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Celebrate the Amazon Australia launch with Australian made books
The Amazon Australia launch has finally happened, which is great news for Australian creatives trying to sell their books in their home market. At Old Mate Media, we make books for people all over the world, but we’re inspired by our home. We come from Australia; the land down under. Like many creative people in […]
New book: Jasper The Very Lucky Little Kitten
Old Mate Media is excited to announce our latest release Jasper the Very Lucky Little Kitten. A special project by author Ken Mackenzie and illustrator Genevieve Clarke that has a truly worthy goal at its heart. Old Mate Media has been working with English author Ken Mackenzie to publish his children’s book, Jasper The […]
Lulu and Lainey interview – indie authors series
In celebration of the launch of her fourth book, we interview indie author Lois Petren, about her incredible cute Lulu and Lainey series. There’s no shortage of charm to the Lulu and Lainey books by Lois Petren. The premise itself is irresistible. A little girl who loves to knit, Lulu, has befriended her favourite ball […]
Where Do I Come From - a new children's picture book coming soon
Award-winning children’s book author Chris Stead reveals the first image from his upcoming release, Where Do I Come From? For quite a while, I have wanted to make a book that was set within Australia’s aboriginal culture. In particular, I find the Dreamtime, or The Dreaming, as a setting fascinating . This “time out of time” […]
Austin the Australian is in production
Old Mate Media reveals a brand new children’s picture book taking kids to the land down under. There’s nothing quite as exciting as starting a new children’s picture book, and it’s something we get to do a lot here at Old Mate Media. Our latest project is particularly close to our hearts, given that we're […]
Cybils Book Awards are open for nominations
The very popular Cybils Book Awards for children's and young adult literature are now open for public and blogger nominations. However, you'll have to be quick! Now is the time to get your favourites included before nominations close on October 15 2017. What are the Cybils Book Awards? The Cybils have been running for 11 […]
Why IngramSpark’s new trim size is great news for children’s book makers
IngramSpark has just added a much needed new landscape trim size to its book options, although it comes with some caveats. Today IngramSpark announced a new trim size and not a moment too soon. The company's print-on-demand (POD) customers can now design a book to be landscape at 11-inches wide by 8.5-inches tall. This is great […]
66% of children’s book readers seek better book design
Whether you’re hiring a designer and artist, or doing it all yourself, make no mistake, book design is one of the key indicators for purchase by children’s book readers. It’s right there in the name: picture book. Your lovely words help drive the story forward and flipping through each page, but the illustrations and design are […]
Free 4 day mindset challenge for authors
I'm super excited! My favourite business trainers are doing a FREE four day mindset challenge. These guys are awesome and have some great material I know will really resonate with you just as it did for me. I’m an Author not a Business Many authors want to create and that’s it. The selling and promotion […]
Step 1 to becoming an author: embracing the right writer mindset
So you’ve made a decision to become a creator of literature. Awesome! Here’s some advice to help you begin your journey with the right foot forward. UPDATE: There is currently a FREE Mindset Challenge! that we highly recommend set to begin next week. You can learn about our experience with this company in this article. Are you an author? […]
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