Royalties from book sales is one of the most passive of all my income streams.\nAfter you create a book, with print or digital distribution handled by Amazon,\xa0you can collect royalties for years.\nAnd while I enjoy the writing process and have published several titles myself, I have yet to venture into the world of children's books.\xa0\n(Despite having the outlines of a couple kids books on my phone for the last two or three years!)\nThis week I connected with Matthew Ralph, a children\u2019s book author from England, who recently quit his full-time marketing job to focus on his publishing and freelancing business.\nHis bestselling work to date is Sam the Speedy Sloth. The idea of which came to him while walking through an airport, and by the time his flight landed, the book was almost written.\nMatt has since added more books to his portfolio, while freelancing to help other self-publishing authors.\nTune in to The Side Hustle Show interview to learn:\n\nwhat the children's book creation process is like\n\nthe most effective ways he\u2019s found to market his books\n\nhow he\u2019s expanding his portfolio and entering different markets\n\nFull Show Notes: How to Make Money with Kids Books on Amazon