Publishing Services

Self publishing services

Publishing your book is a big job, but I take care of everything for you, so you don’t need to worry about a thing.

Here’s how it works

I start by helping you set up a free account with Amazon’s Create Space, a publish-on-demand platform.

I use your photos …

to create your book cover

Of course, I create the front and back cover, spine and bleed all at the same time. In this particular case, the front cover looked like this:

If the back cover contains copy (words), I help write them for you:

And, of course, I take care of ISBN and bar code for you:

I also take your manuscript …

And prepare it for printing. Many first-time authors underestimate how important this step is. A poorly designed book interior makes the book look cheap and makes it difficult to read.

In addition, I help you select a trim size, write promotional copy, write an author’s bio, select a BISAC book category, develop key words, set up distribution channels, price your book in the USA and internationally, and plan royalty payments.

My service is quick and affordable.

As an author, you need to be careful where and how you publish your book. Many publishing houses not only take away your rights to your own content, but to any future content you create. Talk about unfair! Not here. You own the content. You are free to republish elsewhere in addition if you like. You are free to do develop spin offs and derivative works (which are sometimes more profitable than the book itself).

I’ll get your book in print with Create Space’s print-on-demand service. That means you don’t need to maintain an inventory. Books are manufactured as you sell them or as you order them. You can order as many copies as you want any time you want and sell them yourself, or your customers can purchase copies directly from the printer and/or Amazon.com and you get paid a percentage.

If desired, I’ll also convert your book to Kindle or other e-book formats. For the uninitiated, converting a book to Kindle – and doing it right – can be about as much work as putting a new transmission in your car. Yes, there are automated conversion services, and I use them, but a thousand things can go wrong in that process. I’m the guy that can go through all 6,000 lines of html code for you and fix the problems.

I publish in the following formats: