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Welcome to our web site!
So you've written your book and main stream publishers and agents don't want to know.
Maybe it's stuck in the "slush" pile.
Considering self-publishing?
Here's a few things you should know.
1. It is not self-publishing, if someone does it for you. To self-publish, you must set up your own publishing company,
buy minimum ten ISBN numbers, find a good printer and when you receive the finished book, you get to market it yourself.
2. There are a lot of people ready to offer you self-publishing,(which it isn't): make large claims for what they will
do for you(which they don't): charge large sums of money (for doing very little or nothing.)
3. The standard of book produced by some of these people is very poor. You pay a lot of money upfront, but the promised
sales don't materialise.(Of course it's your fault because the writing is so poor!)
Sound familiar?
Why is Petan Publishing any different?
Firstly, it's run by a writer like yourself. He suffered problems with his first book losing quite a bit of money. As
a result, he set up Petan Publishing to do it himself.
Now you can get the benefit of self-publishing without setting up a company.
Petan can offer cover design, editorial help, proof reading and quality printing including ISBN numbers and listing on
Nielson Bookdata.
But why can you be trusted to do the things you say you will. We are happy to put you in touch with writers who have
used our services.
Petan take a flat fee for setting up your book for printing, providing the ISBN number and handling the listing with Nielson
Bookdata. (providing the manuscript is ready for printing).
We strongly recommend proof reading by an experienced proofreader. Writers become word blind and don't pick up the mistakes.
They know what they intended to put and that's what they read.
These services are offered at cost, Petan adds nothing on to the proof reading or editorial help, which is carried out
by professionals.
We strongly recommend that if you are considering self-publishing, you download the excellent free advise from Jonathon
Clifford's website. He is the acknowledged expert on vanity publishers(he coined the phrase).
To be as competitive in the marketplace as you are able, you must buy the right quantity. Self-published books sell on
average between 300-400 books. The minimum to buy is 250 books. Below this quantity the price rises steeply.
Petan has produced three books this year with a further three due to be published later this year.
Price examples: 250 Books Of 250 Pages, including cover design, laminated cover 240 gsm Trucard,(A5 SIZE) 80 gsm Paper,
Registration,(with ISBN Number) with Nielson Bookdata, printed in black £810 or £3.24 per book. Delivery to on UK address
£25 extra.
For 500 Books, the price would be £1,087 or £2.17 per book, a considerable saving per book. Delivery as above.
Why not contact us to see what we can do. We are happy to offer advice and we will be honest in our appraisal of your
project.
You can e-mail us or drop us a line at the contacts listed below. You may be pleasantly surprised at how easy it is to
get you book into print.
We specialise in helping Yorkshire writers, but we are glad to hear from anyone.
Please note, that Petan Publishing does not offer marketing services, due to time considerations. We can offer advice.
We are pleased to announce the publication of the first book by new author
PETER COOKE.
THE GLASS DAGGER
Book One of the Glassmaker Series
Launched September 2006.
Reprinted November 2006.
ISBN 0955341809
Price: -£6.99 + postage(UK free)
Orders by e-mail or post from Petan Publishing
An extract from this book can be found by using the link above.
'The Crystal Ship'
Book Two of the Glassmaker Series
will be published September 2007
Price £6.99 + postage(UK free)
See the extracts page for details
Why not have a look at Peter Cooke's blog using the link at the top of the page.
We are also pleased to announce the publication of the first two books of the Trilogy
Closed Circuits, Cluttered Minds
by
Roz Colyer
The books are:
Riding the Wheel
and
Wheels and Circles
The final book of the trilogy is:
Full Circle.
This will be available from Liberato later this year.
Full details can be found using the following link.
Details of these books from the sole distributor Liberato.
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