We offer three publishing packages, Spire
Print Ready, Spire Essentials, Spire Poetry and
Spire Professional.
The Spire Professional Package is for authors who want
their book to be available through the book trade and
access to international distribution. This package is for
the author who wishes to maximize his or her book's earning
potential and availability to readers.
The Spire Professional Publishing Package
includes all of the following:
- Your book is created by your personal book
designer.
- Custom designed cover, incorporating either
your own images or pictures from our stock
library of over 40,000 images.
- Full colour cover
- Your own password protected author support
section.
- One on one author support.
- Preparation of electronic proof.
- One round of author proof corrections.
- Title set-up at printer.
- Full ISBN allocation and
administration.Learn
more.
- ISBN barcode creation.
- Copyright information page inserted into
manuscript.
- Digital files stored with printer.
- Legal deposit books printed, shipped and
administered.
Learn more.
- Library Cataloguing.
Learn more.
- Submission to Google Book Search (opt-in).
Learn more.
- Wholesale distribution through Ingrams and
Baker & Taylor in North America.
- Wholesale distribution through Gardners and
Bertram in the UK.
- Books available to order from over 25,000
booksellers worldwide, including online retailers
like Amazon, Indigo, Barnes & Noble and, in
the UK, Tesco.
- All sales figures collated, bi-annual sales
reports.
- Bi-annual royalty payments. (if due)
Learn more.
- A non exclusive contract, leaving the author
in control.
- You keep all rights for foreign sales,
translations, movie rights and
serialization.
- 2 to 5 day delivery in the UK and North
America.
- Bulk discounts for orders over 100
books.
- Ten free Paperback copies of your book for
your personal use.
- A free copy of Bruce Batchelor's book
Book Marketing
Demystified.
- Books for the North American market printed
in the US, books for the European market printed in the
UK.
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- Listing in Books in print.
- Books can be produced as either a trade
paperback, hardback or colour book.
- Books can be produced in either regular or
large text.
The Spire Professional Publishing Package is
priced at $999.00 or £599.00.
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This popular package is for authors who just want to
publish a book for family and friends or who wish to take
control of their own sales, for example from their personal
website.
The Spire Essential Publishing Package includes
all of the following:
- Your book is created by a book designer from
your manuscript.
- Two hours design time for a custom designed
cover, incorporating your own images. Library
images may be purchased for a fee.
- Full colour cover
- ISBN assignment.
Learn more.
- Legal deposit books printed, shipped and
administered.
Learn more.
- Your own password protected author support
section.
- One on one author support.
- Copyright information page inserted into
manuscript.
- Preparation of electronic proof.
- One round of author proof corrections.
- Title set-up at printer.
- Digital files stored with printer.
- A non exclusive contract, leaving the author
in control.
- You keep all rights for foreign sales,
translations, movie rights and
serialization.
- 2 to 5 day delivery in the UK and North
America.
- Bulk discounts for orders over 100
books.
- Books for the North American market printed
in the US, books for the UK market printed in the
UK.
Learn more.
- Books can be produced as either a trade
paperback, hardback or colour book.
- Books can be produced in either regular or
large text.
- Five free Paperback copies of your book for
your personal use.
- A free copy of Bruce Batchelor's book
Book Marketing
Demystified.
The Essentials Package is priced at $799.00 or
£399.00.
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The Spire Print Ready Package is ideal for authors who
are either book designers themselves or have their books
designed privately. You need to be able to deliver to us a
ready for print pdf file.
The Spire Print Ready Package includes all of
the following:
- You deliver a print ready pdf for both cover
and body of your book.
Learn more.
- Full colour cover.
- Free Adobe InDesign templates available for
download.
- Design Assessment. One of our book designers
will be on hand to help with design questions.
Learn more.
- Final file check to make sure that your book
prints well.
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- ISBN assignment.
Learn more.
- ISBN barcode created and delivered to you for
insertion on the cover.
