Prepare the book and its information together
Publishing turns an approved manuscript and design into editions readers can access. Plan the editorial work, cover, interior, book description, contributor information and distribution destinations together. A good upload cannot fix a manuscript that still needs substantial revision.
Identify who supplies material, approves files, manages publishing accounts and receives the final deliverables. Our publishing process and project brief helps connect those decisions instead of treating release as a single button press.
Choose a package around the manuscript
All three packages include manuscript typing from your draft or notes, professional editing and multi-pass proofreading, interior formatting and typesetting, and custom cover design. Original ghostwriting from interviews or an idea is a separate writing scope.
- Basic: supports 100–150 manuscript pages and publishing and distribution to two online bookstores.
- Standard: supports 100–400 manuscript pages, distribution to four–five online bookstores, official ISBN registration and copyright registration.
- Premium: supports 100–700 manuscript pages, distribution to ten–twelve online bookstores, official ISBN registration, copyright registration, LCCN, one month of social media author marketing and a short promotional launch trailer.
Page counts depend on the manuscript and final layout. Confirm how the package limit will be assessed, which editions and destinations are included, and the required author approvals. All packages require contact for pricing.
Keep identifiers and publishing attribution accurate
Record the title, author, edition, ISBN and publisher or imprint consistently. Paperback and hardcover editions need distinct ISBNs; ebook requirements vary by destination. KDP's ISBN and imprint guidance also explains the restrictions attached to its own supplied identifiers.
Ask whose imprint appears in the book details and who controls the relevant accounts. Registration tasks require the appropriate information and eligibility. The Library of Congress PCN program explains that a preassigned number does not establish collection selection. Where a package includes copyright registration or LCCN, the proposal should identify submission responsibilities and required materials.
Approve proofs for each format
Review the print interior and cover together, checking page order, contents entries, image quality, captions and spine information. Test the ebook's navigation, reading order and image descriptions. A print PDF and reflowable ebook have different reading behaviors.
Record the approved version, apply agreed corrections and verify the revised files before release. If text changes after layout, check affected pagination and cover specifications again. Plan review time around those dependencies rather than assuming every task can run in parallel.
Understand what distribution delivers
Distribution can make a book available through agreed channels. It does not guarantee orders, physical bookstore shelf space, reviews or library acquisition. Retailers and libraries make their own selection decisions.
Keep a release checklist with final files, account responsibilities, identifiers, listed destinations and post-release checks. Share your manuscript stage, length, formats and special content for a written proposal that confirms the scope, schedule and contact-for-pricing package choice.