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Ultimate Black & White Publishing (with Color Cover)

The Ultimate Publishing Package for authors self-publishing a black & white 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. Ultimate gives you a comprehensive path from manuscript to published book, with the professional services and personalized guidance you need to publish with confidence.

Professional Book Design
Cover & interior
Paperback & eBook
Professional publishing
One-on-One Support
U.S.-based author support
Worldwide Distribution
60,000+ outlets
Personalized Marketing Plan
Built around your book
Our Most Popular Publishing Package

Ultimate Black & White Publishing Included Features

Paperback + eBook
Professional paperback and digital publishing in one package.
Worldwide Distribution
Reach readers through extensive print and digital distribution channels.
Professional Book Design
Professional cover design and professionally designed interior layout.
Marketing Included
A robust collection of tools and professional guidance to help market your book.
Everything You Need to Professionally Publish Your Book
Explore the professional publishing services and features included with Ultimate.
Professional Book Publishing & Design
Paperback & eBook Publishing
Publish in both print and digital formats.
Hardback publishing is also available as an optional upgrade.
Professional Cover Design
Professional cover design customized for your book.
Professional Interior Formatting
Professionally designed interior book layout.
Up to 20 Image Insertions
Include your own photographs, illustrations, charts, or other images in your book's interior.
Have more than 20 images? Additional image insertions can be purchased.
58 Format Combinations
Ultimate Publishing Package Book Formats

Available trim sizes: 4 × 7, 5 × 8, 5.5 × 8.5, 6 × 9, 6.14 × 9.21, 7 × 10, and 8.5 × 11.

  • All trim sizes are available in paperback. Paperback bindings are high-quality perfect bound.
  • Casebound hardbacks, like those commonly used for textbooks, cookbooks, and children's books, are available in all of these trim sizes except 4 × 7.
  • Dust-jacket hardbacks with titles printed on the spine are available in 5 × 8, 5.5 × 8.5, 6 × 9, and 6.14 × 9.21 only.
  • All book sizes are printed with full-color covers on 80# paper. Glossy finish is standard.
  • White 50# paper is available at all trim sizes.
  • Crème recycled 50# paper is available at all trim sizes except 5 × 8 hardback and 7 × 10 or 8.5 × 11 in paperback or hardback.

We create only industry-standard, high-quality books, so we do not offer comb or spiral bindings.

Page count requirements: minimum 18 pages; maximum 1,200 pages.

ISBN Assignment
A unique ISBN is assigned to each published format of your book.
Ultimate Black & White Publishing Package includes 7 paperback book sizes plus eBook publishing.
One-on-One Author Support
Get personal guidance throughout your publishing journey from the Outskirts Press team.
Digital Proof & Revisions
Review a digital online proof of your book with one set of interior and cover proof revisions included.
Free Author Copies
Receive 10 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 prepare for and promote your book launch.
Personalized Book Marketing Plan
Premium marketing service included
One-on-One Marketing Kickoff Session
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 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 book available to readers worldwide.
60,000+ Booksellers & Retailers
Paperback distribution through more than 60,000 booksellers and retailers .
450+ Digital Channels
eBook distribution through more than 450 retail, subscription, and library channels.
Print-on-Demand Fulfillment
Printed on demand and shipped directly to the retailer or buyer, with no inventory to maintain.
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 with Ultimate
Get professional book design, publishing, distribution, author support, and marketing together in our most popular publishing package.
Make Ultimate Even More Your Own
Customize your publishing experience with additional professional book enhancement and marketing services.
Need Your Book Faster? Go to the head of the line with Expedited Service .
Still Have Questions About Ultimate?
Talk one-on-one with a Publishing Consultant about your book, your goals, and whether Ultimate Black & White is the right publishing package for you.
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