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Book Publishing Basics
Don’t let it overwhelm you, I’m here to cruise you through the process, as described in the following sections
Book Interior Basic Steps - with Optional Services
• Complete writing your books text: fiction, nonfiction, how to book, cookbook, family memoirs, etc.
• Copy edit your book for grammar, punctuation and spelling. (optional service)
• Take advantage of a story editor to provide suggested changes in your manuscript to improve style, format and wording. (optional service)
• Copyright your book and add information to your book. (optional service)
• Write Preface and Dedications.
• Format your book to the proper book trim size: 5x8, 6x9, 7x10, etc. (service included)
• Format how your chapter titles will appear: on the page; at the top, half way down, and the font style and size. (service included)
• Select photos, graphs, charts, etc. and insert them with the proper image type (jpeg), adjusted the resolution and resize them for sharpness and clarity. (service included up to 5 images)
• Included photo images, graphs, charts, etc. into the body of text. (service included up to 5 images)
• Formatted all the book content’s font style, size and spacing. (service included)
• Create your index to match your book size and format. (service included)
• That covers the interior basics, pretty much. Again, I’m here to help and simplify.
Book Cover Design Basics
• Picked an image for your front and rear cover. (optional service)
• Decide on a title, subtitle, and author text. (service included)
• Create a synopsis or other text and images for the rear cover and spline. (optional service)
• Produce book in hard cover, paper back, e-book or an audio book. Audio books are more complicated (will discuss option)
• If hard cover, do you want a want a removable jacket?
• If removable cover what do you want on the inside back and front flaps?
• You designed a cover using photoshop and a template to meet the size of your book, including all images and text. (service included)
• You saved your photoshop file to the right color scheme and file type (PDF). (service included)
• You have ordered and purchased your ISBN number and bar code, which goes on the rear cover – properly placed. (included soft cover only)
• Decide on the sale price for your book.
• That covers the basics, pretty much. Again, I’m here to help and simplify.
Creating an Account at Amazon or Ingram for Printing and Distribution
• Provide account details: name, address, phone #, email address, social security #, where to deposit or mail checks. (service included)
• Input book information: title, subtitle, description, meta tag info. (service included)
• Input book size, print color, paper type. (service included)
• Upload book content from source. (service included)
• Upload book cover from source. (service included)
• Upload book and cover for e-book. (service included)
• Input sales price to determine compensation. (US and International) (service included)
Sales and Marketing of Your Book
• Do you want your book to be available to book stores? (service included)0
• What online outlets will your book appear? (online stores included)
• Do you want a presence on Facebook and other social media websites? (optional service)
• Would you like a website for your book? (optional service)
• Would you like an author’s page on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Ingram? (optional service)
Some Frequently Asked Questions
• Who ships my books? If purchase online, the online store. If you purchase at discount, you deliver.
• Who pays the shipping? Customer ordering online.
• Can I order books for myself at a discount? Yes
• Can You Help Me? Yes
How much will it cost to get my book published?
• As little as $500 to 3,500, marketing service not included.
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