The Solution I have come up with is Internet web-site: Children send artwork, stories, and picture to me through internet. I use all their work (including their very own hand writing) and I will create a hard cover book for them (and send it to them). Migrate into a bigger store Partner with a local book store, (more than likely Barns n Noble). Pay them “rent” for each month. Create my business in the book store, exactly like the internet set- up. It also allows children to see how the books are made and created.

Business model Plan to Sell sell sell books created by the children themselves. (that I published) Advertise my product to my target market, which in my case would be Mothers Fathers Grandparents Aunts and Uncles of ages 2-10 children. Let the children/people in my target market participate in the book making/publishing process.

Cost My product will come in many different options: Hard cover, or soft, and big medium or small books. Big books pages $50.00 (soft cover) Medium books pages (soft cover) Small books pages 30.00(soft cover) To add a hard cover to any book, add an additional

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Competition Scholastic book orders in school. Kodak ( personalized books). Local children’s book stores.

TEAM I am a very strong owner. I for the first year plan to run my business with one or two other part-time employees. Later I plan to hire more people and possibly expand even more. I would then expand into a kiosk in a local mall. So later on I would have to hire more knowledgeable staff as well.

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This in an awesome gift to get the person that is hard to buy for. Or possibly might “have everything already”. These books are great keep sakes that will never get old to look at over and over again!!