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Important information for prospective authors.

Poseidon Books provides a wide variety of professional book publishing services that will put your book on the road to book publishing success.

We offer three terrific book publishing packages for you to choose from.  Our budget plan offers you the chance top get your book into print at the lowest possible cost, and the partnership publishing service offers various combinations of publishing and editorial features, allowing you to choose the combination that best suits your particular needs and goals. And then there is the self-publishing option that suits many people.

All of our book publishing services include trade paperback  formatting of your manuscript, ISBN numbers and bar codes, special discounts for authors, excellent one-on-one author support, inclusion in our online bookstore, and promotional assistance and advice to help you get your book out there. Perhaps most importantly, you retain all the rights to your book.

Why not get started today? Browse our book publishing services below to find out what each of our book publishing packages has to offer.

There are, in general, quite a number of steps and processes involved in the production and publication of a book. 

Below, we show you some of the benefits and good reasons to use our special  publishing service.

Copy editing.


This is one of the most important steps in the process of book publication.
This process involves checking the spelling, punctuation etc. of the document and ensures that the final text is well presented and free from errors. A full and comprehensive edit is included in option two, below.
 

Type setting


This is the process of laying out the manuscript in the way it will appear in the book and producing camera ready copy - this is included in the services we provide for you.
 

ISBN registration


Books that are to be offered for sale in bookshops will require an ISBN (International Standard Book Number) which will be printed on the imprint page and on the cover. This number is supplied by us.
 

  Cover design


We design your cover using the information you send to us on the cover art form.  The cover is created by our in house graphic artists, or you can supply the elements yourself.
 


Bibliographic registration


This is the process of registering a book with the various bibliographic bodies. 

Australian Library Copyright Registration


Publishers in Australia are required by law to send one copy of your book to the National  Library.  

Publicity and Sales 


After we register the book with databases in Australia, the information will appear in a publication called "The Bookseller" which contains a list of all newly published books, this publication is widely read amongst all bookstores. In addition it will be added to a list called "Books In Print" which is circulated to most bookstores. We can also arrange to have your book listed on US and UK databases and available from Amazon and other on line stores overseas. This plan includes basic marketing assistance. If you are a US or UK author, your book will be listed on all US and UK book databases and will be available through Amazon as well as through our website.

 

BUDGET PUBLISHING PLAN 

 includes the following:

  • A  paperback book printed in black ink with a full-color cover. 
  • Conversion of your Microsoft Word or Lotus Word Pro file (s) to typesetting files. Other word processor formats are acceptable pending review by us. 
  • Formatting and pre-press preparation including read through and spell check.
  • Page proofs emailed to you as PDF files.
  • ISBN number - a number unique to your book (needed by bookstores to order books from the wholesaler).
  • Barcode required by most bookstores in order to shelve your book.
  • Copyright registration in your name in the Australian National Library.
  • 30% net royalty on all sales of your book, excluding author purchases.
  • 1 book sent to the Australian National Library.
  • Full Distribution   
  • Listing of your book on all major databases and inclusion on new release forms sent to bookstores.
  • 5 copies of your book delivered to you.
  • Your book will be made available to bookstores and retail internet sales for the duration of your agreement.
  • Promotional posters and tips for marketing your book.
  • Half yearly sales report.
  • A special discount price of 30% for any extra copies we supply to you.
  • This package only applies to books up to 300 A5 pages and do not include any photographs.

Cost of this plan: AUD$995.00 

PARTNERSHIP PUBLISHING PLAN 

 includes the following:

  • A  paperback book printed in black ink with a full-color cover. 
  • Conversion of your Microsoft Word or Lotus Word Pro file (s) to typesetting files. Other word processor formats are acceptable pending review by us. 
  • Full professional edit of your work, formatting and pre-press preparation.
  • Page proofs emailed to you as PDF files.
  • ISBN number - a number unique to your book (needed by bookstores to order books from the wholesaler).
  • Barcode required by most bookstores in order to shelve your book.
  • Copyright registration in your name in the Australian National Library.
  • 30% net royalty on all sales of your book, excluding author purchases.
  • 1 book sent to the Australian National Library.
  • Full Distribution   
  • Listing of your book on all major databases and inclusion on new release forms sent to bookstores.
  • 15 copies of your book delivered to you.
  • Your book will be made available to bookstores and retail internet sales for the duration of your agreement.
  • Promotional posters and assistance with marketing your book.
  • Half yearly sales report.
  • A special discount price of 30% for any extra copies we supply to you.
  • This package price is for books up to 350 pages (A5) and includes placement of up to 40 monochrome (b & w) photos.  For extra pages and photos inclusion, let us know so we can discuss the extra costs with you.

Cost of this plan: AUD$1,800.00 

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE SELF PUBLISHING OPTION
Our unique service to authors combines the power of new technologies with the virtues of the traditional publishing model. The author/editor relationship has always been fundamental to high-quality publishing. We know no amount of automation can replace the person-to-person communication that is essential to turn a good manuscript into an excellent book.

We reserve the right to refuse publication of books which are unsuitable for publication. We do not publish all material that is submitted to us. We are proud of the standard of our books and strive to maintain a high benchmark on all our publications released under the Poseidon Books imprint.

Contact us for further information and for a copy of the agreement.   To submit your material for evaluation, you may either email it as an attachment in Word, RTF, PDF or Lotus WP.  You can also post it to us at: Poseidon Books, P.O. Box 2554, Burleigh MDC  Qld.  4220  Australia.

Email: info@poseidonbooks.com

 

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