Publishing Packages
Packages make choosing your publishing route easy. Additional services can be added to each package at the prices specified for each individual service. The premise of each package can also be applied to books that vary from the 200-page, black and white, 5.5 x 8.5 book. Specific charges, in that case, will apply.
Text Essentials Package: $ 1326.50
Recommended for DIY authors of fiction and nonfiction without photographs/illustrations.
The following is included:
- 100 paperback copies of a 5.5 x 8.5, 200-page, black & white, text-only book.
- A full-color, laminated cover and long-lasting perfect binding.
- Simple color design of cover using author-provided design components (cover image and back cover copy.
- Layout of inside text and preparation of files for printing.
- ISBN registration and barcode for back cover and registration of Library of Congress cataloging-in-publication data.
Design Essentials Package: $1,476.50
Recommended for DIY authors of books with photographs/illustrations.
The following is included:
- 100 paperback copies of a 5.5 x 8.5, 200-page book with up to 25 black-and-white photographs/illustrations.
- A full-color, laminated cover and long-lasting perfect binding.
- Simple color design of cover using author-provided design components (cover image and back cover copy).
- Layout of inside text and 25 illustrations/photographs and preparation of files for printing.
- ISBN registration and barcode for back cover and registration of Library of Congress cataloging-in-publication data.
Marketing Essentials Package: $1,726.50
Recommended for DIY authors with additional marketing needs.
The following is included:
- 100 paperback copies of a 5.5 x 8.5, 200-page book with up to 25 black-and-white photographs/illustrations.
- A full-color, laminated cover and long-lasting perfect binding.
- Layout of inside text and 25 illustrations/photographs and preparation of files for printing.
- ISBN registration and barcode for back cover and registration of Library of Congress cataloging-in-publication data.
- Marketing consultation on title, cover design, author bio, BISAC coding, and selling points.
- Marketing-approved color design of cover provided in three options using author’s cover design components.
- Book branding package and electronic press kit (includes the creation of the back jacket copy, a press release, a one-page bookstore sell sheet, an email announcement, and book cover and author photo for web and print).
Retail Distribution Package: $3,999.00
For authors printing 500+ books with retail distribution needs.
The following is included:
- 500 paperback copies* of a 5.5 x 8.5, 200-page, black & white print book with up to 25 photographs/illustrations.
- A full-color, laminated cover and long-lasting perfect binding.
- Layout of inside text and 25 illustrations/photographs and preparation of files for printing.
- ISBN registration and barcode for back cover and registration of Library of Congress cataloging-in-publication data.
- Full marketing consultation, including retail-targeted title, cover design, author bio, selling points, BISAC coding, and marketing plan.
- Marketing-approved color design of cover provided in three options using author’s cover design components.
- Book branding package and electronic press kit (includes the creation of the back jacket copy, a press release, a one-page bookstore sell sheet, an email announcement, and book cover and author photo for web and print).
- Specific retail/distribution guidance for use with Bluebird’s distribution alliance.
*Per-book discounts apply on quantities over 500. If need exceeds 500 copies, additional charges may be negligible.