Comments on: FAQ: I Want to Package a Toy w/My Book. How Do I Explain This To An Editor? http://www.write4kids.com/blog/2009/04/28/faq-i-want-to-package-a-toy-wmy-book-how-do-i-explain-this-to-an-editor/ From the editors of Children's Book Insider, the Newsletter for Children's Writers Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:27:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Our Top Posts From the Past Month | Children's Writing Web Journal http://www.write4kids.com/blog/2009/04/28/faq-i-want-to-package-a-toy-wmy-book-how-do-i-explain-this-to-an-editor/#comment-858 Our Top Posts From the Past Month | Children's Writing Web Journal Fri, 01 May 2009 04:29:05 +0000 http://www.write4kids.com/blog/?p=236#comment-858 [...] FAQ: I Want to Package a Toy w/My Book. How Do I Explain This To An Editor? Posted on Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 in Uncategorized - Comments: (1) I have an idea for a toy to be packaged with my picture book.  How do I explain this to an editor?Most book-and-merchandise packages are created after the book itself has gained a wide audience. Picture books alone are very expensive to produce, and an editor won’t want to spend even more money on a product that doesn’t have a proven sales record (not to mention that consumers won’t want to pay for a book and toy unless they already know and love the story). [...] [...] FAQ: I Want to Package a Toy w/My Book. How Do I Explain This To An Editor? Posted on Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 in Uncategorized - Comments: (1) I have an idea for a toy to be packaged with my picture book.  How do I explain this to an editor?Most book-and-merchandise packages are created after the book itself has gained a wide audience. Picture books alone are very expensive to produce, and an editor won’t want to spend even more money on a product that doesn’t have a proven sales record (not to mention that consumers won’t want to pay for a book and toy unless they already know and love the story). [...]

]]> By: Terry Doherty http://www.write4kids.com/blog/2009/04/28/faq-i-want-to-package-a-toy-wmy-book-how-do-i-explain-this-to-an-editor/#comment-855 Terry Doherty Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:31:09 +0000 http://www.write4kids.com/blog/?p=236#comment-855 FWIW - Until the CPSC ruling has resolved itself, publishers (and booksellers) may be wary of adding merchandising ... the book might not need to be tested for lead but the toy will! FWIW - Until the CPSC ruling has resolved itself, publishers (and booksellers) may be wary of adding merchandising … the book might not need to be tested for lead but the toy will!

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