Christian Self-Publishing Package Prices

Christian Self-Publishing Package Prices
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Premium
Best-Seller
Elite
Paperback format
Custom Designed Book Cover
You will receive a custom full-color front cover created from our award-winning design team. Included on your front cover
is your title, subtitle, and pen name and any additional marketing copy.
Custom Designed Interior Formatting *
We take your manuscript files and turn them into a professionally formatted book. Our typesetters will give your book a
“bookstore quality” look and feel.
Image Insertion
20
30
50
Choice of Trim Size
Xulon Press offers the largest variety of trim sizes in the industry. You can choose any trim size.
Electronic Proof
Once you enter the production cycle of your book, we will post your galley (book cover, back cover, and book interior) for
you to review and approve.
ISBN Number
We assign each book an International Standard Book Number, which catalogs and identifies your book to the book
industry.
Google Book Preview
Your book on the Internet is a great way to gain visibility for your book, and with Google Book Preview now people can
preview 20% of your book. It’s just like going into a bookstore.
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Premium
Best-Seller
Elite
Author Support Team
With Xulon, you get a support team designed to help you realize your publishing dream. Your Publishing Consultant
helps you choose the publishing package and services your book needs. Your Production Manager and Account Manager guide and shepherd you through the book publishing process. They are there to hold your hand through the entire
process. Your personal Book Sales Representative will help you with just the right order that suits your book sales
needs, and your Marketing Specialist will provide continual consultation on the many ways you can market your book
locally, regionally, and nationally.
Online Author & Royalty Center Account
You get your very own online service center. This custom-programmed, author-friendly, fully-functioning online 24/7
service center gets you the help and answers you need fast. You’ll be able to track your book’s progress, quickly contact
your Author Service Representative, review your book’s files, see your latest royalty reports, receive important bulletins,
purchase additional services, and much more!
Royalties
We pay a royalty rate of 100% for all bookstore trade sales! We want you to earn back the investment of your time and
money by giving you generous royalties. We are the only publisher who offers a 100% royalty rate on all copies sold to
bookstore industry. We post monthly sales to your Author Center and generate quarterly online statements and checks.
Nonexclusive Contract
You worked hard to write your book, so don’t give away your rights. While many publishers insist that you give up your
rights, Xulon Press lets you keep them 100%. You can take your book to another publisher at any time, for any reason.
No questions asked.
Free Paperback Copies *
5
10
20
Books are truly FREE if you live in the US, Canada and the UK. We won’t charge you a shipping and handling fee!
Online Distribution
International Distribution
International Distribution lists your book with distributors overseas. When orders are placed, copies of your book are
actually printed on demand from the United Kingdom and shipped worldwide, making it easy for international customers
to get a copy of your book.
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Premium
Best-Seller
Elite
Bookstore Distribution Availability
We utilize lightning-fast print-on-demand digital technology to publish your book. We make your Christian book available
through the largest distribution network of 71,000 retail and library customers globally, plus online at Amazon and Barnes
& Noble.
Books-In-Print Listing
We list your book with R.R. Bowker’s Books-In-Print database. Books-In-Print is an essential search tool for the library,
booksellers, and publishing industry.
Professional Marketing Specialist
Your Marketing Specialist is here to answer all your questions about book marketing and help you strategize on your
marketing plan. Xulon wants you to succeed!
Manuscript Diagnostic Review
$329.00
Your book manuscript will receive a complete editorial evaluation, suggested title & subtitle, back-cover copy
recommendations, and itemized strengths and weaknesses.
eBook Formatting & Distribution Service
$399.00
Xulon Press takes your completed book and formats it into all the digital file formats for each major book reader,
computer, and mobile phone. We then list your book with eBook distribution services like Amazon’s Kindle, Barnes and
Noble’s Nook, Apple’s iPad, Sony’s eReader and Kobos.
Espresso Book Machine
$99.00
The book industry keeps evolving with faster ways for customers to receive books. The Espresso Book Machine can
print your book right on location. Many bookstores and libraries are starting to carry these machines, and your title will
be available on these machines.
U.S. Copyright Service
$199.00
We complete all the necessary paperwork and order two copies of your book needed to register your book with the
United States Copyright Office. You will receive an official certificate verifying your registration. Please note this process
can take up to 12 months from the time your book is completed with the production process.
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Premium
Online Bookstore Page
Best-Seller
Elite
$199.00
Your book will be added to our bookstore, where you can use your unique URL to post on your website use it in email
marketing campaigns to help you sell more books. We take care of the order and shipping to the customer.
