| Package |
Starter |
Advantage |
Premium |
Definitive |
Whole Shebang |
Package Pricing
|
$2,800
|
$4,400
|
$7,300
|
$11,800
|
$14,600
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| Payment Plan Available Select packages qualify for a three, five, seven, or twelve-month interest-free payment plan. This program allows authors to space out their payments without delaying the production process. |
3-month |
5-month |
7-month |
9-month |
12-month |
| Free Manuscript Evaluation WinePress evaluates every manuscript based on writing, grammar, positioning, and marketing possibilities. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Production |
| Print-on-Demand Edition Readers can purchase or order WinePress books from most bookstores across North America, the UK, or Australia. Major database access ensures an easy ordering process for bookstores. Over twenty-five thousand bookstores, libraries, and organizations throughout the US—seventy-five thousand in all combined with international venues—have access to WinePress books.
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Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| E-Book Edition E-books are produced in a standard format that all e-book reading devices can display. These e-books are then distributed for purchase on the WinePress online bookstore, as well as from top online retailers like Barnes & Noble, Amazon.com, Sony, Apple, Google, and more.
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Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Quality Control WinePress’s detail-oriented design department reviews your cover and text at several intervals along the way to ensure that your book is of the highest quality. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| ISBN WinePress will provide you an ISBN or International Standard Book Number. This standard industry identification number goes on the back of your book to facilitate normal book sales. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Copyright and LOC WinePress will submit a copyright registration in your name to the US Copyright Office, as well as assign a Library of Congress Control Number from the Library of Congress for your book. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Complimentary Softcover WinePress provides a certain number of softcover books with each publishing package.
|
15 |
30 |
45 |
60 |
80 |
| Complimentary Hardcover Hardcover books can be added to any publishing package for an additional cost. Our hardcover books can either be cloth-bound with foil stamping or printed case-bound. In either case, an optional dust jacket is available. |
No |
No |
No |
No |
10 |
| Distribution |
Online Distribution WinePress books have international availability through online bookstores such as WinePressBooks.com, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon.com.
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Bookstore Availability Readers can purchase or order WinePress books from most bookstores across North America, the UK, or Australia. Major database access ensures an easy ordering process for bookstores. Over twenty-five thousand bookstores, libraries, and organizations throughout the US - seventy-five thousand in all combined with international venues—have access to WinePress books. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Sales Tracking |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Allows Bookstore Returns Complete Book Returns service includes handling returns from bookstores and distributors. No yearly fee. No hidden costs. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 1-800 Order Number WinePress provides authors a toll-free book ordering line that is staffed 24/7. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Online Book Preview Expand your online bookstore listing with a “look inside” feature for your book. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Design |
| Cover Design A professional cover is designed based on a detailed author design input questionnaire. Packages with more built-in cover design hours allow for greater creativity and customization. Additional hours are billed at current design rates. |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Typesetting Layout Our design-conscious typesetters format your manuscript to present your message professionally with a creative flair. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Editing |
| Proofread
(up to 50,000 words) A professional editor reviews your typeset manuscript before it goes to print, looking for misspellings, odd spacing, missing words, and more. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Copyedit
(up to 50,000 words) A professional editor works to improve the formatting, style, and accuracy of your text, without changing the content. |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Back Cover Rewrite Your back cover text revised and professionally crafted by an experienced editor for maximum impact. |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Substantive (up to 50,000 words) A professional editor examines content and makes suggestions to improve flow, change passive text to active, correct tenses, and delete redundancies. Minor rewriting is included. |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Editorial Critique A professional editor provides an initial evaluation of the work based on content, structure, and substance. This preliminary review is helpful to improve the working manuscript. |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Marketing |
Author Blog
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Marketing Package The Marketing Package includes an assortment of helpful marketing materials. Included are one thousand of the following: business cards, bookmarks (2” x 8”), and postcards (4” x 6”). Ground shipping in the US included. |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Book Signing Kit Our Book Signing Kit includes a well-rounded assortment of marketing materials designed to make your events successful. Included are two Table Toppers with business card holder, fifty Posters (11” x 17”), fifty Flyers (5.5” x 8.5”), template design. Ground shipping in the US included. |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Social Media Setup Make your entrance into this powerful connection to media. WinePress can assist you in starting your Facebook, Twitter, and other social networking sites on the web. |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Starter Publicity The Starter Publicity package is the first step in the promotional process. It lays the foundation and is a pre-requisite for the Book Launch promotion and Media Blitz campaigns. This program includes a thirty-minute discovery consultation, a one-hour media coaching session, a professionally produced media kit, and a three-month listing on a special author showcase web page. |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Print Catalog Inclusion WinePress provides a printed trade catalog to over five thousand Christian bookstores twice per year. Bookstores industry-wide use printed catalogs to make buying decisions. The WinePress catalog is also given to attendees at numerous writers’ conferences and trade shows, as well as being placed in every outgoing WinePress customer order to spread the news about our books. |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Retailers & Resources Ad Spot Produced by the Christian Booksellers Association, the Retailers and Resources magazine provides practical, timely, intelligent, and immediate business solutions to store owners, managers, and front-liners. This is an excellent way to advertise your message to Christian retailers. |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Book Launch Publicity Program The Book Launch publicity package professionally announces a WinePress book to media. Books receive solid exposure through our exclusive Media-Only Catalog, a recorded online radio interview, and a press release sent by newswire to radio, television, print media, bloggers, and reviewers. Starter publicity required to qualify. |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Website Development Professionally designed website created around your platform. Web hosting and domain name purchase billed separately. |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes
|
| BookVid Trailer BookVid trailers use the themes and ideas from your book to create a visual “back cover” to hook the reader’s interest in your book. Using cover files, images, text, music, and video, BookVids create a compelling and vibrant video to promote your book. |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Marketing Consultation It can be challenging for authors to know how to market their books. Our consultation provides valuable input and coaching to help you maximize your message’s success. |
30 mins |
30 mins |
2 hrs |
5 hrs |
5 hrs |
