheHomeBoss thank you! As I looked closer I think the hardback are not KDP. They are published outside of Amazon. I so appreciate your quick reply!🤗
@@cathyhulet441 You're welcome. A lot of children's books are board books, but KDP doesn't provide that option, so most of us make paperback books.
I create kids colouring book last month April collecting free graphic images from canva so far I make 1.45 dollar..with this book.
That's a great start! Wish you every success!
@@TheHomeBoss thanks my gf
I learned profesional design without anu course and k will never buy an online course.
on youtube i can find anything
How rude!!!!
You can find most things on CZcams, some people prefer to have everything curated and in one place. I buy many courses as I love to learn. Did you get a professional qualification when you learned design? Wishing you all the best.
Good day and thank you very much!
A little did not have time to buy a course on children's books using a coupon. Can you tell me if there will be other coupons? Or will MAY50 work today? 🙃
Hi Madina, the promotion has now finished unfortunately but I will have more promotions in the near future, thank you for asking! 🙂
Hi...I have a doubt...When we search some keywords amazon will show competition below 1000, But when we move to 3rd page the search results will jump to more than 10000 or more...Why is that?
Thanks
What is the trim size of this book ?
please time extent (2nd and 8th of May) to $50 off till 30th May, I want to learn with you. please
Did you have to submit your book yourself to be eligible for the awards? Or were you nominated?
The way bookawards work is that you enter the competitions yourself. Different competitions will have different requirements, so it's a good idea to check what they are beforehand.
hi Nuria, what is the warranty period?
Illustrators cost a lot and take time, ok, but it's a lot of work. It's a real job, and illustrators have bills to pay, like everybody. Creating takes time and skills, so it's very unfair to illustrators to prefer stock pictures. Art and creation shouldn't be considered just as a product. It's way more than that. Your video is interesting but I'm an illustrator and I'm already scared because of IA stealing art jobs.
I understand your view totally. However I don't think that art can ever be replaced. The same thing happened when photography was invented, everyone feared that artists would lose their income. The way I look at AI is just as another medium to express art, it can never replace real oil paintings, watercolour, etc. I have illustrators in my course that provide clipart and other services, so I don't feel that it's unfair to illustrators to choose ready made images as they are also created by illustrators. I wish you lots of success and hope your worries are alleviated.
Tomorrow could I buy the course with 50$ discount?? Don't have enough money today on my card.
Try the code tomorrow. It should work. 😉
hi nuria, does your course have subtitles?
I'm sorry to say it hasn't. I will look into it.
Hello, it is the 8th, and I am trying to use the coupon code MAY50 to purchase, but it is not working. Is this code still valid? Thank you
Hi, thank you for letting me know, I have extended it for a day as a few people were having problems accessing it yesterday. If you could try again please.
Hi there. I tried again and I was able to purchase. Thank you so much for extending. Looking forward to making a childrens book!
@@sayitwithasong5273 Yayy! See you on the inside!
I’m sad I missed this sale opportunity 😭
I can't buy it
Awesome 👌
Love you you looks so beautiful
Thank you!!
Hi madam I love you
What a beautiful face you have 🥰
Awesome 👌