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Ultimate Full-Color Publishing Package

The Full-Color Publishing Package for authors self-publishing a color book. As an industry-leading self-publisher, Outskirts Press can help you self-publish your book today.

$2,099

Quantity: 1

Our most popular publishing package for image-driven books.

Perfect for children's books, cookbooks, photography books, and other titles where color and imagery are an important part of the reading experience.

Full-Color Publishing
Showcase your visuals
Professional Book Design
Cover & interior
Paperback & eBook
Professional publishing
Worldwide Distribution
Print & digital channels
Personalized
Marketing Plan
Built around your book

Is your book primarily text-based, such as a novel, memoir, or nonfiction title? Our Ultimate Black & White Publishing Package offers lower printing costs that can help support a more competitive retail price.

More Publishing Support, More Formats, More Marketing

Full-Color Paperback + eBook
Professional full-color paperback and digital publishing in one package.
Worldwide Distribution
Reach readers through extensive print and digital distribution channels.
Professional Full-Color Design
Professional cover design and interior layout suited to your full-color book.
Marketing Included
A tailored marketing plan, kickoff strategy session, and professional tools to market your book.
Ultimate Full-Color Publishing Included Features
Explore the professional publishing services and features included with Ultimate.
Professional Full-Color Book Publishing & Design
Paperback & eBook Publishing
Publish your full-color book in both print and digital formats.
Hardback publishing is also available as an optional upgrade.
Customizable Cover Design
Professional cover design customized for your book.
Interior Book Formatting
Interior book layout designed for readability and a polished look.
Up to 20 Image Insertions
Include up to 20 of your own photographs, illustrations, charts, or other images in your book's interior.
Have more than 20 images? Additional image insertions available.
80 Format Combinations
Ultimate Full-Color Publishing Package Book Formats

Available trim sizes:
5×8 | 5.5×8.5 | 6×9 | 6.14×9.21 | 7×10 | 8×10 | 8.5×11 | 8.5×8.5 square | 11×8.5 landscape.

  • All 9 trim sizes are available in paperback. Paperback bindings are high-quality perfect bound.
  • All 9 trim sizes are available in casebound hardback, like those commonly used for textbooks, cookbooks, and children's books.
  • Dust-jacket hardbacks with titles printed on the spine are available in 5.5×8.5 | 6×9 | 6.14×9.21 trim sizes.
  • All trim sizes are available with Premium or Standard full-color printing except the 8.5×8.5 square format. The square format is available with Premium full-color printing only.
  • All book sizes are printed with full-color covers on 80# paper with your choice of a glossy or matte finish.
  • White 70# opaque offset paper is used for all trim sizes.
  • We do not offer comb or spiral bindings.

Page count: 18 to 900 pages, depending on format.

ISBN Assignment
A unique ISBN is assigned to each published format of your book.
Ultimate Full-Color Publishing Package includes 9 paperback book sizes plus eBook publishing.
One-on-One Author Support
Get personal guidance throughout your publishing journey from your Outskirts Press team.
Digital Proof & Revisions
Review a digital online proof of your book with one set of interior and cover proof revisions included.
Your Free Author Copies
Receive 10 full-color paperback copies of your published book with free shipping in the continental United States, plus access to book-order volume discounts for additional copies.
A Powerful Book Marketing Foundation
Ultimate includes professional marketing guidance and a collection of tools designed to help you promote your book.
Personalized Book Marketing Plan
Premium marketing service included
One-on-One Marketing Kickoff Session
Premium marketing service included
PDF Download Edition for Direct-to-Reader Sales
Premium marketing service included
Amazon Read Sample
Included free with your eBook
Google Books Preview
Included free with your eBook
Barnes & Noble Read Instantly
Included free with your eBook
Customizable Book Sales Sheet (One-Sheet)
Customizable Standard Press Release
Social Media Set-Up Guide
Book Marketing COACH
Book Marketing RoadMap
Bowker Books-in-Print Listing
Digital Book Launch Kit
Digital Book Launch Kit and personalized Book Marketing Plan included with the Ultimate Full-Color publishing package
For authors who want additional promotional support, Outskirts Press offers even more free book marketing resources and optional professional book marketing services.
Worldwide Distribution & Order Fulfillment
Make your full-color paperback and eBook available to readers around the world.
60,000+ Booksellers & Retailers
Paperback distribution through more than 60,000 booksellers and retailers .
450+ Digital Channels
eBook distribution to more than 450 retail, subscription, and library channels, including Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble NOOK, Apple Books, Google Play Books, and Kobo.
Print-on-Demand Fulfillment
Your book is printed when ordered and shipped directly to the retailer or buyer, so you don't have to maintain your own inventory.
Outskirts Press Bookstore
Your book receives an Outskirts Press bookstore sales page that you can update and personalize through your Author Center.
Outskirts Press worldwide book distribution channels
Start Publishing Your Full-Color Book
Get professional full-color book design, publishing, worldwide distribution, author support, and marketing together in one comprehensive publishing package.
Make Ultimate Full-Color Even More Your Own
Customize your publishing experience with additional professional creative, book enhancement, and marketing services.
Expedited Service from Outskirts Press
Need Your Book Faster?
Go to the head of the line with Expedited Service .
Still Have Questions About Ultimate Full-Color?
Talk one-on-one with a Publishing Consultant about your book, your goals, and whether Ultimate Full-Color is the right publishing package for you.
Schedule Your Free Publishing Consultation
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