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We are a custom book publisher but unlike the traditional type we publish your manuscript from start to finish and turn it all over to you upon completion. Simply supply us with the manuscript in a word processor format, a photo of yourself, a brief author statement, photo or graphic you want on the front cover and leave the rest to us. At the end you have the process, the proof and a listing on Amazon.
What better way to find out if your book will be popular? Earn royalties while you discover if the public is buying.You will have a proven track record to give a publishing house if the book can go on to the next level. Leaving your book to your loved ones continues your legacy as it grows and gives.


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Special $450 package, you know what you want and are ready, simply select it from the contact page

4 PACKAGES AVAILABLE: click for: exceptions ~ sizes ~ print costs
individual prices are shown beside items ~ package pricing has been discounted
Author
Express
Pre-print
Package

$250
Interior: - you design and layout the interior as PDF and we will review for print problems and advise you. Then we check the corrections.
Cover: - you design the cover and we will review it and advise of problems that print will encounter. Then we check the corrections.
ISBN: - you provide the ISBN & BC space.
Submit: you submit to your printer and order a proof.
Selling: we will list your book in our online bookstore and link to your book at Amazon.

You need to provide us with:
Interior, as a PDF
Cover, as a PSD, TIF or PDF file

We will review your files, we'll provide you with a summary of any items that will need to be changed before printing can occur.

When you complete the recommended changes we will review the files one more time. Reviews after that point see the changes charge

Author
Standard
Pre-print
Package

$450

Interior: - you provide us with the interior in a word processing format, properly spaced to our specifications. We create a basic print version
Cover: - We design your cover, details on the right side bar.
ISBN: - we will supply if you don't have one.
Submit: upon your approval we will submit to our printer for you and order the proof sent to you.
Selling: we will list your book in our online bookstore and link to your book at Amazon.

If you allow our logo on either the spine (must be wide enough) or somewhere on an interior page the following discounts will apply. Logo will be smaller than shown.

Spine discount: $60
or interior page: $30

You need to provide us with:
Interior, as a Word Processing file formatted for our specifications.
Cover, Short author bio, author photo, your thoughts on what would be appropriate and either a photo or graphic or both for the front.

We will produce a simple format of the interior as a PDF file and send it to you for review. If something is not as you wish please detail that back to us to change, we cannot accept copy changes at that point. changes charge

We design the cover for you using either your graphic of photo. We may present you with two alternatives if the description and materials you supplied allow. We will send that cover design to you as a PDF file and you may mark changes if needed. We will produce a second to your changes. Changes after the second changes charge.

PublishedHere
Standard
Pre-print
Package

$749

Interior: - you provide us with the interior in a word processing format, properly spaced to our specifications. We create a basic print version
Cover: - We design your cover, details on the right side bar.
ISBN: - we will supply if you don't have one.
Submit: we will submit to our printer for you and order the proof sent to you.
Selling: we will list your book in our online bookstore and link to your book at Amazon.

If you allow our logo on either the spine (must be wide enough) or somewhere on an interior page the following discounts will apply. Logo will be smaller than shown.

Spine discount: $90
or interior page: $45

You need to provide us with:
Interior, as a Word Processing file formatted for our specifications. Let us know if there is a style you like and we will produce something similar.
Cover, Short author bio, author photo, your thoughts on what would be appropriate and either a photo or graphic for the front.

We will produce a formatted interior as a PDF file and send it to you for review. We custom format the paragraph layout. If something is not as you wish please detail that back to us to change, we cannot accept copy changes at that point. See our extra changes charge.

We design the cover for you using either your graphic of photo. We may present you with two alternatives if the description and materials you supplied allow. We will send that cover design to you as a PDF file and you may mark changes if needed. We will produce a second to your changes. Changes after the second per changes charge.

PublishedHere
Complete
Pre-print
Package

$1,500

Copyediting: - our professionals review your manuscript and provide suggested corrections for grammar, spelling, punctuation, and consistency. Based on 50,000 words, prices will vary depending on the number of words.
Interior: - we create the text layout with decorative accents and formatted chapter style. A professional, custom-designed book interior.
Cover: - our designers create a professional cover with a single image, plus cover text, fonts, author photo and layout with ISBN.
ISBN: - we will supply if you don't have one.
Submit: we will submit to our printer for you and order the proof sent to you.
Selling: we will list your book in our online bookstore and link to your book at Amazon.

If you allow our logo on either the spine (must be wide enough) or somewhere on an interior page the following discounts will apply. Logo will be smaller than shown.

Spine discount: $120
or interior page: $60

You need to provide us with:
Interior, as a Word Processing file formatted for our specifications. Let us know if there is a style you like and we will produce something similar.
Cover, Short author bio, author photo, your thoughts on what would be appropriate and either a photo or two photos or graphics for the front.

