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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

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Our most comprehensive publishing package for image-driven books. The Ultimate Full-Color package combines professional full-color book design, paperback and eBook publishing, worldwide distribution, one-on-one U.S.-based author support, and an extensive collection of included book marketing services.

Publish a professionally designed full-color paperback and eBook while reaching readers through more than 60,000 booksellers and retailers and over 450 digital retail, subscription, and library channels.

From professional full-color cover and interior design to your fully personalized Book Marketing Plan, author copies, distribution, and ongoing publishing support, Ultimate gives authors of children's books, cookbooks, photography books, and other visually rich titles a comprehensive path from manuscript to published book.

Ultimate Full-Color Publishing Included Features

Our Most Comprehensive Package for Image-Driven Books
Ultimate Full-Color combines professional full-color book design, paperback and eBook publishing, worldwide distribution, one-on-one author support, author copies, and an extensive collection of book marketing services in one comprehensive publishing package.
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 professionally designed full-color interior.
Marketing Included
A robust collection of tools and professional guidance to help market your book.
Ready to Publish Your Full-Color Book?
Choose the Ultimate Full-Color package today, or start with a $35 publishing deposit and manuscript evaluation.
Everything You Need to Professionally Publish Your Full-Color Book
Ultimate brings professional full-color production, worldwide distribution, author support, author copies, and marketing together in one comprehensive publishing package.
Professional Full-Color Book Publishing & Design
Build a professionally designed full-color paperback and eBook.
Paperback & eBook Publishing
Publish your full-color book in both print and digital formats.
Professional Cover Design
Includes a personalized back cover and author photo.
Professional Full-Color Interior Design
Professionally designed interior layout created for your full-color book.
Up to 20 Author-Provided Image Insertions
Include up to 20 of your own photographs, illustrations, charts, or other images in your book's interior.
Need more than 20 images? Additional image insertions can be purchased.
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, and 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, and 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 create only industry-standard, high-quality books, so we do not offer comb or spiral bindings.

Page count requirements: minimum 18 pages; maximum 900 pages for paperbacks and 840 pages for hardbacks.

ISBN Assignment
ISBN assignment is included with your publishing package.
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.
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 personalized marketing guidance and a collection of tools designed to help you prepare for and promote your book launch.
25-Page Personalized Book Marketing Plan
30-Minute 1:1 Marketing Kickoff Session
Amazon Read Sample
Google Books Preview
Barnes & Noble Read Instantly
Social Media Set-Up Guide
Book Marketing COACH
Book Marketing RoadMap
Customizable Book Sales Sheet (One-Sheet)
Customizable Standard Press Release
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.
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 Your Full-Color Book 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.
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