FAQ
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Instead of a traditional publisher signing a publishing deal with you and publishing your book for you, you are the publisher of your own book i.e. self publisher. This means that:
- You own the copyright of your book.
- You are the publisher of your own book so Reach Publishers only assist with providing professional publishing services to help you produce a quality book and display it to the world.
- You control the content and look of your book.
- You can market and sell to who you want and earn all the profits from your sales efforts.
All we need is your manuscript – an electronic Word version of your book. Once we have received your deposit, and you send us your manuscript, we will immediately begin the publishing process.
Depending on the size and content of the manuscript, it usually takes on average 3 (three) months. This typically varies especially for longer, more complex books involving lots of graphics or very long edits. We are flexible and can work around deadlines if you alert us timeously.
You are not only paying for printed copies of your book, but mainly for the cost of the professional services required to publish a quality book. Depending on your chosen package, these include: editing, cover design, layout, online upload, e-book conversion, ISBN registration as well as printed books.
A paperback book is otherwise known as a softcover book. Most printed books are softcover books. The cover is much thicker than the inside pages of the book but is not a hardcover. Hardcover books are much more expensive and usually for high-end coffee table books or limited editions (due to cost). They often also have dust jackets over the hardcover.
- Black & White – most books are only black text on white paper. Only if you have images in the book, would you consider having colour as colour is more expensive to print than b&w.
- Full colour – books that contain many images (especially children’s books) are mostly produced in full colour. This is more expensive not only due to the colour processes involved in the printing, but also due to the extra layout and design time involved in the production.
- Full colour inserts – Images can be grouped together either in the front of the book, middle and/or end of the book as full colour inserts. E.g. a b&w book with an 8-page full colour insert in the middle of the book.
We have some flexible payment options available, which you can discuss with our admins Please do not hesitate to contact them and ask for available options usually in the form of affordable monthly payments.
We have been doing this for over 25 years and have dealt with hundreds of authors worldwide, handling highly sensitive topics and information. Rest assured, our staff are professionals who respect your privacy and information. We have many returning authors who have published a number of books with us over the years to vouch for our services and confidentiality.
As a self publisher, you own your book and therefore also get the full profits from sales. Reach Publishers will help you to produce a professional book and assist you to upload it onto all the relevant online stores (if you choose this option) so that it is available for buyers. We also give all authors an electronic marketing assistance package with lots of advice, lists of organisations, media and distributors who can help you with your marketing efforts.
We offer a Review service whereby one of our professional editors will review a sample (three chapters) of your work as well as a synopsis, in order to give you an honest, outside opinion on your work before you commit to publishing.
If you publish two or more books at a time, we will most certainly look at a discount for you. However, if you publish one book at first and return at a later stage to publish a second book then we can certainly provide a discount as well. You can simply mention that you have published with us before, when you request a quote for your next manuscript.
- Editing: The editing time naturally varies depending on the length (total word count) of the book as well as the level of reworking needed to bring it up to standard. An average-sized book that does not require extensive reworking, usually takes 2 weeks to edit but longer or badly written books can take up to two months to edit.
- Layout: Layout cannot begin until the editing process is complete. There are many factors to consider but a rough estimation would be between 5 to 10 working days from when the designer is given the go-ahead to start the layout stage. Of course for complex layouts with many graphics, it can take a lot longer.
As that is the beauty of self publishing i.e. you own the copyright of your book. If you later draw the attention of a traditional publisher who wants to offer you a publishing deal to take over the publication of the book (production, sales and marketing) then you are able to do so as you own the book.
No, Reach Publishers is not a printer. We work closely with a number of select printers who offer us preferential rates and service.
Yes, you do not have to print your books through Reach Publishers and can choose to print wherever you please.
We will not know the cost to print your book until the publishing process is complete and the book is fully laid out and confirmed as ready for print. Only then will we know the exact specifications of the book in terms of size, number of pages etc.
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