Print books come in Paperback and Hardback. There are several options for both, like color or black and white interiors, the type of cover, the paper type and weight, and the trim sizes (the physical size of the book, like 6" by 9").

There are basically two E-book formats today. The first is the Amazon Kindle format, exclusive to Amazon E-readers, such as the Kindle Fire and the Kindle Paperwhite. The second format is the E-Pub format, used by other devices like the Barnes and Noble Nook, and the Rakuten Kobo. The E-pub format is also readable by most Android and Apple devices using various apps.

Oddly, to put an E-Book into a Kindle format, it's typical to make an E-Pub first.

Your Kindle Format book will be sold on Amazon's Kindle Store, as well as Amazon.com and their various global marketplaces.

If you purchase Everywhere distribution for ebooks, your E-Pub book will be distributed to Apple Books, Google Play, Barnes & Noble, Kobo (including Kobo Plus), Tolino, OverDrive, Bibliotheca, Scribd, Baker & Taylor, Hoopla, Vivlio, BorrowBox

Your print book will be sold on Amazon.com and their various global marketplaces.

If you purchase Everywhere distribution for print books, your print book will be accessible to over 40,000 Independent bookstores, Online stores, Chain stores, Ebook retailers, Libraries, and Universities.

The short answer is no. Advertising is separate from the act of publishing. Your book will be for sale on many platforms, depending on the publication package you choose, but there is a separate cost for marketing on every platform, separate from the publishing activities.

For example, to advertise on Amazon, you use Amazon Ads. It is a bid-based, cost-per-click system and is used to advertise any product on Amazon, not just books (they show up as those annoying Sponsored Products ads). Other platforms charge up front for advertising. With Amazon Ads, Amazon will make money from you even if you don't sell a book.

If you wish to pursue advertising on Amazon or another platform, you will need to provide funding and a budget. I will provide assets (such as images, mockups and ad design) as part of your package.

Since I am account owner on the platforms where your books are published, I would be the manager of any campaigns you wish to run, but you would be heavily involved.

Your social media connections can be a much more cost effective way to get the word out, which brings us to the next question.

If marketing was easy, all authors would be best-sellers. You need to ask yourself "who is your audience?" And how do you reach them?

There are many channels where you can reach out. Obviously social media groups you're already a part of. Author websites, blogs, and any platform where you can gain followers.

Start now! Even before you publish! It will build momentum.

Don't be shy!

Instagram seems to be very active with new authors, but also active with communities that may be more specific to your audience.

Amazon offers free Author Pages where you can link your book to your author bio and blog entries.

Consider building an author website. It doesn't have to be expensive. Wordpress is a good place to start. It can be free, but you can also customize and make it look more professional if you're willing to spend a little more money on one of their higher tier plans. There are a lot web-building services out there.

Other book specific outlets like BookBub Partners offers E-Book marketing tools and marketing campaign tools to help reach readers.

Some channels are free and some will cost, like ads run on social media platforms, and the costs can add up quickly, so be aware.

The ISBN is a unique identifier for a book or other book-like product (such as an audiobook) that specifies its format, edition, and publisher. Most retailers require ISBNs.

An ISBN links to essential information about your book. An ISBN enables more efficient marketing and distribution of your title.

You will need one ISBN for each edition and format of your book. The ISBN identifies the publisher as well as the specific book title, edition and format (hardback, paperback, ePub, PDF, Mobi, Audio…).

Any variation of a book would require the use of a unique ISBN to identify it properly. This allows retailers to help the customer understand exactly which version of a title they are purchasing.

Amazon does not require an ISBN for Kindle format E-Books, but they do require an ISBN for print books.

If you only want to publish an E-Book on Amazon, you don't need an ISBN. If you want to publish a print version on Amazon, you need an ISBN. If you want Everywhere distribution of your E-Book, you will need an ISBN for the E-Pub format. If you want Everywhere distribution for your print book, the same ISBN can be used as the Amazon print book.

In short: Amazon Kindle - no ISBN. E-Pub - 1 ISBN. Print Book - 1 ISBN

A royalty is the amount you, as the author, earn from the retail sale of one of your books.

A set royalty calculation is available for each distributor, such as Amazon and publishers like Ingram.

Let's say your print book has a $15.99 retail price on Amazon. And let's say your 250 page book costs $3.85 to print. Amazon's royalty rate is 60%. Which means they take 40% of the retail price, or $6.40. That means that there is $9.59 left. From that $9.59, they subtract the printing cost of $3.85. That leaves $5.74 to you, the royalty. If they sell your book for less than the retail price, because of a promotion or price matching, it comes out of your royalty.

Royalty calculations are different for E-books and print books.

The expectation is that E-Books will have a lower retail price than a print book. But that doesn't mean you'll earn less of a royalty. Amazon's royalty rate is 70% minus the delivery cost.

There are no "print" fees for E-Books, but if you have a huge E-Book file size, Amazon will charge you more per download as a delivery cost.

The US delivery cost is 15 cents per megabyte. The books we've published range between 2MB and 3MB, for a delivery cost of $0.30 to $0.45 per download that will be deducted from your royalty.

Author copies are simply the ability to buy your book from the printer for the print cost only (plus shipping, handling fees, and tax).

You can use author copies for many things. Like sending to reviewers.

Maybe you're going to have a book signing at a local library and you want to offer your book to the audience. Your cost per book is much less than retail, and you'd get all the profit.

Or you might want to give copies to your family and friends. This is probably the most common reason.

You will. As long as you are the creator of the content of your book, you owned it from the moment you set pen to paper (okay, that's a very old reference) or started typing.

If there are other contributors or authors on the book, you will share the various copyrights.

