Self-Publishing
Affordable Publishing Services
I can help you self-publish your manuscript via your own Amazon KDP platform (I'll guide you through opening up a publishing account if you don't already have one - it's linked to your regular Amazon account).
I can:
- Format your manuscript for paperback and Kindle - please note however, I do not generally edit manuscripts aside from spelling, typos, obvious grammar errors etc.
- Register the title, author, ISBN, key words, etc.
- Design a bespoke cover (front/back and spine).
- Download and publish completed print-ready files (body, cover) and then publish in both paperback and Kindle to the global Amazon KDP platform. Amazon Print on Demand books are available in 13 countries worldwide - Paperback: USA, UK, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, GERMANY, SWEDEN, FRANCE, ITALY, SPAIN, JAPAN, POLAND, NETHERLANDS and Kindle: USA,UK, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, GERMANY, FRANC, SPAIN, ITALY, NETHERLANDS, JAPAN, BRAZIL, MEXICO, INDIA. Please note: For various logistical reasons, Amazon KDP print-on-demand published books are rarely stocked on physical shelves in high street bookshops, though they can sometimes appear on a bookshop's online catalog through the expanded distribution option.
Once your title is published I then hand the Amazon account back to you, so you get paid royalties directly from Amazon every month - I don't have any further access to your account. You earn 100% royalties on every unit you sell, whether one or a million! You can also order up to 999 author copies at any one time direct from Amazon at cost (roughly 50-60% of the retail value) for you to sell, giveaway, etc.
I have published over 100 titles for other people!
Just a few examples below.
If you decide to go ahead I will need:
- The completed manuscript.
- Title (subtitle) and author's name exactly as you'd like it registered.
- The blurb for the back, and for Amazon book's description.
- The author's bio.
- An author's picture for the back (optional, but quite a few books do have the author on the back cover).
- Any extra pages, eg foreword, dedication page, acknowledgments etc.
- An idea for the cover image/design, or your own image (at 300 dpi please for paperback publishing).
I charge just £25.00 (GBP) per hour, so depending upon your manuscript, and any extra work that needs to be done to get it publisher-ready, prices start from just £150.00 for chapbooks / short poetry collections of up to around 50 pages, £250.00 (GBP), for collections / manuscripts between 50 and 150 pages. And from £350.00 (GBP) for full length prose manuscripts. This is for both paperback and Kindle versions, and includes the cover! In terms of turnaround, depending upon the status of your manuscript, and your requirements for the cover etc, you could probably have a book through your letterbox in a couple of weeks from the go-ahead!
Questions? Contact me for further details.
Promoting Your Book
Despite what many self-publishers think, you can't just publish a book and expect it to miraculously sell! Before your book is due for release, you should start preparing your marketing and promotional strategy, and build an online platform for your book. Click here for information and advice for promoting and marketing your book:
FREE - Guide to Self Publishing
Self-publishing - now often called independent publishing - has given writers, authors and poets around the world a real opportunity to see their work published and printed in a traditional paperback book format. Publishing your own book is no longer seen as 'vain', and most writers who struggle to get traditional publishing contracts now turn to self-publishing as a way to get onto the path of establishing themselves as a writer, author, or poet.
However, successful self-publishing isn't just about writing your book. You also need to consider a whole host of other vitally important things including; layout, fonts, front and back cover design, interior design, production, budget, tax implications and, most importantly, promoting and marketing your title; you can have a beautifully written, expertly crafted book, but if no one knows about it, no one will buy it!
My Guide to Successful Self-Publishing is relevant to any writer and author, anywhere in the world who is looking to self-publish their work. Designed mainly for the novice looking to self-publish their first book, and with an important section on marketing and the media, this free e-book covers all the basics you will need to get your book from draft manuscript into print. Contact me for a FREE pdf copy.
