Children's Book Writer

Business Idea: Become A Children's Book Writer in 2024

Updated: October 2nd, 2024

Avg Monthly Revenue
$20.7K
Avg Startup Costs
$21.9K
Score
73
Avg Revenue
Min Revenue
$2K/month
Max Revenue
$50K/month
Avg Days To Build
365 days

If you are passionate about early childhood education, why not become a children’s book writer? Starting a children’s bookstore is a low-barrier-to-entry business you can start today.

You can write storybooks or subject textbooks for kids, publish and distribute them through the bookshops or your online bookstore, or sell them on Amazon and other online bookstores.

Revenue & Profitability

How much do children's book writers make?

Startup Costs

How much does it cost to become a children's book writer?

  • It can cost as low as $500 to become a children's book writer.
  • It can cost as high as $200,000 to become a children's book writer.

Learn more about the costs of a children's book writer.

Examples Of Successful Children's Book Writers

Successful children's book writer businesses and case studies

OrderOfBooks.com is a website that lists books in both publication and chronological order and generates six-figure revenue after starting off as a resource for the founder and his friends, serving as a valuable resource for book readers.

$50K Monthly Revenue
$200K Startup Costs
Read by 18,652 founders

The Adventurous Mailbox, founded by Andrew Bliss, sells adventure-based educational packages to schools, homeschoolers, and gift-buyers for kids aged 8-12, with initial launch costs coming in at $50k for its eight-book series, and despite its original launch failing, forecasts $20k/mo in revenue by end 2019 from its relaunch with a narrower target market.

$10K Monthly Revenue
Read by 6,078 founders

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