Self Publishing Services From Final Manuscript to Live Listing

Self-publishing means you are the publisher. You decide the title, cover, price and release date, you pay the production costs, and you keep the royalties. Traditional publishing works the other way: a house acquires rights to your book, handles production and distribution, and keeps a share of the income. Winning an offer can take a long time, and most manuscripts never get one. Hybrid publishers sit between the two, charging the author for services while offering some selection. Their terms vary widely, so read any contract closely. Each route suits different books and goals.

Here is who owns what on our projects. You own the copyright in your text. You own the cover files once the work is paid for. Your ISBNs are bought in your name or your imprint's name, so you are the publisher of record. The accounts at Amazon KDP, IngramSpark and the other retailers belong to you, and royalties are paid straight into your bank account, not through us. We act as your production team. You create the accounts, we guide you through each screen, and you always keep the logins.

An ISBN identifies one edition of a book in one format. The paperback, hardcover and ebook each need their own number. A free ISBN supplied by a platform is convenient, but it lists that platform as the publisher and cannot be moved to another service. Buying your own gives you control and lets you choose an imprint name, the publishing brand that appears on the copyright page and in retailer data. We help you decide between your own name and a small imprint, and we check that every number matches across your files and listings.

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Before you announce anything, order a printed proof. A screen cannot show you how a cover color prints, whether the spine text sits straight, or whether the margins feel comfortable in the hand. We review the proof with you, page by page if needed, and fix any problems in the files. Corrections made at this stage cost far less than corrections after readers have bought copies. For the ebook, we check the file on real devices and in the retailer previewer. Only after both are approved do we move to the final submission.

Launch checks are a short list we run before and after the listing goes live. Before: price and territory settings, the description's formatting, categories, the look inside preview, the author page, and the release date. After: that the print and ebook editions are linked on one page, the cover displays correctly, the sample opens, and the ISBN data matches. Retailers can take from a day to a few days to publish or link editions, and some platforms allow pre-orders. We tell you what to expect and keep checking until the listings are clean.

A live listing is a start, not an end. Files can be updated later, for a corrected typo, a new edition or a revised cover, and we keep your source files so changes are quick. You get a plain handover: your account access stays in your hands, your final files are delivered, and a one-page record lists every ISBN, price and setting we used. Marketing, a website or reader reviews are separate services, and we never suggest paid or fake reviews. Your project manager replies to questions within one business day.

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