Catalog Advertising
$599.00
The Best-Seller Publishing Package receives a 1/8 page ad in one issue of the New Release Catalog which is mailed to
4,000 Christian bookstores. The Elite Publishing Package receives a 1/4 Page Full-Color ad in one issue of the Christian
Book Browser Catalog. Each issue of this catalog is mailed to 4,000 Christian bookstores and 5,000 churches all across
the USA.
ICRS Trade Show Placement
$299.00
The International Christian Retail Show (ICRS) is the largest annual Christian retail and book show in America. Each
year Xulon Press exhibits their new titles for the Best-Seller and Elite Publishing Packages at ICRS. We have a representative on staff to answer questions as book buyers, media and other attendees visit our booth.
CPE Trade Show Placement
N/A
N/A
The Christian Product Expo (CPE) is put together especially for the Independent Christian Retailer. Held twice a year
exclusively for the bookstore industry, the Fall CPE is in Nashville, TN; the Winter CPE in Hershey, PA. The Elite Publishing Package includes placement at Fall CPE.
Lifetime Book Return Service
$799.00
$799.00
This service helps you encourage bookstores to order and carry your book with no risk to them. If books go unsold, they
can return them for a full refund. This is lifetime coverage for your paperback and hardcover with no annual renew fees.
Press Release Service
$499.00
$499.00
Our press release program is staffed by professionals with experience in Christian media. Our highly skilled writers will
compose a newsworthy press release to get your book the attention it deserves. After we write your press release, we
will post it to the industry’s most trafficked media service website. It will be distributed with your online bookstore link to
1,600+ websites including Yahoo!, AOL News, and MSNBC, as well as hundreds of thousands of subscribers through
300+ RSS feeds.
Rush Service
$299.00
$299.00
Your book goes to the front of the production line and is completed within 45 days!
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Bookstore Mailing List
Premium
Best-Seller
$199.00
$199.00
Elite
The bookstore mailing list contains over 4,000 Christian retail bookstores includes large mega-chain to smaller,
independent bookstores.
Church Mailing List
$199.00
$199.00
The Christian church mailing list contains over 5,000 churches across the nation.
Internet Banner Advertising Campaign
$499.00
$499.00
You get a professionally-created banner ad on popular Salem Web Network sites with guaranteed views! This is an
exclusive location on this popular Christian website only for Xulon Press authors. With the Elite Package your banner ad
receives 20,000 guaranteed views.
Quarter Page CBB Catalog Advertisement
$599.00
$599.00
The Christian Book Browser Catalog is mailed to 9,000 Christian bookstores and churches all across the USA.
Book Search Optimization
$499.00
$499.00
$499.00
Readers search bookstore websites using specific keywords. Placing the right keywords in your book’s online profile
will boost the visibility of your book in online searches, both on search engines and in online bookstores. With our Book
Search Optimization service, Xulon Press reviews your manuscript and hand-selects the perfect keywords for your
target audience. Please contact your publishing consultant, who can further explain this powerful tool for getting your
book noticed.
Back Cover Copy Service
$299.00
$299.00
$299.00
Back cover text is one of the most effective sales tools to get your book off the shelf and into the hands of readers.
Your back cover text should be exciting and intriguing, making your book a must-have read. Knowing how much of your
book’s message to give away on the back cover can be difficult, but our seasoned team can craft a customized back
cover to capture the attention of potential readers right away!
Book Signing Kit
$499.00
$499.00
$499.00
Church and bookstore book signings offer you an incredible opportunity to connect with people, to gain top quality
exposure for your book, and to achieve significant book sales. With Xulon’s Book Signing Kit, you’ll have everything you
need to hold a book signing in grand style!
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Video Book Trailers
Premium
Best-Seller
Elite
$499/$699
$499/$699
$499/$699
We professionally produce a video trailer for your book and post it online for the world to see on YouTube™ and
GodTube™, the premier Christian video sharing website! We offer three choices.
BEA Trade Show Placement
$299.00
$299.00
$299.00
The Book Expo America book trade fair is the largest annual book fair in America where publishers worldwide exhibit
their new titles to the book buying industry. Attendance to this annual trade show can exceed 30,000 people worldwide.
This event is the ideal place for content creators and consumers to discover new books/titles, meet favorite and new
authors, learn about trends shaping the book industry, and network with those have a passion for books and reading.
Editing Services
10% OFF
10% OFF
10% OFF
Your manuscript will be thoroughly reviewed by our editorial department to catch and correct any errors in grammar,
spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and syntax.
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