You can't use images or text from other sources without permission. Often, a license is required to use someone elses work, such as a photographer.

You own the copyright, but a recent court ruling states that your work must be registered with the U.S. Copyright Office to have standing in court.

There is a process and we can help you through it.

Copyright only protects work in the U.S.

I will not edit your book, or change your text in any way, other than to format.

If, in the process of formatting the manuscript, I find glaring errors, we'll have a conversation.

Errors are subjective. You may have colloquial spellings, phrases, and language necessary to your story.

There are a lot of options out there, but beware of the cost.

Book editors usually charge by the word or page. Depending on the type of editing, the cost varies. Proofreading is typically the cheapest at several hundred dollars. Copy editing and developmental editing are usually over a thousand.

To check for correctness, there are several tools you can use, such as Grammarly, ProWritingAid, and AutoCrit. All are subscription based services and they aren't particularly cheap.

They all do more than check for correctness, but be warned. They don't know your style. They will try to mold your book into a business proposal if you're not careful with the suggestions. You need to review every suggestion and make sure it doesn't take away from your style.

Publishing your book with Desert Wind Press LLC does not guarantee any sales whatsoever.

Desert Wind Press LLC is not a literary agent and will not provide literary agent services such as submissions to traditional publishing houses.

Desert Wind Press LLC does not offer monetary advances on book projects.

Desert Wind Press LLC uses only Print-On-Demand (POD) distributors for paperback and hardback books, so no inventory of books is involved with the publisher, Desert Wind Press LLC.

The author will deliver a finished manuscript for publication on or around the agreed on date.

The author will deliver a book description of at least 300 words on or around the agreed on date. This is required for all distribution platforms and registration services.

The author will deliver an author biography on or around the agreed on date. This is required for all distribution platforms and registration services.

If the author wishes to engage a third party for the design of the cover or interior, they will need to provide the assets before work on the final interior and cover can begin with Desert Wind Press LLC.

Within approximately 14 days of the submission of the manuscript by the author, the publisher will provide the author with a formatted interior PDF, styled to the guidance of the author.

The cover design is an iterative process that can take place before, during, and after the submission and approval of the manuscript. As a guide, the entire process of engagement to publication on Amazon should take mo more than 30 days.

Book marketing will be the responsibility of the author or copyright holder. However,

◦ Advertising channels available to the publisher can be used at the author’s expense.

◦ The publisher may encourage you to claim author pages on various platforms, such as Amazon,BookBub and others, in order to have access to marketing opportunities on those platforms.

Desert Wind Press LLC will provide services that include, but may not be limited to, the following:

◦ Book interior design and layout.

◦ Book cover design.

Provide International Standard Book Numbers (ISBNs) for each book format in the selected publishing package, registered with the US ISBN agency, Bowker Identifier Services.

Provide registration of books with distributors for the selected publishing package.

Provide assets for marketing, such as cover renders and ad copy, with the author’s approval.

All designs and distribution channels must be approved by the author or copyright holder.

No Artificial Intelligence (AI) generated content will be accepted.

The author or copyright holder retains the copyright always.

The author is giving permission to Desert Wind Press LLC to publish the authors work as described in the agreement on all the selected distribution platforms on behalf of the author.

If the author so desires, the book can be registered with the US Copyright Office . The current fee for registering one work is $45 with two “best copies” sent to the copyright office. The “best copies” are print editions if available, library hardcopy first, or paperback, second. The cost of the “best copy” prints and shipping to the copyright office is incurred by the author.

Desert Wind Press LLC does not edit books, but reserves the right to correct spelling and major grammar errors with the author’s approval.

Desert Wind Press LLC will not take any percentage of sales on any distribution platform.

Sales reports are distributed to authors at the end of each calendar month.

Royalties are paid when the distribution platform pays Desert Wind Press LLC via bank transfer. This is usually 60 to 90 days after the month of sale.

Royalty payments that have been earned for the specified period are made at the end of the month by check, or by Zelle Payments, if enrolled.

Authors may inventory and sell books outside of the distribution channels by ordering author copies through Desert Wind Press LLC.

Authors can order author copies of their books for the print cost plus shipping, handling and taxes, as put forth by the distributors. Orders are placed through Desert Wind Press LLC and the client will be invoiced upon delivery to a location of the author’s choosing, assuming the order is delivered in good condition. If the order is damaged, please contact Desert Wind Press LLC for resolution.

Desert Wind Press LLC reserves the right to charge a credit card handling fee of 3% on author copy orders paid by credit card, but this fee can be waived if paid by check.

Changes to book metadata can be changed after publication. Metadata includes book descriptions, Author biographies, category placement (if allowed by the distribution platform), search terms and keywords.

Changes to the interior of the book, also known as the book content, is limited to spelling, grammar, and punctuation changes within the first 60 days after publication. After 60 days, a charge of $25 will be incurred for interior changes, and $25 for cover text changes, whichever apply.

Changes that cause a change to the page count of the book, the title, the cover design, or any other material change to the content and substance of the book constitutes a new edition and will result in a new book project and agreement.

The Author will be invoiced for the price of the publishing package (see Pricing below) when the first edition (print or ebook) of the book is live on Amazon.

The Author will have 30 days to pay the invoice by check or credit card.

If the invoice is not paid, a late fee may be incurred up to 90 days. After 90 days, the book will be unpublished on all platforms.

The Author may terminate this agreement at any time before the book is published (goes live on Amazon).

After publication, if the invoice has been paid, the Author may request a refund if not satisfied with the design work of the book. The book will be unpublished and the ISBN made inactive.

Lack of sales is not a valid reason for termination or a refund.