Make sure your titles don’t get lost in a crowded market

Indie Author & Illustrator Program Details

Your Stories, Our Reach — Connecting Independent Creators to Global Readers

 

At ChildrensLit, we believe great stories deserve to be found—no matter who publishes them. Our Indie Author Promotions Service is designed to give independent authors and illustrators the same professional exposure, credibility, and earning potential enjoyed by major publishers—at a price made for indie creators.

 

Annual Subscription: $299.00 (for  1  title, each additional title is $150.00)

 

What’s Included in Your Subscription

 

1. One Professional Review & Broad Distribution

• One published review in CLCD and across various Children’s Literature products **
• Your review can also appear on your own website and bookseller pages (Amazon, Barnes & Noble) under Editorial Reviews

 

2. Database Inclusion in CLCD

• Listing in CLCD, the largest children’s and YA literature database used by thousands of academic, public, and school libraries **
• Your title will be discoverable by decision-makers actively seeking new books

 

3. Automatic Author/Illustrator Directory Listing (Sign up here)

• Your name and profile in the Children’s Literature Author/Illustrator Directory
• Direct link to your website so interested readers, librarians, and educators can connect with you

 

4. Featured Promotion

• A social media post with your review blurb on Children’s Literature’s official channels **
• Inclusion on the ChildrensLit Featured Reviews page **

 

5. Automatic Inclusion for Revenue Opportunities through MoBoo (Coming Soon)

Access to the MoBoo earning platform used by major publishers (What is MoBoo?) Offer your ebooks via:

•  Direct eBook Sales (you set the price, keep 70%)
•  Short-term eBook Leasing (keep 60% of lease revenue)
•  Ad Revenue for free titles (keep 50% of ad earnings)

Perfect for monetizing a few select titles while expanding your audience

 

** Only available if the review is approved by the author.