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Below we compare our five publishing packages.
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We offer fast turnaround times without sacrificing quality. Check out our Author Guide for a detailed description of what happens when.
A personal publishing consultant will be assigned specifically to your book an will see it through to completion.
Keep track of your royalties through our easy-to-use Online Royalty Tracker, accessible through our online bookstore.
You will receive 25% royalties on all book sales through CrossHouse and its distributors.
Our authors are allowed unlimited black-and-white pictures in the interior of the book.
We do all of the paperwork necessary to get your book registered with the Library of Congress.
We take care of the assignment and registration of two ISBN’s (one for the paperback version; one for the eBook version.
We produce and distribute an EPUB version of your book that is suitable for e-readers such as the Kindle, Nook, iPad, etc..
We list your eBook on Amazon's Kindle, Barnes & Noble’s Nook, and Apple’s iPad websites.
We develop a scannable barcode for use on the back cover of your book.
Through Ingram Book Group Inc, the largest wholesale book distributor in the world, your book will have extensive and unmatched market reach to bookstores and libraries around the U.S., Canada, the UK, and Australia. Ingram is the preferred wholesale provider for more than 71,000 retail and library customers globally because of its speed, breadth of titles, and operational excellence.
We provide descriptive listings for your book on two of the most popular online bookstores in the world: amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com
We provide a descriptive listing on our website: www.crosshousebooks.com. (Note: You receive the most money per book sold on this website.)
You are automatically enrolled in our Author Purchase Program, which gives you the ability to purchase copies of your book at up to 65% off of the retail price. Order as many or as few copies as often as you need.
You are provided with complimentary copies of your book at no additional cost.
You give us design input and then are presented with three sharp, eye-catching covers designed by a member of our experienced graphic design team.
We resize your manuscript to an industry-standard book size and provide professional layout and design customized according to your specifications.
Your manuscript undergoes mechanical editing by two separate staff members. (See the Author Guide for detailed description of what Mechanical Editing includes.)
You will have the opportunity to review electronic page proofs and a hard-copy proof of your book prior to publication.
One of our public relations specilists will compose a marketing description for use on the back cover of your book.
From Twitter and Facebook to our company blog, your book will receive promotion on our social media outlets upon publication.
A description of your book will be listed in the Ingram Advance Catalog, a document that bookstores look through to learn about the newest books on the market.
We design a banner ad to appear for 30 consecutive days on the www.crosshousebooks.com homepage.
Gaining media attention is crucial to driving sales and getting your story/message out. An experienced publicist who knows the ins and outs of the media industry will coordinate with you to create an effective media campaign and communicate with the media on your behalf for up to six weeks after publication.
Written by your personal publicist, the one-page professional press release begins with a newsworthy angle and includes a summary of your book and a short author bio—everything the media needs to know to pique their interest in your book. A list of suggested interview questions, designed to give the media a few ideas for interviewing you, is also written by your publicist. After you review and approve the press release and list of questions, your publicist will email you copies as both a Word document and as a pdf for you to use however you choose.
Click here to view a sample news release and sample interview questions.
At no cost to you, we will provide 25 copies of your book to the publicist to send out to interested media and bloggers. Postage will also be included at no cost to you.
Your publicist will personally send your customized press release and pitch your book to a targeted list—based on your book’s topic—of Christian and secular media outlets, including magazines, Internet outlets, newspapers, radio shows, and television shows across the United States. The publicist will also personally follow up with the outlets to encourage the editor, writer, producer, or host to cover you and your book.
Your publicist will personally send your customized press release and pitch your book to local media outlets, including magazines, newspapers, radio shows, and television shows, in the two cities of your choosing. The publicist will also personally follow up with the outlets to encourage the editor, writer, producer, or host to cover you and your book.
Your personal publicist will work with an existing database and research additional blogs based on your book’s topic to schedule a virtual blog tour for your book. During the scheduled week of your blog tour, a group of bloggers will post reviews of your book and provide book information on their blogs, including images of the book cover and your author photo as well as a link to purchase the book.
We design and print 50 promotional bookmarks for your use. Whether you're wanting booksigning specifics, ordering instructions, or your own personal website information, you have complete freedom in deciding what information is printed on the bookmark.
We design and print 50 promotional postcards for your use. Whether you're wanting booksigning specifics, ordering instructions, or your own personal website information, you have complete freedom in deciding what information is printed on the postcard.
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