Self Publishing CompaniesYou can choose from a variety of self publishing companies when deciding how to publish your book. Each self publishing company has different rates and products available, catering to various needs, budgets and marketing goals.Here is a list of some of the most popular self publishing companies. LuluLulu enables authors (also called creators) to publish hardcover and paper books, eBooks, calendars, CDs and DVDs. Creators can use Lulu's fre onlien tools to upload completed manuscripts to their system. When customer place an order, Lulu prints and sends the product, keeping 20 percent commission of the sale.Lulu also offers paid services to help writers with cover design, marketing, editing and other steps in the publishing process. These services can be purchased as a bundle or on their own. Prices vary for different services. Basic cover design alone is $115. The Laureate publishing Package is $4,729 and it includes services throughout the entire process. iUniverseiUniverse offers six different packages for writers to choose from. The options in these packages include copyright registration, cover design, book distribution and more. The cheapest package is $599. It is a basic package and includes cover design, ISBN assignment, five free softcover books. The most expensive is $4,199. This includes basic package, plus 40 free softcover books, 10 free hardcovers, editorial evaluation and marketing services.The package you choose depends on your goals. For example, if you would like to include marketing and distribution you may choose a pricier package. All books are priced by iUniverse and sold on their website. Some packages include sales through the wholesale book distributors Ingram and Baker & Taylor. Writers receive 20 percent of the profit from print books and 50 percent of the profit from eBooks. AuthorHouseAuthorHouse offers nearly a dozen self publishing packages, starting at $400. Their cheapest package allows books to be up to 100 pages and includes full-color cover, ISBN assignment and online distribution. It does not include marketing or complimentary books. Their Pinnacle package is $1,999 and includes marketing services, 40 complimentary books, ISBN assignment and much more.The price of your book depends on the size of your book, cover type, final page count, where the book is purchased, and the royalty percentage you choose. You can choose 5 to 20 percent royalty on books that are sold in stores and 5 to 50 percent on books sold online. The higher the royalty percentage you choose, the higher your book price will be. CreateSpaceCreateSpace is owned by Amazon and offers free publishing tools. Unlike other self publishing companies, CreateSpace has free cover design tools and feedback through their online community. Writers can sell their hardcover, softcover or ebook on their own website, on Amazon.com or through an expanded network. As with other such publishers, books are printed to meet demand, so you don’t have to worry about over-production.CreateSpace has no set-up fees or minimum book orders. If books are distributed online, CreateSpace takes a 20 percent sales channel fee. If books are sold in their expanded distribution channel, they collect a 60 percent sales channel fee. Some books may have a per-page charge as well. Additional paid services range in price from $175 for basic copy editing to $598 for press releases with distribution. XlibrisXlibris is one of the few self-publishing companies that doesn’t own rights and is nonexclusive. Writers can publish through them as well as other companies. They offer seven publishing packages. Ebook publication is $449 and includes layout, ISBN assignment, and search engine marketing. Their platinum package is $14,999 and includes cover design, publication in all three formats, a full marketing plan and much more. Publishing is available in full-color, black and white as well as in hardcover, paperback and ebooks.Find the Right FitThese are just five of the hundreds of self publishing companies that writers have to choose from. Each offers a variety of services that are important to consider during the publishing process. When publishing your book, be sure to research self publishing companies to find the right fit for you.Some companies also offer ISBN services.
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