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4) eBook + Print w/ ISBN & Barcode

20 November 2011

This option is simply a combination of options

  • 1) eBook
  • 3) Print w/ ISBN & Barcode

Your book will be available in both an electronic and a physical format.

Readers like choices. Cover both the electronic market and the print market by offering your book in both formats.

EXTREMELY IMPORTANT: All documents sent for conversion should be submitted in Microsoft Word 2003 (.doc) format. Your document will not be accepted in any other format to include .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf. If you need help with converting to a .doc file, see other services.

The setup fee is based on the cost of your ISBN, your barcode and the word count of your document:

  •   6,500 words or less = $300
  •   6,501 – 12,500 words = $345
  • 12,501 – 18,500 words = $405
  • 18,501 – 24,500 words = $465
  • 24,501 – 30,500 words = $525
  • 30,501 – 36,500 words = $585
  • 36,501 – 48,500 words = $645
  • 48,501 – 60,500 words = $705
  • 60,501 words and above = $705 + $15 for each additional 1K words
IMAGES: Excluding the image for your bookcover, there will be an added fee of five dollars ($5) per image contained in the content of your book.

Products/services included in this option:

  • the ISBN for your printed book
  • the barcode for your printed book
  • two (2) copies of your printed book
  • printing expenses
  • formatting your content for print delivery
  • formatting your content for electronic delivery

The following are the SolaPress standards for printed books:

  • Typeface: Arial
  • Font size: 10pt body text; 12pt subheadings; 14pt headings
  • Margins: 0.21″ on top, 0.5″ on the bottom, 0.75″ on the inside (where it is bound) and 0.5″ on the outside.
  • Size: 5½ inches wide and 8½ inches tall.
  • Binding: Spiral (click here to see an example)
  • Covers: 100-pound card stock and covered on both sides with transparent sheets to protect from spills, dust, stray pen/pencil markings.

Any requested deviations from the standard SolaPress specifications will result in extra charges.

Please note that your eBook and your printed book may not be formatted in the same way, as there are other considerations when formatting a book for electronic delivery.

To find out information about getting paid, commissions, setting the price of your book, etc., please read the FAQs!
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