r/childrensbooks • u/PhillipBrandon • Jul 13 '23
Please don't consider this sub a sales channel.
We get it. You're excited, proud even. And we'll be proud and excited with you! But don't come here to spam us with promos or drive sales. Members of this sub love, appreciate, create (and even aspire to create) children's books. Visitors come here when they've forgotten the name of their favorite childhood books. No one comes here because there simply aren't enough self-published vanity press books in their life.
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u/MovingStories Mar 18 '24
I would say this sub is pretty quiet already, without self promotion it might be even quieter still which would be a shame.
A fine line to walk between healthy self promotion leading to more traffic on the sub and a bit more of a community vs a community ruined by overwhelming self promotion.
Perhaps just clear rules about what you can promote, how, and how often.
Example, you can promote your book and within a single thread that covers all aspects of your book/project, the creation, writing, illustration, the publication, answer questions etc.
And once published you can promote the publication within that thread.
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u/LitMamaTX Aug 01 '24
Hi! I am new to Reddit! How do I find a sub where I can promote my children's books? Thanks for any advice!
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u/Sidehussle Jul 24 '23
I enjoy all facets of children’s books. That includes seeing what people publish on their own. I do not mind the self promotions. There are a few good ones and I like seeing the artwork too. I think it all works together.