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Publication
Packages:
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Star Print only Package $1200 at contract signing (can
be divided into 2 payments of $600) * 70% net royalties Author can buy copies from Star at 20%
above print cost Author receives 2 free copies of their book
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Star Print and E-book Package
$1400 at contract signing (can be divided into
2 payments of $700) * 70% net royalties on print, 60%
net on e-book Author can buy
copies from Star at 20% above print cost Author receives 2 free copies of their book and an e-book file
Star E-book only Package
60%
net royalties Guidance and assistance in creating the best e-book of their manuscript possible to help it stand out amongst
the competition Includes all popular formats (Kindle, Nook, and at the Apple store just to name a few) E-book Only Production Fees:
Base production fee starts at two hundred ($200) USD and must be paid at signing
of contract.
Further costs must be agreed upon using the details below:
Editing (must be paid in advance of service):
Star full edit: $200
If editing has been done outside of Star and is acceptable in quality,
i.e.: the manuscript is free of careless errors, the cost of the edit can be reduced to $100
Cover designs (must be paid in advance of service):
Author provides cover (must be up to Star quality standards): Free
Star creates cover from photo author provides: $50
Star creates cover using their own photographs or doing manipulation
on provided photographs: $100
Star creates cover using artwork designed and painted by Star artist
$200 to $500 depending on the complexity of the project.
Formatting (includes file types for Kindle, Nook, Apple, Sony, Kobo and other
popular devices and must be paid in advance of service):
Must be done by Star Publish $100
Including any extras including images or non-standard fonts: $200
Any further formatting, i.e. any text deleted or added after production,
warrants another $100 fee
With the fees paid here, and this agreement, Author
is also entitled to a reduction in publication fee for the Star print version of their Work in Trade Paperback if ever they
choose. The credit shall be that of four hundred ($400) USD. The Star print package for any Author with this contract, therefore,
will be eight hundred ($800) USD.
* Other payment schedules can be arranged, please contact T.C. to discuss
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If you choose
Star Publish and your manuscript is accepted, you will receive the full range of our services.
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Author
receives 70% print royalties, 60% for e-book
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Author
keeps the rights to their work
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Three
(3) choices of book size (5x8, 5.5x8.5, 6x9)
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Copy edit
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Professionally
formatted interior
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Customized
cover design
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ISBN
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The option
for a Library of Congress Number PCN number
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Listed
in Books In Print
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Interior
printed on high quality, acid-free, book-grade 55# natural shade opaque paper stock
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Covers
printed on a bright white 80# cover stock with 4-color cover in gloss or matte finish
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Listed
with Ingram, one of the largest in the distributors in the U.S.A.
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Fully
discounted (40%) and returnable to bookstores thereby making it more favorable for stocking on shelves
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Available
at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, Blackwell's and other online stores
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Books
listed on the Star Publish website
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Author
page at the Star Publish website
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Help to create a press
release is provided
After
your manuscript is accepted by Star Publish, an editor will carefully groom your book to be sure it is of top quality in all
areas including, but not limited to, content, style, pace, grammar, and sentence and paragraph structure before it reaches
print. This is done using a Word file and tracking suggestions. After you have gone over the editing suggestions and ensure
as many errors as humanly possible are corrected, send your manuscript back to us. A copyedit is then performed for typographical
errors and, provided not too many errors are located, formatting is begun. A .pdf proof copy is sent to
author for approval. Please understand a final written and error free manuscript is the author's responsibility
before sending it to us for formatting. Only a limited amount of word and content changes can be done after formatting before
a charge must be added.
In the beginning, while
you are going over the editing suggestions and polishing your manuscript, a cover design artist will begin a design perfect
for your novel. Up to three proofs will be sent to you for approval.
When the manuscript is finished, your work will be formatted. The cover will be finalized, and everything is sent
to you for your approval. Upon your approval, your book will be uploaded to our printer. Your novel will be listed with
Ingram and Baker and Taylor. Your book will be available for order in only a few weeks.
About Marketing:
Star Publish is setting the standards in independent publishing marketing.
Bookstore chains such as Barnes & Noble, Borders, and
Hastings, as well as independent bookstores, have enthusiastically embraced Star Publish books.
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