The Ultimate Publisher Vetting Checklist
By Henry DeVries, CEO, Indie Books Intl.
Is your book publisher willing to provide the following:
- Developmental and structural editing of content, title, and format to ensure this is the right book to enhance your business
- Project management of the publishing and production process (from manuscript to printed book in approximately 90-120 days)
- Interior design and layout of Print on Demand trade paperback
- Option to produce a hardback book
- Trade paperback distributed globally through leading online sellers including Amazon
- Interior design and layout of ebook
- Ebook distributed globally on 15 platforms including Kindle, Nook and iBook
- Original front cover design, based on a series of options for your approval, not a template
- Back cover copywriting and design
- Copyediting of manuscript to review grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
- Chicago Manual of Style copyediting to make sure style adheres to gold standard for publishing industry
- Unlimited black and white photos, graphs, charts and other interior images (color is available for extra charge) can be included in the book.
- Assistance in gathering forewords and testimonial endorsements
- Recommendations on price, size, and paper choice
- Assignment of ISBN number
- Registration in Book in Print Database
- Registration with the Library of Congress
- Indexing available for extra charge
- Twice yearly royalty reports and payments
- Author book price under 25 percent of retail price
- Two rounds of revisions at the galley proof stage
- Book landing page featuring the author
- Publishing rights and intellectual property retained by the author
- One national news releases distributed on behalf of the author
- Amazon page formatting and copywriting
- PDF of chapter to include on your website
- Ongoing strategy calls to promote your books and speaking
- Assistance in reworking your LinkedIn page and your social media game plan to promote the book