Tag Archive: publisher

I have an awesome idea for a kids' book. Now what?

I hear this question a lot. It’s a tough one because I know so many people have awesome ideas for kids’ books but just don’t know how to make it happen or where to even start. I know how it is; you see books on the shelf at The Biggety-Big Bookseller Corporations and think, “My…

Toy Fair 2009: Tire-Kickers… thanks for staying home.

This Publisher’s Weekly article talks about low attendance but fewer tire-kickers. Two of my contacts in licensing and gift industries have told me the same thing about recent trade shows. The attendance has been lower than past years, but those in attendance are actually serious buyers.  That means that visitors to exhibitors’ booths are actually…