Spire e-Book Publishing Package - $189/£149
The Spire e-Book Publishing Package is for authors who
wish to publish their book only as an e-book title. Please note: book files that include images, colour or footnotes cannot be formatted into digital editions at this time.
Authors can also choose the e-book 'add-on' option for some of the publishing package below.
The Spire e-Book Publishing Package includes all of
the following:
- You deliver a print ready word (.doc/docx) for the body of your book.
- ISBN assignment for archival and records purpose.
- One on one author support.
- Title set-up at e-book distributor (Kindle, SonyReader, Nook, etc).
- You keep all rights to your work.
- All sales figures collated, biannual sales
reports.
- Royalty payments are calculated at 35% of the retail price.
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Print Ready Publishing Package - $599/£399
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. This package is recommended for those experienced in print ready pdf creation.
The Spire Print Ready Publishing Package includes all of
the following:
- You deliver a print ready pdf for both cover
and body of your book. Learn more.
- Free Adobe InDesign templates available, please e-mail us with your requirements.
- Design Assessment. One of our book designers
will be on hand to help with design questions.
- ISBN assignment for archival and records purpose.
- ISBN barcode created and delivered to you for
insertion on the cover.
- Legal deposit books printed, shipped and
administered.
- One on one author support.
- Title set-up at printer.
- You keep all rights to your work.
- 3 to 6 day delivery in the UK and North
America. 5 to 10 day delivery for colour and hardback books.
- Bulk discounts for orders over 50
books.
- Books printed in both the USA and UK.
- Books can be produced as either a trade
paperback, hardback or colour book.
- 5 copies of your book.
- You are responsible for sales and
distribution.
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Print Ready Plus publishing Package (including on-line distribution) - $699/£479
Our most popular package, this adds the following services to the above package:
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- Library Cataloguing.
- Wholesale distribution through Ingrams and
Baker & Taylor in North America.
- Wholesale distribution through Gardners and
Bertram in the UK.
- Books available from over 25,000
on-line booksellers worldwide.
- All sales figures collated, biannual sales
reports.
- Royalty payments (if due). Learn more.
- 5 copies of your book.
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Spire Essentials Publishing Package - $799/£549
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. There is no wholesale or on-line distribution included in this package.
The Spire Essential Publishing Package includes
all of the following:
- Your book is created by a book designer from
your final 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 and bar code assignment for archival and records purpose.
- Legal deposit books printed, shipped and
administered.
- 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.
- You keep all rights to your work.
- 3 to 6 day delivery in the UK and North
America. 5 to 10 day delivery for colour and hardback books.
- Bulk discounts for orders over 50
books.
- Books printed in both the USA and UK.
- Books can be produced as either a trade
paperback, hardback or colour book.
- Books can be produced in either regular or
large text.
- 5 copies of your book.
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This package is for authors who want
their book to be available through the book trade and
access to international distribution.
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 image
library.
- Full colour cover.
- 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.
- Copyright information page inserted into
manuscript.
- Legal deposit books printed, shipped and
administered.
- Wholesale distribution available through Ingrams and
Baker & Taylor in North America.
- Wholesale distribution available through Gardners and
Bertram in the UK.
- Books available from on-line booksellers worldwide.
- All sales figures collated, bi-annual sales
reports.
- Bi-annual royalty payments (if due) Learn more.
- You keep all rights to your work.
- 3 to 6 day delivery in the UK and North
America. 5 to 10 day delivery for colour and hardback books.
- Bulk discounts for orders over 50
books.
- 10 copies of your book.
- Books printed in both the USA and UK.
- Books can be produced as either a trade
paperback or hardback or colour softback book.
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This comphrensive self publishing package comes complete with 20 paperback copies and an e-book edition of your book (black and white, no images).
The Spire Premier 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 image
library.
- Full colour cover.
- 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.
- Copyright information page inserted into
manuscript.
- Legal deposit books printed, shipped and
administered.
- Wholesale distribution available through Ingrams and
Baker & Taylor in North America.
- Wholesale distribution available through Gardners and
Bertrams in the UK.
- Books available to purchase from on-line booksellers worldwide.
- All sales figures collated, bi-annual sales
reports.
- Bi-annual royalty payments (if due) Learn more.
- You keep all rights to your work.
- 3 to 6 day delivery in the UK and North
America.
- Bulk discounts for orders over 50
books.
- 20 copies of your book.
- Books printed in both the USA and UK.
- Books produced as trade
paperback book.
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