~ Author's Checklist ~
What we'll need from you to complete your publication:
Signed Agreement
A sample of the nonexclusive agreement
can be found in the Toolkit section.
Author Biography
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An author biography can be included at the end of your book. A shorter version can be on the back cover. |
Book Elements
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Title |
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Subtitle (optional): helps the reader better understand the contents of the book. |
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Quote (optional): an endorsement or excerpt from a review. |
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A Copy line (optional): a headline highlighting a unique or special feature about the book. |
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Reading Line (optional): line of text giving the reader additional detailed information about the subject and contents of the book, in addition to the subtitle. For example: A Step-by-Step Guide to... |
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Front Cover Text Level of Importance. Sometimes an author's name is more important and should be more prominent than the title. For example, if you are widely recognized on the lecture circuit, you might want your name more noticeable at first glance. On the other hand, if you have a catchy title, that should be featured. |
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Author name exactly as it should appear on the cover of your book. If applicable, enter a pseudonym or pen name. |
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Co-author name, if applicable, exactly as it should appear on the cover of your book. |
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Back Cover Text Level of Importance. Think of your back cover text as your book's movie trailer. It needs to grab a potential reader's attention right away. |
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Back Cover Headline: A sentence or phrase at the top of the back cover that catches the attention of the reader so that he/she continues to read the book description. (This will be submitted to Amazon.) |
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A book description a few paragraphs describing the overall content of your book. (This will be submitted to Amazon.) |
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Original year of copyright and the years of publication of any subsequent editions that appeared on the copyright page of the book. For new manuscripts, use the current year. Please note: We place the proper U.S. copyright notice in the front of each book but do not register the copyright on behalf of the author. It is the author's choice and responsibility to register the book with the U.S. Copyright Office. |
Your Files
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A completed, proofread and edited manuscript in PDF Format. Total pages must be evenly divisible by two.
If using InDesign or Acrobat save document using the PDF/X-1a format. If you are using another software application the format is commonly known as a "Press Ready" PDF. |
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Cover design in PDF Format. All photo and illustration files imbeded in the PDF should have been scanned at 300 dpi resolution and converted to CMYK. If you have RGB colors in your document they may convert in ways that you do not anticipate. The Cover-spread layout consists of the back cover, the spine, and the front cover, and should all be on one page. The combined cover layout must match the dimension of the final trim size, plus an .125" bleed on all edges. It is not advisable to use borders on your cover. |
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The author photo in JPG or TIFF (.tif) file format, CMYK, at 300 dpi resolution at 1"x1.5" printed size. |
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A separate file for each photo or illustration that will be placed on the cover of the book. Each file should be CMYK Color or Grayscale, at 300 dpi resolution.
Note: While it is mechanically possible to "up-rez" a photo file to a higher DPI, all you are doing is adding white space between the pixels, resulting in a grainier photo. It is better to rescan at the higher resolution. |
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The cover photo and illustration files: credit lines (attribution) are required if you are using someone's photo/illustration. We cannot use images without permission from the original artist. |
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Author photo (optional) for use on the back cover. |
Target Market
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The target age group for your primary readers. |
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The genre: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, etc. |
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BISAC category and codes that best describes your book. |
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510-573-6625 |
The publisher you can talk to. |
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