We will produce a document checked and marked for grammar, spelling, punctuation and consistency. We will send this change document to you, mail, and you may proceed to make the changes you agree with. We work in US English, Canadian English and British English. We can still deal with minor copy changes at this point.

When the copyediting process is complete we will produce a formatted interior as a PDF file and send it to you for review. We custom format the paragraph layout. If something is not as you wish please detail that back to us to change, we cannot accept copy changes at that point. See our extra changes charge.

We design the cover for you using either your graphic of photos (we may lay one photo on top of another to create a customer look). We may present you with two alternatives if the description and materials you supplied allow. We will send that cover design to you as a PDF file and you may mark changes if needed. We will produce a second to your changes. Changes after the second per changes charge.

Please Note, the fine print:
- Black and White books up to 828 pages
- Color Books up to 250 pages
- Pricing is subject to change and are in US$
- Each manuscript is evaluated for extras before we proceed
- Special requirements may increase the pricing
- If we believe extras are needed you'll be advised before we accept and in writing
- Shipping and Handling are extra and depend on book size, weight & packaging

 
The packages includes the following from our Self-Publishing Services:
Dedicated Published Here Account Representative
Manuscript is Formatted in Preparation for Printing (must be supplied to us in a word processor document format - no image within the document may be wider or taller than the finished & formatted text space on the page size you choose)
Full Color Cover Layout - includes front cover, back cover and spine if appropriate.
ISBN (International Standard Book Number) Number Assigned
Approval of All Parts by You
Printed Proof Delivered to You
You will get our best price whether you order one or a thousand copies the price is the same. You won't need to stock!

* EXCEPTIONS:
- Books in a language other than English please add $150 to package pricing (we do not provide copyediting services)
- We will design our best interpretation of a cover
- You may make whatever changes you want to our design and we will create that
- Once we have created a second cover we will again implement changes you desire.

- Any changes after changes to the second cover are charged at changes charge.
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WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU:
- A high-resolution photograph of the author for the back cover, if you wish.
- A high- resolution photograph for the front cover, we will provide up $20 for stock photo/graphics images.
- A high-resolution clip art graphic for the front cover instead of photo - see above point.
- A small biography of yourself, approximately 100 to 150 words - for the back cover
- A brief description of what's inside - for the back cover
- Your ISBN number and high-resolution bar code if you are providing that - for the back cover
- Let us know what else you wish on the back cover
- Depending on the number of pages we may produce text for the spine
- If you have an idea and/or graphics for the front cover please pass those along
- Your manuscript in a word processor format. MS Word, Open Office Writer and the like.

If you have questions about your manuscript and this package, please call us at 1-877-749-9225

Print sizes available
Word Processor Margins with an 8-1/2 x 11 sheet size:
Finished Size
Text Space
Top
Bottom
Left
Right
8" x 10"
6.75" x 9"
  1/2"
1.5"
  3/4"
1"
8.25" x 8.25"
7" x 7.25"
  1/2"
3.25"
  3/4"
3/4"
8.25" x 6" 
7" x 5
  1/2"
5.5"
  3/4"
3/4"
7" x 10"
5.75" x 9"
  1/2"
1.5"
  3/4"
2"
6" x 9"
4.75" x 8" 
  1/2"
2.5"
  3/4"
3"
5.5" x 8.5"
4.25" x 7.5 
  1/2"
3.0"
  3/4"
3.5"
5.25" x 8"
4" x 7"
  1/2"
3.5"
  3/4"
3.75"

If you use the finished size on your word processor set your margins to 1/2" all around except the left is 3/4"
If you use page numbering then set the footer to 1/4" and subtract 1/8" from the bottom margin

You may use different margin sizes just keep in mind the finished size. Margins may not be less than 3/8"
We recommend you use New Times Roman or Arial Text

No image can exceed the "Text Space" size you choose for your book.
Note: If you do not follow these guidelines your book will look different when we format it for printing.

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PRICING BREAKDOWN per BOOK (Pro Plan costs $39 in year one and $5 to maintain)

All prices in US$
BLACK & WHITE INSIDES - COLOR COVER
FULL COLOR - INSIDE & COVER
number of pages
standard plan
pro plan
standard plan
pro plan
24 to 40 pages
$3.66
$2.15
$6.55
3.65
80 pages
$3.66
$2.15
$11.35
$6.45
24 to 108
$3.66
$2.15
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-
110 pages
$3.70
$2.17
$14.95
$8.55
180
$5.10
$3.01
$23.35
$13.45
250 pages
$6.50
$3.85
$31.75
$18.35
325 pages
$8.00
$4.75
n/a
n/a
400 pages
$9.50
$5.65
n/a
n/a
550 pages
$12.50
$7.45
n/a
n/a
700 pages
$15.50
$9.25
n/a
n/a
828 pages
$18.06
$10.79
n/a
n/a
Note: Same cost for 1 or a 1,000. Prices are subject to correction or change without notice. shipping, handling & taxes extra


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