Which type of publishing is right for me?
What is Self Publishing, anyway?
If I choose Sunray Publishing, how long will my project take to complete?
What book styles does Sunray offer?
Does Sunray edit or lay out my book - or - do I need to send a digital ready PDF?
I don't know anything about promoting my book. How can Sunray Publishing help?
Types of Publishing Models:
Today authors have a variety of publishing models to choose from. Which model is best is determined by a number of items including:
- quantity of books ordered or warehoused,
- how the books are purchased (bookstores, distributors and wholesalers, web sales only),
- physical book characteristics (hard or soft bound, unique material),
- quality of finished product
- how the production of the book is paid for.
Most agree there are three main types of publishers: Traditional Acquisitions Commercial Publishing, Self Publishing, and Publish on Demand (newest version of vanity publishing)
Click Here to download a comparison chart as a PDF file.
What is Self Publishing?
The key distinguishing characteristic of self-publishing is the absence of a traditional publisher. Instead the creator or creators fulfill this role, taking editorial control of the content, arranging for printing, marketing the material, and often distributing it, either directly to consumers or to retailers. In some cases, books are printed on demand with no inventory kept.
How long will my project take to complete?
At Sunray Publishing, we can complete most soft cover projects in 3-4 weeks after final approval. Most hard cover books average four to six weeks after approval.
Book Styles
Sunray Publishing offers:
- Soft cover books (perfect bound, saddle stitched, wire loop, plastic coil or metal spiral),
- Hard cover books (perfect bound, smythe sewn or side sewn)
We can add the extras including head bands, ribbon bookmarks, attach items with figutive glue, shrink wrap items, die cut special shapes or simply add dust covers.
Layout We can help layout your manuscript. Sunray Publishing accepts manuscripts as:
- PDF ready
- Microsoft Word or similar
- Hard copy typed
- Hard copy handwritten
Pricing for your project is affected by the form in which you send your manuscript.
Editing We can help edit your manuscript by:
- copyediting
- developmental editing
All proofing remains the responsibility of the author or author's agent.
Promotion
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Exclusive Distribution
Do you only shop at one store located only on the web? Neither do I. At Sunray Publishing we can offer you a proprietary sales site which is linked to your website, we can list your book on Amazon.com and also list your title with a national wholesaler. In some cases we will list your book with a national distributor.
We believe that the more avenues of distribution available for your title = more sales opportunities
Book Contract
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Payment
As is standard in the self publishing industry, 50% payment is due when you send your disk, manuscript and contract
25% payment is due when you sign your final proof
25% +/- overs and unders and the shipping costs are due prior to shipment.
Manscript Submission
You can send your manuscript via USPS or any commercial carrier such as UPS or FedEx -or- you can upload your electronic file to our FTP site (please call for instructions). If your work is produced via digital print on demand you must send print ready PDF files. See Layout section in this FAQ page for other file types accepted by Sunray.
Be sure to include your signed book contract and your initial payment. Upon receipt, we will notify you and send an invoice showing payment credits as well as alert you to any issues regarding your manuscript and give you a timeline for proofs and production.
