Publishing with A Book s Mind

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1 The smart way to publish A Book s Mind (ABM) makes getting a book published easy with our Alternative s. With your input, your dedicated creative team will frame your manuscript with an eyecatching book cover design, and professionally format your book for printed and major ebook formats. Printondemand will save you upfront production costs, and your book will be available to potential readers online, all the time. Truly custom cover and interior, designed by a professional artist Get paid instantly with your own web site with storefront & blog Custom marketing materials to further your book s success

2 with A Book s Mind A Book s Mind is quickly becoming recognized as a leader in customer satisfaction in the publishing industry. When you publish your book with A Book s Mind, you re not doing it on your own; you work with a dedicated team of professionals, all dedicated to help you through the process. Awardwinning graphic book cover design, paired with your ideas and creative control insure that your book will turn out great. You own the rights to your book. If a movie producer wants to purchase the rights to your book, the deal is yours: you receive every penny. Book printing options. PrintOnDemand allows you to print books as you need them, or print a larger quantity of books and cut your cost per unit with Offset Printing. You set the retail price. We re here with advice, but in the end, you decide the retail price. Unlike discount publishing companies, you re not locked into selling your book at a high price to make up for the low production cost. No tiered services. Some companies offer a low price to publish your book, but if you want a custom or professional book cover design, the prices jumps up. We don t believe in that. You get the best graphic and book cover design service with any publishing package you choose. 100% of the profit is yours. Any book that you sell from your website or on your own, you keep 100% of the profit. Plus, you re able to buy your book at cost, not wholesale, so you make more money from each book you sell. Make 70% royalties. For any of your books we sell from abooksmart.com, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and any of our distribution channels, you receive 70% of the profit. Green. With PrintOnDemand, we print and fulfill the orders as needed; we don t require our authors to print any books for stock purposes. No waste here!

3 Making the most money from your book With our upfront print cost calculator, you can see how much your book will cost to print then you set your own retail price. You re able to buy your book at cost, not wholesale, and you make 100% of the profit from all books you sell on your own. Plus, for every book A Book s Mind sells and fulfills, you make 70% of the profit! Some of our alternative book publishing packages feature a personalized website with blog and storefront, so your customers can buy your book directly; you get paid instantly. Your customdesigned marketing materials send customers directly to your site, generate exposure, publicity, and customer demand all from the comforts of your home... or wherever you want to be. Income comparison With A Book s Mind, you can generate almost twice the amount of money from your book as the competition. The below income comparison example is based on a 152page, 6 x 9, soft cover novel selling for $ Quantity of Books Sold A Book s Mind LuLu AuthorHouse 500 $4,360 $2,290 $2,085 3,000 $26,160 $13,740 $12,510 12,000 $104,640 $54,960 $50,040

4 PrintOnDemand print cost calculator Book Size: up to 6 x 9 Book Size: larger than 6 x 9 (up to 8.5 x 11 ) Cover Price $1.75 Cover Price $1.85 Price Per Page $0.01 Price Per Page $0.02 How Your Book Is Created Editing: Editing includes light copyediting, proofreading, and corrections in grammar and spelling, while preserving your unique voice and style. Formatting: Your book will be professionally formatted and laid out for both print and ebook formats. We start with a chapter sample of your book, giving you the opportunity to refine the style as you see fit. When you are pleased with your chapter sample, we flow the rest of your book using the style and format you have chosen. Cover Design: Your dedicated creative team will work with your ideas to create a truly custom and eyecatching book cover design that will stand out among books in your genre. We start with a cover design phone call, getting your input and ideas. We create a number of unique book cover design concepts; then incorporate your input to refine those book cover designs until you are completely satisfied. Printing: There are a two different ways to print your book: PrintOnDemand and Offset Printing. PrintOnDemand our more popular option, ideal for books and novels with blackandwhite interiors, can be ordered in quantities of 1 to 1,000. Offset Printing costs less per book than PrintOnDemand, minimum print quantity is 1,000, ideal for selling large quantities of your book or if your interior contains color pictures. Example: 160 page book $3.35/Book Example: 160 page book $5.05/Book Knowing how much your book will cost to print is an integral part of your publishing endeavor.

5 Marketing: Marketing your book is essential if you want it to succeed. People need to know your book exists. Repetitive marketing and taking advantage of new marketing strategies or outlets ensure that people will hear of your book. Your website and online storefront allows you to market your book from home, on the road, or anywhere. Your blog allows you to easily post updates, improve your books exposure, and increase your visibility on search engines. Our online marketing materials let you flyers, send out book teasers, and even post banner ads on websites that receive more traffic. These tools direct people to your site expediently and create income as you get paid instantly. Distribution Your book is available for instore availability with Barnes and Noble, Amazon, and other brickandmortar bookstores through major distributors: Ingram and Baker & Taylor. Your ebook (PDF, Epub, Kindle and Nook) can be downloaded from amazon.com, bn.com, and abooksmart.com. Any distribution you create through your own methods is highly encouraged and more lucrative for you. As an independent author, getting your book into local stores might be easier than you think, and you receive 100% of the profit. Your profit breakdown One hundred percent of the profit from selfgenerated sales goes directly to you. This includes all sales from your web site, handtohand sales, or any distribution you create, we encourage and will help support innovative and lucrative methods you opt to use. You receive 70% of the profit from all book sales created by ABM through physical or online stores.

6 Comparison Chart Including: ISBN, bar code, copyright Distribution Online and instore availability Cover Design Custom design professional artist Basic Complete and Marketing Deluxe We can get started on your book even if your manuscript isn t 100% complete. Editing* Spelling, grammar and continuity Formatting Custom interior print and ebook Web Site Your own site with blog and storefront Web Marketing Directing customers to your site Print Marketing Customized for your book and printed Media Press Release To over 30,000 media outlets $1,500 $2,750 $3,400 $4,600 Flexible payment options available. * One complete round. Manuscripts subject to $0.0125/word editing fee after the first 80,000 words. Additional costs for hard editing may apply.

7 Explanation of Services Online Marketing: Web site: Customized web site that fits the style of your book. This is your online home and will help people find you, your book and your online store. All of your provided web marketing directs people directly to your site. URL: The URL is your unique web address ( Web Hosting: Allows internet connectivity, so people can access your web site. Web hosting is included for one year. Online Storefront: Your online storefront allows people to easily buy your book from your store using PayPal, the world s mostloved way to pay and get paid. Blog: Your online journal to the world. People can access your blog and share your messages to increase your exposure. You can easily post stories, updates on future projects, pictures, events etc. Address: based on your URL ([email protected]) PDF Book teaser: Downloadable teaser of your book Web Flyer: Can be downloaded, ed, or imbedded on others sites. Banner Ads: Online ads that direct people to your web site. Print Marketing: Please contact us if you have questions or would like to start the publishing process. [email protected] Phone: ,000 Business Cards: 2 sided, 3.5 x 2 color business cards 1,000 Postcards: 2 sided, 4 x 6 color post cards with room for postage 1,000 Bookmarks: 2 sided, 2 x 9 colorbookmarks Mass Media Blast: 2,000+ media outlets announcing your book