Book Prep self-publishing services

Book Prep is a service to help writers prepare their manuscripts for self-publication and to guide them in managing their own books — thereby enabling them to retain all rights to their book and collect 100 percent of sales royalties. While we primarily serve California's Yolo, Sacramento and Solano counties, we have helped authors across the United States attain their self-publishing vision.

Some writers want a publisher to handle the design, editing, layout, printing, registration (ISBN, Library of Congress control number), promotion, distribution, and sales tracking of their books. However, royalties that traditional publishers pay to authors typically amount to only 8 to 10 percent of gross or net sales. Furthermore, literary agents usually capture 15 percent of the author's earnings.

But you may be thinking, "I want to find a self-publishing company that will let me retain complete control of my book and earn 100 percent of royalties." If that's your preference, Book Prep is here to assist you.

Whether you want to publish a novel, a biography, an instructional self-help book, your memoirs, an anthology of short stories, a children's book or your family history, the Book Prep service from EditPros LLC can help you can make your dream a reality. Your book can be published as an ebook for iPads, Kindle and Nook readers, as well as a high-quality "trade" paperback or in hardcover, with pages printed in black or in full color, in a selection of sizes. The choices are yours to make. You can sell your book through Amazon, Barnes and Noble and other retailers — or, if you prefer, you can keep distribution private. In either case, you'll be able to buy as many copies as you wish at a wholesale price for promotion or for gifts to family members and friends.

The Book Prep distinction

Book Prep is not an automated, online service. Published authors and editors Marti Smiley Childs and Jeff March compose the Book Prep crew. Our experience in book publishing spans two decades. When you call us, we'll pick up the phone — unless we're running an errand, grabbing a bite to eat or we've gone for the day. And even then, you won't have to choose among automated phone options. Just leave a message on our voice recorder, and we'll call you back. Simple as that.

With Book Prep, your project earns our personal attention. We'll discuss your goals, your preferences, and we'll help you make choices to transform your manuscript into a bound printed book or an e-book. Tell us your vision, and we'll help you achieve it.

What we'll do for you:

Design your book cover using graphics you supply, or we will create a professional-looking custom front and back cover.
Professionally format the interior pages of your book, based on the size specifications available from the POD (print on demand) printer.
Format and convert your book to digital files for Amazon (Kindle), Apple (iBooks), Barnes & Noble (Nook), and others, for submission to IngramSpark's e-book service. We also will create a secure PDF of your book, which is readable on all computers, but secure to avoid text copying or editing.
Show you how to set up an account with IngramSpark, a print-on-demand (POD) producer owned by Ingram, the world's largest book distributor. IngramSpark will make your book available to domestic and foreign audiences on Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, booksamillion.com, and other online bookstores. Most bookstores have an Ingram account and can order your book for their customers.
Help you obtain ISBN and Library of Congress control numbers.
Prepare a news release about your book for distribution to the news media.

Take a look at books that writers published with the help of Book Prep.

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