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Publishing a Picturebook with Createspace - by Susan Price

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Three Billy Goats Gruff - Susan and Andrew Price At last, Three Billy Goats Gruff is available on Amazon, both as paperback and ebook, after much cursing on the part of me and Andrew Price, the illustrator. With apologies for the length, here's what Andrew and I have learned about the process. How To...Olsen This blog is going to be about Createspace . If you can make it there, you can make it anywhere. After going to the mat with Createspace, producing the Kindle is cake. But don't let me put you off, if you have a spare picture-book. Lash out a couple of quid on How To Format Your Picturebook For Createspace Without The Frustration and get stuck in. We found Olsen's book invaluable, but worked out a few wrinkles for ourselves too.  Graphics Programme You will need a graphics programme, such as PhotoShop (which you can now rent annually or monthly) or the free Open Source programme, Gimp . There are others, such as Canva and one recommended by our o...

The Limos Are Circling The Block - by Susan Price and Andrew Price

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                Hi again!      There's such an atmosphere here at the launch for Three Billy Goats Gruff!      The limos are circling the blog and we'll soon be welcoming our first star!      And wait!      A limo is pulling up!           I can't see who's getting out yet....           It's sure to be someone exciting!           It's - it's -                                              Ooh, I'm thrilled! It's the Bridge! I was another bridge, further down river, but the part was written out. That's how it is in this business. ...