Beginning - Research

 Hey all!

I have an update on my project :) 

To begin with, I've decided to create a children's' book :) 

And I've also decided that the ebook will be free to download. If this experience is a positive and fun one, I might write and create more books! 

I've always wanted to be an author. When I was younger, I used to write pages and pages of stories on a Word document. My mom wanted to become an author too when she was younger! I think that's really cool. And my sisters' love to read and write too! I guess it's an inherit trait - did I spell that right or use the correct word? I hope so. 

Any who, I'm here to update ya'll on my progress so far. I've completed and uploaded a PowerPoint presentation titled 'My Genius Hour Project Proposal'. I uploaded it to the blog page titled 'My Genius Hour Project Proposal'. Make sure to check it out if you can! I've worked very hard on it and it's all pretty and such :) 

Now that that's out of the way, I've taken some time to research ebook publishing sites, digital art platforms and so forth. After a good hour of basic researching, I think I've decided to use the platform.......

iBook!

With this platform, I'm able to publish ebooks for free or for a price. I looked at other platforms such as Kindle Direct Publishing, Create Space, Kobo and Ingram Spark. From my research, publishing my ebook on iBook is my best bet. Even though iBook is only accessible to individuals with Apple products, it's the second highest ebook retailer platform. In addition, it's quite a user-friendly platform and it seems so easy to publish a book. Plus, if you publish your ebook for a price, individuals receive 70% of the cost (i.e. iBook only takes 30%). 

I've also browsed the iBook Library in the Kids' section and there are not a lot of ebooks published which can be a good sign! I've also learned that it's easiest to use the 'Pages' platform when creating a story as it's easiest to publish through the Apple platform. I've never used 'Pages' before so that'll be an interesting to learn how to navigate! 

I've also found out that you can include audio files and the book can be interactive! I think that's so cool and has opened up an entire window of new possibilities. 

Long story short, I'm publishing my ebook through a platform called iBook. I'm using the app 'Pages' as the platform to write my story. And I've found a few digital art apps/websites to use. 

That's all for today :) Thank you for taking the time to read this blog post. I promise, this is the longest post that you'll read. I'll make more shorter updates. 

I think that's all for today! Talk soon :) 

Remember to always be nice to each other

Audrey Schatz  🐾