Monday, January 14, 2013

So you're a writer, an author? Yes you are.
The road to publishing can sometimes be a little confusing.
If you've chosen to do it yourself. Congratulations!

If you're needing assistance getting through the process, I might be able to help.

I know how tough and scary it is to get started. I've been through the self-publishing process 4 times now and can safely say it was worth it. I have published on Amazon for Kindle, Smashwords,  Barnes and Noble and Createspace and can help you get your files ready to do the same.

Getting your book ready can be frustrating and time consuming. Here are some reasonable solutions.

Once your book has been edited, hopefully by a professional editor. There are many out there with reasonable prices that I can recommend, you'll need to have it formatted for uploading to either a digital or print provider, like Amazon or smashwords, and Createspace.

PRICING:

DIGITAL INTERIOR FORMATTING* up to 85K words:
      Kindle, epub and PDF format  - $70
      Add $5 for every 10,000 words over 85K 
      $35 deposit required.

PRINT INTERIOR FORMATTING:      
      Formatting into PDF and ready to upload to Createspace. - $100.
      Add $5 for every 10,000 words over 85K.
      $35 deposit required.

Designing Print cover for PDF ready to upload to Createspace from existing e-book cover $50. 
      $35 deposit required.

You retain all your rights and royalties on all the above services. I do not publish your book for you. I will make them upload-ready for you and give you instruction on how to do that. For your print book, you will acquire your own ISBN from Createspace, which can be anywhere from free to $99. Your choice. E-book ISBNs are optional depending on where you publish your book and can be purchased from some of the sites you chose. I highly recommend going with KDP select your first time out. It gives you an added edge for free promotion days and no ISBN is required because KDP provides their own ASIN instead. 

Please feel free to contact me at susangriscom1@gmail.com if you have any questions.

*Format pricing is for simple formatting. Price may increase for interiors with 3 or more images and/or a complicated Table of Contents.

I will also showcase your book on my site free of charge with links to where it can be purchased. This may change sometime in the future but for now, I am happy to do this. 

CONTACT ME:
Before sending any information, please contact me with a brief description of the work you wish done so I can give you a timeline on when I can start/finish your project.

Once you have sent all materials necessary and have made your down payment, I will begin work on your project. Depending upon the complexity of your particular job, I generally can complete work within two (2) weeks or less.

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