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Customize your publishing experience with optional professional services for your book's design, production, distribution, and promotion.

CUSTOMIZE YOUR PUBLISHING EXPERIENCE

Optional Publishing Enhancements

Every book and every author's goals are different. Our publishing enhancements give you the flexibility to customize your publishing experience with additional professional services that support your book's design, production, distribution, and promotion.

These services are optional. Use the comparison below to see what's already included with each publishing package and explore additional enhancements that may be right for your book.

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Full-Color Options
Book Cover & Interior Enhancements

Ultimate

Basic

Economy
Professionally Designed Standard Cover
Premium Custom Cover
$599
$599
$599
Custom Cover LITE
$499
$499
$499
Custom Illustrated Cover
$999
$999
$999
Author-Submitted Print-Ready Cover (PDF file)
Cover Pitch Enhancement
$199
$199
$199
Professional Book Title Optimization
$99
$99
$99
Premium Image Selection for Cover Design
$99
$99
Essential Copyediting
$300
$300
$300
Standard Interior Formatting
Enhanced Interior Formatting
$199
$199
$199
Custom Book Layout & Design
$6
$6
Author Submitted Print-Ready Interior (PDF file)
Custom Illustrations
varies prices
varies prices
varies prices
Express Indexing
$299
$299
$299
Premium Manual Indexing
$7
per page
$7
per page
$7
per page
Image Enriched Interior (10 Stock Images)
$99
$99
$99
Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN)
$299
$299
$299
Book Webpage QR Code
$99
$99
$99
Back Page Promotion
$99
$99
$99
Pre-Publication Book Marketing Specialist
$249
$249
$249
Free Images B&W Digital 10-Pack (Ultimate)
Free Images Second B&W Digital 10-Pack (Ultimate)
Free Digital Full-Color Image 10-Pack (Ultimate Full-Color)
Free Images Second Full-Color Digital 10-pack (Ultimate Full-Color)
Free Images B&W Digital 15-Pack (Basic)
Free Images Full-Color Digital 15-Pack (Basic Full-Color)
Free Images B&W Digital 5-Pack (Economy)
Free Digital Full-Color Image 5-Pack (Economy Full-Color)
10-Pack of Digital Internal Images/Elements
$99
$99
$99
Publishing Enhancement Services
Ultimate
Basic
Economy
Expedited Service
$199
$199
Book Publishing Pre-Launch (Amazon pre-orders)
$249
$249
$249
Private Label Publishing (Author Imprint)
$199
$199
$199
Private Label ISBN for Author Imprint
$199
$199
$199
Additional Book Formats
Ultimate
Basic
Economy
Paperback Format
Paperback and Hardback Formats
$399
$399
Hardback Format Only
$299
$299
Digital Download Edition (PDF eBook)
$99
$99
Elite eBook Publishing & Distribution
$564
$564
Audiobook Publishing & Distribution
$1,264
$1,264
$1,264
Book Marketing Support
Ultimate
Basic
Economy
Book Marketing Specialist
$349
$349
$349
Hourly Book Marketing Support
$80
$80
$80
Marketing Plan Kickstart Session
$99
$99
1-Hour Strategy Session with a Book Marketing Specialist
$99
$99
$99
Marketing ToolKit
Ultimate
Basic
Economy
Custom Book Marketing Plan & ToolKit
$299
$299
$299
Standard Sales Sheet
Custom Book Sales Sheet
$99
$99
$99
Custom-Link Marketing QR Code
$49
$49
$49
Digital Press Kit
$299
$299
$299
Book Club Kit (Digital)
$99
$99
$99
Book Video Trailer & Distribution (60 seconds)
$399
$399
$399
Book Teaser Video Clip (30 seconds)
$99
$99
$99
Marketing Image Library 10-Pack
$89
$89
$89
Film/TV Adaptation Pitch Deck
$149
$149
$149
Sample Chapter PDF
$49
$49
$49
Flipbook Chapter Excerpt
$99
$99
$99
Author Marketing Calendar
$79
$79
$79
Marketing Calendar Strategy Report
$99
$99
$99
Enhance Your Online Presence
Ultimate
Basic
Economy
Amazon & Retail Listing Optimization
$99
$99
$99
Amazon Author Page
$99
$99
$99
Amazon Search Inside the Book Submission
$99
$99
Barnes & Noble Read Instantly
$349
$349
Google Books Preview Program
$199
$199
Social Media Set-Up and Strategy ToolKit
$599
$599
$599
Social Media Profile Graphics
$99
$99
$99
Virtual Book Tour
$99
$99
$99
Author Blog AdSpot (Marquee Display)
$99
$99
$99
Author Blog AdSpot (sidebar)
$129
$129
$129
Featured Bookstore Banner
$199
$199
$199
Featured Bookstore Listing
$99
$99
$99
Announce Your Publication
Ultimate
Basic
Economy
Amazon-Branded Featured Book of the Week
$99
$99
$99
First Chapter Plus Listing (library exposure)
$299
$299
$299
Custom Press Release
$99
$99
$99
Standard Press Release
PW Select Magazine Ad
$399
$399
$399
Custom Printed Promotional Materials
Ultimate
Basic
Economy
Bookmarks (500 count)
$299
$299
$299
Postcards (500 count)
$299
$299
$299
Business Cards (500 count)
$299
$299
$299
Posters Small 11 x 17 (25 count)
$99
$99
$99
Large posters 23 x 35 (1)
$149
$149
$149
Custom T-shirt Featuring Your Book
$49
$49
$49
Guaranteed Book Reviews
Ultimate
Basic
Economy
Midwest Book Review Guaranteed Book Review
$99
$99
$99
Kirkus Guaranteed Book Review
$799
$799
$799
Blue Ink Guaranteed Book Review
$799
$799
$799
Submit Your Book to Awards
Ultimate
Basic
Economy
Writer's Digest Self-Published Book Awards Submission
$399
$399
$399
Foreword INDIES Book Awards Submission
$399
$399
$399
Next Generation Indie Book Awards Submission
$399
$399
$399
National Indie Excellence Awards Submission
$399
$399
$399
Readers' Favorite Book Awards Submission
$399
$399
$399
Reader Views Literary Awards Submission
$399
$399
$399
American Book Fest Best Book Awards Submission
$399
$399
$399
Independent Press Book Awards Submission
$399
$399
$399
Book Fairs
Ultimate
Basic
Economy
American Library Association (ALA) Book Fair
$499
$499
$499
Beijing Book Fair
$499
$499
$499
International Children’s Book Fair Showcase
$499
$499
$499
Frankfurt Book Fair
$499
$499
$499
London Book Fair
$499
$499
$499
Bookstore Expansion
Ultimate
Basic
Economy
First Year Retail/Bookstore Returns Program - Hardback
$449
$449
$449
First Year Retail/Bookstore Returns Program - Paperback
$449
$449
$449
Spring Arbor Christian Distribution
$199
$199
$199
Administrative
Ultimate
Basic
Economy
U.S. Copyright Registration
$399
$399
$399
Scanning of Images Supplied via the Mail (10-Pack)
$249
$249
$249
Transcription (retyping from hardcopy)
$6
per page
$6
per page
$6
per page
Bound (Non-Digital) Proofing Copy
$349
$349
$349
Post-Publication Print File Revision Set-Up Fee
$249
$249
$249