Choose Your Book Publishing Plan

Question 1

Can I learn a little more about the design support?

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When it comes to formatting a book, Authors can choose their book sizes..From here, all the formatting and structuring of the book is done using advanced technology -- the same technology that we use to publish and print industry standard books.

Question 2

I have a friend... he knows what he wants to write, and has the first 4 chapters but no longer has access to a computer or Microsoft. He wants to know if there is someone he can tell what to type down for his ideas (not a ghostwriter, someone he can call and tell them what to write word for word). Is this possible? What are his options?

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His only options would be to either take the ghost writing plan. Or, he can handwrite the rest and send it in to us. We can't do much more than that!

Question 3

The work does not contain any material of a libelous or obscene nature. How obscene is "too obscene?"

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As long as the book isn't a pornographic book (About porn), the author can write as they wish. We publish erotic books, but nothing about porn.

Question 4

Where is our physical Main office located?

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Our main office is in PA. We have 30+ offices nationwide. They're all closed due to Covid-19. The good news is all of our Author Representatives are currently working from home, allowing us to continue publishing books and servicing aspiring and existing authors across the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe.

Question 5

Where is the author bio typically placed in the book? Is it placed according to the author's preference?

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It is normally placed according to authors preferance, if nothing is noted, then front of the book.

Question 6

Can clients receive physical copies of their publishing agreements?

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Yes, they can print them.

Question 7

If an author wants to credit their illustrator in their book, where is this placed and how should it look?

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It is usually placed on the front of the book below the authors name.

Question 8

How soon must the author submit and complete the W-9 Form? Must this only be completed prior to purchasing their author copies of the book?

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In orer for the author to be paid, they must complete it.

Question 9

If an author has access to studio equipment, can they record their own voiceover for their book?

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Yes, an author is more than welcome to record their own voiceover

Question 10

What happens if you go out of business or sell, do I get my files?

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Our company not only survived through a Covid-19 pandemic, but we have managed to drop our prices, introduce a free plan and make book publishing more affordable for authors who can't afford to publish a book.

Question 11

I own a web domain can I make a site

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Yes, we'll provide a Google-Hosted site. This site does not have the functionality for adding a domain name.

Question 12

Do I have to be approved for my book title?

No

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The timeline depends on the plan taken out for the book. See the turnaround times above!

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The author chooses.

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Yes, you will have to fill out the alternate publisher form.

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We'll pair you with a marketing advisor (who may or may not be your Author Representative) to give you recurring advice on how to get your book in your local bookstores, libraries and schools.

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Here is a social media account for an author who recently published with us. https://twitter.com/VincentFAmen?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

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Yes. When we publish the book, we also print the book. Authors are able to buy copies of their book at wholesale prices, and wherever your book is being sold online --from Amazon to Barnes & Noble, we'll ship out copies of your book to the customer -- and pay you a royalty. We pay out the highest royalties in the industry. 30% on paperback (because shipping and price of book is included...) And up to 80% on eBooks. No other publisher pays their authors this much in royalties.

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No. Author does not need to purchase their own books. This is completely optional. Our minimum quantity is 1 book per order. The average production cost of a book (the book printed by the manufacturer) is around $5.49 per book on average.

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10 copies...
How many copies of his book will he get?
Free Plan : 0

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Our authors will have the opportunity to purchase copies at wholesale prices, at the production cost. How much does it cost? Average cost per production cost is $5 for the author, and you get a chance to markup your book for the retail price.

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The default printing option for all authors is Print-On-Demand. Print-On-Demand is a process where books are printed whenever someone purchases a copy.

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The rookie plan gives you 5 free copies of your book mailed to you.

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Once your ebook is approved, our technology will determine how much it costs to print your book. We have one of the lowest printing costs in the industry.

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Yes. You can buy copies of your book at wholesale price (production cost of printing) and sell it anywhere in the world. The average printing cost is $5.49 for a paperback copy and $15.49 for a hardcover copy. There are no fees for ebook creation and publishing.

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Our editorial services combine all 3 forms of editing into one. We do developmental editing, line editing and proofreading -- all in one service -- and that service is our Editorial Assessment. Our free plan has 50 free corrections, and if you wanted more edits on your book you will have the option to purchase more!

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No, unfortunately not.

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Books are registered copyright only if the author takes out any of the premium plans. The Starter Plan, is the minimum premium plan that has copyright protection - registered by the publisher.
The free plan does not include copyright protection.

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There are 2 ways to get copyright. You can file copyright for your book directly to https://www.copyright.gov/ ,
Or have us file it on your behalf.'
Once copyright is filed with the U.S Gov Copyright office, it will take 6-9 months for them to mail you a letter confirming your ownership of your book / intellectual property.
Even though it takes 6-9 months to get a mail from the government, as soon as it's filed, you are immediately recognized as the copyright owner while waiting for the government to confirm your ownership.
The cost to file copyright with the U.S Government ranges anywhere from 45 to 85.
If you wanted Alpha Book Publisher to file for your copyright, there's an extra $15 administrative fee.

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Yes. At Alpha Book Publisher, we only publish your book. You keep 100% rights, ownership and control over your manuscript and all relevant materials pertaining to your book.

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Our marketing services occur only after the book is published. This way, customers can buy the book when they discover your book as a result of our marketing efforts.

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If you purchased the strategic plan, yes. All the marketing will be supported by our company.
And even if you published your book using our free plan, you'll get assigned a marketing agent within weeks after your book is published. Our marketing agents are advisors that will help you get your book in your local public libraries, bookstores and schools. And this is free of charge - even on our free plan.

