Publishing

Publishing Services

 

Fiction Writer

Let us help you publish your work from manuscript to professionally edited, formatted and thoughtfully designed book. The Fiction Writer package includes all of the elements you need to get your work in print.

Products and Services Included :            A La Carte Prices:       

 

Author's Black & White Falcon Publishing Program

Full service design, layout and book publishing service for black and white manuscript submissions                        $600.00 + print cost

 

Authors' Color Falcon Publishing Program

Full service design, layout and book publishing service for manuscript submissions that include color photography and color illustrations                                                                             $900.00 +print cost 

  • Complete layout and formatting of your manuscript
  • ABI (Advanced Book Information) Form completed
  • ISBN assignment
  • LCCN (Library of Congress Control Number) assignment
  • Bookland EAN scanning symbol (bar code) provided
  • Proof supplied to author for review before final printing
  • Copyright assistance    
  • Online listing with leading retail and wholesale booksellers    

 

 

Basic Copy Editing

With Falcon Publishing, LTD Basic Copy Editing service, a professional will review your manuscript for technical elements only, such as grammar, punctuation, spelling and consistency. Edited manuscript will be returned to author with changes using Microsoft Word “track changes” and “comments” tools. Author will accept or reject changes, incorporate accepted changes and return final manuscript for final formatting and submission to printer.

 

                                     Individual rounds each -  $.015/word

                                      Minimum- $300.00   

 

Comprehensive Copy Editing (includes up to 3 rounds)

With Falcon Publishing, LTD Comprehensive Copy Editing service, a professional editor will review your manuscript for both technical and stylist elements including grammar, punctuation, spelling and consistency – as well as suggestions to content, character development and structure. The Editor will provide feedback and suggestions for making improvements to your work.   

 

•  Author provides us with complete manuscript in a Microsoft Word format.

•  Our professional editor will review and provide feedback using Microsoft     Word “track changes” and “comments” tools

•  Author retains line item control and either accepts or rejects each editorial    change made by the editor.

•  After author review and integration of editor's feedback, manuscript is          returned to editor for a 2 nd round of editing.

•  Repeat process for up to three rounds in order to obtain a comprehensive    edit.

For a thorough copy editing job, we recommend multiple rounds of comprehensive editing. This highly participative process provides the greatest benefit to you, the author, while allowing you final control and ownership of your work. This service can be purchased in rounds of three or a la carte.

                                   Multiple rounds (up to 3) -  $ .03/word

                                   Individual round (a la carte) - $.018/word

 

Cover Design

Work with an experienced graphic designer to create a cover that brings your book to life with text, photography and graphic images.  

                                                                                         $900.00

 

Promotion of your book

As the author, only you can determine the level of time, energy and effort you want to devote to the marketing and promotion of your work. You know your goals and your budget. We offer the resources listed below to help with your efforts.

 

Advanced Marketing Copy

Professional and compelling marketing copy useful for online description of your book as well as back cover text.

 

•  Short paragraph describing your book

•  Condensed sentence description

•  Author biography          

                                                                          $150.00

 

Marketing

Professionally designed and printed promotional material, perfect for introducing your book to the market using your book's cover, sales information about your book and your author biography.

 

•  200 full color postcards

•  Book synopsis with full color picture of cover

•  Press release ready for distribution    

                                                                         $350.00  

 

Targeted Marketing Services

Professionally designed press release and promotional materials, to accompany review copies of your book, distributed to appropriate media and book reviewers for your genre.  

•  Press release distributed to appropriate media outlets

•  Review copies of your book distributed to appropriate book reviewers in     your genre. ( Approximately 20 review copies to reviewers)

                                                                                                                                   $550.00

Buy X and Get Y Advertising on Amazon.com

Gain more exposure for your book by advertising your book with a top selling book in your genre on Amazon.com for one month to offer Amazon.com customers added value for purchasing both books imultaneously.  

                                                                                  $1000.00

 

 

Printing Services

Price for printing is dependant on size, cover, number of books printed, text paper, ink, binding, and # of illustrations, if any, etc.

All books printed are owned by the author and shipped to author except for number retained by Falcon Publishing, LTD for review copy distribution(if review copy distribution services are purchased) and sales distribution through the Falcon website, wholesale and retail vendors. That number will be determined by agreement between Falcon Publishing, LTD and author. Author must agree to provide publisher books sold via publisher sales and distribution channels.

                                                                   Value determined by # of books,

                                                                                          book size and cover selection

                                                                                          text paper, ink, binding, # of

                                                                                          illustrations if any.

 

 

Falcon Publishing Distribution and Sales

Through Falcon Publishing, LTD, your book is made available for sale through a wide range of distribution channels. You receive royalties based on the list price of your book on all retail and wholesale channels. 

Retail Distribution Channels

Amazon.com

Falcon lists all of our author titles directly in the Amazon.com catalog. Due to Amazon's current relationship with Borders and Target, your book will also be featured on Border.com and Target.com.

   Royalties 25% of distributor discounted price.

Falconpublishing.com

Sales of your book as well as bio, reviews, and news events will be featured on falconpubishing.com

   Royalties 40% of retail price

Wholesale Distribution Channels

 

Baker & Taylor

A leading full-line distributor of books, Baker & Taylor maintains long-term relations with libraries and book stores across the country. Your book can be ordered by any library or bookstore through Baker & Taylor on a returnable basis.

  Royalties 10% of wholesale distributor price.

 

Listings

 

R.R. Bowker's Books in Print

While not a distribution channel, R. R. Bowker is the industry's largest resource for professionals for over 30 years. Books in Print is the method of choice for book retailers and libraries to learn about and gain access to any book on the market. Falcon Publishing, LTD lists all of our author titles in Bowker's web-based database.

 

Library of Congress

Falcon Publishing LTD applies for an LCCN number for all books we publish. This number makes your book eligible for Library Sales. Librarians use this number to access the associated bibliographic record in the Library of Congress database.

 
 
 
 

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