- Legal deposit books printed, shipped and
administered.
Learn more.
- Your own password protected author support
section.
- One on one author support.
- Title set-up at printer.
- Digital files stored with printer.
- A non exclusive contract, leaving the author
in control.
- You keep all rights for foreign sales,
translations, movie rights and
serialization.
- 2 to 5 day delivery in the UK and North
America.
- Bulk discounts for orders over 100
books.
- Books for the North American market printed
in the US, books for the UK market printed in the
UK.
Learn more.
- A free copy of Bruce Batchelor's book
Book Marketing
Demystified.
- Books can be produced as either a trade
paperback, hardback or colour book.
- One free Paperback copy of your book for your
personal use.
- You are responsible for sales and
distribution.
The Print Ready Package is priced at $599.00 or
£299.00.
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If you need distribution to the book trade then you may
choose the Print Ready Plus Package. This adds the
following services:
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- Library Cataloguing.
Learn more.
- Wholesale distribution through Ingrams and
Baker & Taylor in North America.
- Wholesale distribution through Gardners and
Bertram in the UK.
- Books available to order from over 25,000
booksellers worldwide, including online retailers
like Amazon, Indigo, Barnes & Noble and, in
the UK, Tesco.
- All sales figures collated, biannual sales
reports.
- Frequent royalty payments (if due).
Learn more.
- Three free Paperback copies of your book for
your personal use.
The Print Ready Plus Package is priced at
$799.00 or £399.00.
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The Spire Poetry Publishing Package is ideal for authors wishing to publish their poetry collection in a volume of 100 pages or less. Available in either soft cover or laminated board hard cover.
The Spire Poetry Publishing Package includes all of
the following:
- Your book is created by your personal book
designer.
- Custom designed cover, incorporating either
your own images or pictures from our stock
library of over 40,000 images.
- Full colour cover.
- Your own password protected author support
section.
- One on one author support.
- Preparation of electronic proof.
- One round of author proof corrections.
- Title set-up at printer.
- Full ISBN allocation and
administration.Learn
more.
- ISBN barcode creation.
- Copyright information page inserted into
manuscript.
- Digital files stored with printer.
- Legal deposit books printed, shipped and
administered. Learn more.
- Library Cataloguing. Learn more.
- Submission to Google Book Search (opt-in). Learn more.
- Wholesale distribution through Ingrams and
Baker & Taylor in North America.
- Wholesale distribution through Gardners and
Bertram in the UK.
- Books available to order from over 25,000
booksellers worldwide, including online retailers
like Amazon, Indigo, Barnes & Noble and, in
the UK, Tesco.
- All sales figures collated, bi-annual sales
reports.
- Bi-annual royalty payments (if due). Learn more.
- A non exclusive contract, leaving the author
in control.
- You keep all rights for foreign sales,
translations, movie rights and
serialization.
- 2 to 5 day delivery in the UK and North
America.
- Bulk discounts for orders over 100
books.
- Books for the North American market printed
in the US, books for the UK market printed in the
UK. Learn more.
- Books can be produced as either a trade
paperback,or hardback book.
- Ten free copies of your book for your
personal use.
The Poetry Package is priced at $799.00 or
£399.00. |
Editorial Services:
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Proof reading services:
Priced individually. Please contact us
for a quote.
An in-depth Editorial Review:
$399.00/£199.00.
Learn more.
Amendments to book after submission:
$75.00/£35.00 hour with one hour minimum plus cost of
proof.
Hard proof of your manuscript before the
first print run:
$60.00/£30.00.
New edition upload fee for title already available: $149.00/£75.00
Hard cover book that has already been
produced as a softcover with us:
$279.00/£145.00.
e-book (formatted for Acrobat) that has
already been produced as a soft or hardcover with
us:
$80.00/£40.00.
Images:
$35.00/£15.00 per image. If you are supplying us
with a Print Ready Book, pictures are free to
include.
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