Self-Publishing Services
I provide a fast, inexpensive way of getting your book independently self-published in paperback and Kindle, and distributed via the client's own global Amazon KDP platform. If you have a manuscript that you would like to independently self-publish, but not sure how, or don't have the time, depending upon where you are in the world*, I might be able to help. I have helped publish over 100 books for authors and poets worldwide!
SUPER FAST:
Your book could be published within a week from receiving the completed manuscript!
NOTE: *Amazon KDP publishing is linked to your Amazon retail account, so this service is only available if your country/location supports Amazon print on demand (currently twelve countries for POD paperback: USA, UK, GERMANY, CANADA, SWEDEN, AUSTRALIA, FRANCE, ITALY, SPAIN, JAPAN, POLAND and NETHERLANDS., and 13 countries for Kindle: USA, UK, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, INDIA, GERMANY, FRANCE, SPAIN, ITALY, NETHERLANDS, JAPAN, BRAZIL and MEXICO.
Services
- Check the content of your book and make sure it is ready for publishing; for example grammar/typos (e.g. '80s, 80's and 80s, your and you're, its and it's ) etc.
- Format your completed manuscript into both print ready paperback (various sizes available) and Kindle.
- Add 'acknowledgments' and 'dedication' pages.
- Add 'Other books by ....' page.
- Add 'Contents' page and corresponding page numbers.
- Design a full cover.
- Open an Amazon KDP publishing account for you (if you don't already have one).
- Register title, author, ISBN, add description, key words, categories, etc.
- Upload the paperback and Kindle templates to your Amazon KDP platforms worldwide (see countries above).
- Price and publish.
Royalties
Once your title/s have been published, everything is then handed over to you and I would no longer have access to your Amazon publishing account (unless you need me to change or update something, or add another title etc). Amazon will then pay royalties monthly
directly to you into your bank account for all your paperback and Kindle sales. Plus, you can order up to 999 author's copies of your title/s at cost price (normally between 60-70% off the retail value), and have them delivered directly to you for you to sell / distribute / give-away etc. Royalties on independent publishing via Amazon can vary depending upon the size of the book (production costs) and its price, but are usually around 35-40% of the cover price. For example, if you sell a paperback book at £10.00 (GBP) / $13.00 USD, you may get around £3-4 (GBP) / $4-5 (USD) royalty per sale. Kindle margins are slightly higher.
Costs
I charge a flat rate of just £20.00 (GBP) an hour. The time it takes to complete a project depends of course upon the status of the manuscript or project, and the amount of work needed to complete it and get it ready for publishing, as well as the number of further edits, amends, changes etc, but, as an example, to publish your book into both paperback and Kindle can start from as little as just £150 (GBP) / $200 (USD) for a basic print-ready poetry chapbook; £250 (GBP) / $300 (USD) for a full poetry collection; and
£350 (GBP) / $450 (USD)
for a full manuscript, which
INCLUDES a full cover design (front/back/spine). I will, of course, check for spelling, typos etc, but I
don't edit an author's written work unless asked to, or unless there are very obvious grammar mistakes or structural errors. Once I have seen your manuscript or project, I will then give you an approx. time and cost for completion. If you are a new client, I'll ask for 50% advance to start on your project, and the balance to be paid on invoice within 24 hours of publication. You can pay via bankers transfer or Western Union, and via PayPal with your credit/debit card. I am a verified PayPal merchant so your payment is fully guaranteed.
Examples
Just a few of the many books I have published for other people:
