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| Does it matter which country I'm in? | | No, we can take your emails from anywhere in the world and post your books to you. |
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| Do you only publish books written in the English language? | | Yes. |
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| Who owns the copyright to my book? | | You do, a writer would be foolish to transfer the copyright on their writings to anyone and we have no interest in owning copyright. |
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| Who sells my book? | | As the author, you can order as many copies of your book at cost price and sell them yourself for as much as you like - an ISBN is not essential. On the other hand you can get your own ISBN, set the price at which you wish to sell the book through booksellers and in this way set your own royalties. |
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| What do you offer that I can't get from other online publishers? | | As a small family-owned company we have the time to treat our authors as someone special. We will go that extra mile to make sure you're provided with friendly advice at all stages of the publishing process. |
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| How do I send the money to you? | | PayPal (worldwide) or Cheque (U.K. only). |
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| How much do I pay you? | | £ 90.00 (US$180.00 or other currency equivalent value) to start things off, then the balance later on when you're happy. |
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| How do I start the ball rolling? | | Don't send a payment - just send us your details and any other questions you might have - click on the link at the bottom of this page. |
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| What happens if I change my mind about the title of the book or want to make changes after I receive the draft copy from you? | | We will make a small number of changes without charge but there may be a charge if you make a lot of changes to your original document. |
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| In a nutshell, what will you do for my money? | | Professional editing, publishing & designing. We design your book & your book cover. Take your advice and suggestions. Arrange for your book design to be printed. Send you a draft copy to OK. Give your book an ISBN (optional). Arrange marketing and distribution of your book (optional). Print additional copies of your book at your request - from single copies to multiple copies. |
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| Can I order additional books at any time? | | Yes, once you've made your final payment you can make requests for books at any time you want, all it will cost you is the cost per copy plus the post and packaging charge. |
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| What's the minimum number of books I can order? | | One. |
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| What's the maximum number of books I can order? | | That's up to you, but let us know if you are likely to want hundreds of copies. |
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| What happens if my book is hand-written only? | | Send us the details (number of handwritten pages, samples of your pages etc) and we'll quote you for typing the words into a word processor. |
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| What happens if there are lots of mistakes in my book so that it needs careful proof-reading and correction? | | We charge for a proof reading service although we will correct a small number of simple mistakes for free but if there are a great deal we'll let you know and give you a cost estimate. |
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| Do you give feedback to authors on the quality of their work? In other words, do you provide an evaluation or literary review? | | We have professional authors who will carry out this service for you for a fee. Let us know if you want this service. |
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| Do I have to get an ISBN for my book? | | No, the ISBN is entirely optional. Have a look at the advantages of an ISBN for your book by clicking on the ISBN Info link. |
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| How long will I have to wait? | | Compared with the big publishing houses, we are very fast. We can get the first draft copy of your book delivered to your postal address within 28 days of you first contacting us. Typically, you can expect to start selling your book and distributing it to friends and relations within 7 or 8 weeks of first contacting Rossendale Books. Some authors have had their books ready to sell within 28 days. |
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| How do I set the price for my book to sell from websites or in bookshops? | | Obviously, you don't want to sell your book for less than it costs to produce it ie the cost of printing. The printing cost depends on the number of pages, how many copies you wish to order and whether the words or any graphics in the book are black-on-white or use full colour. You also need to add on your royalty so that the final price of your book to a buyer can be set. We'll advise you nearer the time on a suitable price. |
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