Publishing Services

HONESTY AND INTEGRITY

Our mission is based on our sound business ethics. We want to differentiate ourselves from the many unscrupulous publishing companies doing business today and offer our authors a better option.

LOW-COST AFFORDABILITY

We can’t work for free, so we must charge for the value we provide. We offer the highest quality services to deliver a professional product to you, the author. Our prices are lower than most, and we offer seasonal specials throughout the year.

OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE

We have listened carefully to authors who have published elsewhere. Their main complaint has been lack of customer service and accessibility once their payment has been processed. Unlike many of our competitors, at A Flair for Writing you receive unlimited consultations with our highly skilled and knowledgeable Publishing Manager.

We are extremely selective in our acceptance process. Your manuscript will receive a sample evaluation and a timely response within two weeks. We want our name associated only with the quality we are known for.

COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES

We are a “one-stop-shop.” You can take advantage of our full array of adjunct services, including editing, book layout, illustration, marketing, and public relations. We offer Print On Demand services for additional copies of your published book. We have connections with book coaches, social media experts, website developers, and video trailer services. If you have further requirements and don’t see them listed, let us know and we will refer you to an appropriate source.

Editing and Formatting

We require editing and book layout design to meet our quality standards before your manuscript goes to print. We will determine what level of editing and formatting your project requires. These costs will be added to your base price.

Illustration

You will be referred to a highly skilled professional Illustrator, who will design your book’s cover and any inside illustrations. These fees are separate and will be paid by you directly to the Illustrator.

Printing/Binding

You will receive a price quote for high-quality, digital printing and Perfect Binding of your book, based on the number of manuscript pages. The cost will be added to your base price.

Press Releases

If you choose to have us write a Press Release, you can select this service for an additional fee. Press Releases will be distributed to up to two of your hometown newspapers, within the U.S. If you require further PR or marketing services for online distribution, we will refer you to one of our talented affiliates.

Video Trailers

If you choose to add a professional video, our in-house Videographer will create a custom-made product to promote your book on your website, blog, social networking sites, YouTube.com, cable television, etc. You will pay this fee directly to the Videographer.

BASIC

$2.50 - $4.00 per double-spaced page
Includes proofing for punctuation, grammar, spelling, and overall word flow. Author has done the major editing but is hiring a “second pair of eyes” to go through the manuscript.

EXTENSIVE

$4.50 - $5.00 per double-spaced page
In addition to the Basic Editing Services, these manuscripts also require changes/corrections in sentence structure, tenses, voices, accuracy of facts, etc.

DEVELOPMENTAL

$5.50 - $7.00 per double-spaced page
All Basic and Extensive Editing with the addition of rewriting text for clarity, changing position of text, changing POV (point of view) for characters, changing first person/third person narrator thought, speech, and/or dialogue, correcting author intrusion, re-creating beginning/ending of chapters, and/or changing character description/conflict/development.

BASIC FORMATTING

$2.00 - $2.50 ds manuscript page
For basic, text only, fiction novels that only require simple formatting. • Email consultation • Select from a list of our standard fonts. • Choose formatting options such as font size, line spacing, chapter title alignment, page number placement and chapter heads. • Receive a PDF draft of the book for review and approval. • Once approved, a print-ready PDF of the finished book will be delivered via email. Quick Turnaround! Basic jobs do not need to be scheduled and will be completed within two weeks (often earlier) from the time you submit your order and send in your documents.

STANDARD FORMATTING

$2.50 - $3.00 ds manuscript page
A step up from the Basic that includes phone consultation, more font choices and the creation of a sample chapter layout for your review. • Email and phone consultation • Select from a list of our available fonts. • Choose formatting options yourself or have formatter select for you. • Sample chapter layout created for your review and approval before book is formatted. • Receive a PDF draft of the book for review and approval. • Once approved, a print-ready PDF of the finished book will be delivered via email. Completed within one to two weeks from the time your job is scheduled to begin.

ADVANCED FORMATTING

$3.00 - $4.00 per ds manuscript page
For books that require a more advanced layout including any book with images, block quotes, footnotes, lists, tables, etc. • Email and phone consultation • Select from a list of our available fonts. • Allows for images, tables, lists, footnotes, block quotes, etc. • Choose formatting options yourself or have formatter select for you. • Sample chapter layout created for your review and approval before book is formatted. • Receive a PDF draft of the book for review and approval. • Once approved, a print-ready PDF of the finished book will be delivered via email. Completed within two weeks from the time your job is scheduled to begin.

COPYRIGHT

Fees paid by Author
Whatever you publish, you rightfully own. However, registering the copyright of your work prevents others from extracting, plagiarizing, or copying your book’s contents. You have the option to register the copyright with the U.S. Copyright Office. To do this, you must (a) submit an application with the fee of $35–$45 and (b) send your manuscript file either electronically or by U.S. Mail to the U.S. Copyright Office. To register, go to: http://www.copyright.gov/register/literary.html.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS NUMBER (LOC#)

No Fee Required
If you plan to sell your book to Libraries, you will need a Pre-Assigned Card Catalog Number (PCN). Books must be more than 50 pages. We will obtain the number for you, upon request.

ISBN

(International Standard Book Number) :: Included
This is similar to a UPC code on other merchandise. We will obtain an ISBN for you because the Publisher owns the number. The 13-digit number will be printed on the Copyright Page and the bar code on the back cover of the book. Let us know if you plan to distribute your book in the U.S., Canada, or globally.

Press Release

$95.00 & up
Publisher will write a Press Release for the Author and will distribute it to one (1) of the Author’s U.S. hometown newspapers.

Press Release & Bio

$170 & up
Publisher will prepare a Press Release and Bio of the Author and will distribute it to two (2) of the Author’s U.S. hometown newspapers.