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When you self publish you are starting a small business. The bess press is proud to provide the children of hawaii and the pacific with books specific to their culture. I wish this book had been around when i first started out. It is possible to have a smaller book for very young children, but it will always. Up until recently, one of the hardest markets to self publish in has been the children s picture book market. My career as an author began by writing a monthly science supplement for scholastic magazines, and i soon began writing science books for children. Our very first books starred wellknown collegiate and professional sports team mascotsits how we got our start and our name.
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