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Publication Packages

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Publication Packages:

  • 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

     
     
  • 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 these options.

 

If you choose Star Publish and your manuscript is accepted, you will receive the full range of our services.

 

  • Author receives 70% print royalties, 60% for e-book
  • Author keeps the rights to their work
  • Three (3) choices of book size (5x8, 5.5x8.5, 6x9)
  • Copy edit
  • Professionally formatted interior
  • Customized cover design
  • ISBN
  • The option for a Library of Congress Number PCN number 
  • Listed in Books In Print
  • Interior printed on high quality, acid-free, book-grade 55# natural shade opaque paper stock
  • Covers printed on a bright white 80# cover stock with 4-color cover in gloss or matte finish
  • Listed with Ingram, one of the largest in the distributors in the U.S.A.
  • Fully discounted (40%) and returnable to bookstores thereby making it more favorable for stocking on shelves
  • Available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, Blackwell's and other online stores
  • Books listed on the Star Publish website
  • Author page at the Star Publish website
  • 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. 
 
Contact Janet Elaine Smith at MarketingStarPublish@yahoo.com for more information about Star Publish's marketing.

 
Star Publish LLC * P.O. Box 122 * Loretto, PA 15940