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When you publish your book with us, we'll pair you with a marketing advisor who will give you advice on how to get your book in your local bookstores and libraries. Your book will also be sold on walmart.com, amazon, and many other distribution channels

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Yes. Your book will be linked to all other distribution channels. We'll provide all the links to you on your author dashboard.

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Yes, you can do anything you want when it comes to marketing your book.

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Yes, we will be providing full links for you to use so you can place your book on your website and the links to where it's being sold on all of our distribution channels.

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Yes. Once you approve your final ebook, we will move on to creating your promotional materials.
Recently we decided to give our authors control over what they want their 3 promotional items to look like:
Below you can customize what you want your promotional items to look like or elect to have the Publishing Team create them based on your book and its genre.
Bookmarks:https://www.canva.com/bookmarks/templates/
Postcards: https://www.canva.com/postcards/templates/
Business Cards: https://www.canva.com/business-cards/templates/

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Alpha Book Publisher will provide short-term and long-term marketing tips and strategies to help boost your social media following that goes beyond creating the accounts itself.

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You can run a pre-order and run your book at a cheaper price, and change it in the future.

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Yes, absolutely.

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As many as they want.

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It is on their author dashboard for their payout. Author Dashboards are created once the author once the author's book is a week or two away from publication.

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No. But we pay out on sales of books

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Alpha Book Publisher is the only independent self-publisher currently offering a free plan to publish your book. Other companies claim to have a free plan, but there's always hidden fees and a few conditions on the fine print. With our Babyface Plan, there are no hidden fees.

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We provide 2 types of services - publishing services and supplementary services. Our publishing services can be found on the top of this page, and they are: a. The Babyface Plan b. The Starter Plan c. The Rookie Plan d. The Classic Plan e. The Strategic Plan f. The Premiere Plan Our Supplementary services include: a. Formatting b. Design c. Editorial d. Production e. Bookselling f. Marketing

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We publish around 500 author books annually, and growing.

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If by contract you mean, legal agreement, then yes. We don't use the word "contract" to describe our publishing agreements because a contract is strict and sometimes predatory. On the other hand, our publishing agreements grants you a lot more flexibility and allows you to opt out at any time. Our 3 publishing agreements are as follows: Author Publisher Agreement.pdf eBook Publishing Agreement.pdf Fixed-Royalty Author Publisher Agreement.pdf You will need to read these publishing agreements, ask us as many questions as you can before you sign them - and once they're signed and sealed, then Alpha Book Publisher will have your permission and the legal right to publish your book under your consent.

Question 13

How long would it take to get the book published?

Question 14

How would the picture be selected for the author?

Question 15

I have a contract signed with another publisher in all formats. Is there any problem for Alpha Book Publisher?

Question 16

Can Alpha Book Publishing help me with getting my book in the Denver BookStore gift shop? I have already acquired their information and just need to pass it along to your company if they can help me.

Question 17

Can you send me samples of other authors' social media accounts like facebook, instagram and twitter so I can see them?

Question 18

Does Alpha Book Publisher Print The Books?

Question 19

I need clarification as to whether I must order my own books, etc.

Question 20

How many copies of the book would be made with the Starter Plan?

Question 21

Can I buy the books wholesale?

Question 22

How many copies will be printed out in all?

Question 23

After I make a payment for my book how soon do I get it delivered to my home address?

Question 24

In addition, How much is it to order my books? Once I pay will a certain amount of books be sent to me or will I still have to order books? If so please let me know now and how much so I can begin budgeting for that process..

Question 25

Can I sell physical copies of my book in stores in my home country? (INorth America, Europe, Asia, South America, Africa and Australia)

Question 26

Is the editing with Alpha Book Publisher more developmental or line editing?

Question 27

Can you get the manuscript edited without signing up for a plan?

Question 28

Registration Section 1: Author will register copyright of the Book... Isn't that the duty of the publisher?

Question 29

How does the copyright process work?

Question 30

Will I own 100% rights to my book?

Question 31

Does marketing occur before or after the book is released?

Question 32

Is there support for strategic outreach planning?

Question 33

Can I publish my books at a local store for resale?

Question 34

Can I link to the amazon and other sites you sell the book at from my site?

Question 35

On my site can I package the book with online workshops or services?

Question 36

I have a my own workshop. I have some videos I want to have a place on my site where they can buy the videos and book as a package I will send them?

Question 37

How soon will I receive my book marks and business cards? How will they know what to put on my business cards, will I be able to develop them or are they all standard? What will my bookmarks look like?

Question 38

I already made facebook and instagram pages for my accounts so what will Alpha publishing be able to do to help me with those social media accounts ?

Question 39

If I do a workshop and say I have a book and want to see how big of a buy spike there is in sales. Can I see where they [consumers] are buying my book and in what format?

Yes.

Question 40

I know in my Amazon kindle book, I can run specials. Will I have that ability with the free plan? Can I run book specials myself or do you have to do it for me?

Question 41

If someone doesn't want part of a plan, can they choose to omit it?

Question 42

How many books can one publish through the Babyface plan?

Question 43

When does an author need to fill out the W-9 form? Do we have access to this on our end as author reps?

Question 44

Does your company offer payment advancement?

Question 45

Why Should I self-publish with Alpha Book Publisher?

Question 46

What Services do you provide?

Question 47

How many books do you publish each year?

Question 48