Promoting & supporting new and aspiring authors
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ACPublishing ...
... is an independent publishing company based in Wales. Our aim is to support and promote new and aspiring authors by editing and publishing their work.
Getting a book published through an established traditional publisher can be something of a minefield. It's what most new or would-be writers want, but few, if any, of the big publishers will accept manuscript directly, and most will advise you to go through an agent. And that's often the right thing to do, although it too can take time.
We are different.
We are a small independent publisher, and we work with our authors to give a personalised service to each and every one of you.
What we offer
HERE'S WHAT WE CAN DO FOR YOU
So you've written your novel, your book of poems, or your collection of short stories, and you want to see it in print. With a glossy cover and all the blurb about you. Of course you do.
You probably want your book to be available to buy. Or maybe you simply want to have your work printed for yourself. For your family. Your friends. Colleagues. Or pehaps a charity.
You may not want to make the changes that an agent, or a traditional publisher, may insist on. That's where we can help.
PUBLISHING
Here's what makes us different:
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Unlike most traditional publishers, we won't commit you to writing 2, 3 or more books (although you may want to do that anyway!).
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We won't take 6 months to respond to you.
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We won't be responsible for the marketing of your book, but we can offer a limited marketing campaign.
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We aren't able to give you upfront advances, but we will give you 85% of all royalties - far more than most traditional publishers pay out.
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We will work with you as a partner in the process, on an individual and persona; level.
We have edited and published several books for a variety of authors, and designed their covers . And we can do the same for you.
Publishing your Book
Should you wish us to publish your book, we can provide an eBook (Kindle), a paperback, or a hard cover book - or all three.
We will design a cover for you. We will send you a printed proof copy for you to approve before the final publication.* If you want to make changes at that point, you can do so, and you can do it again as many times as you need, with an additional charge per set of proof copies sent. *
When you are happy with the proof copy, we can publish your book. We will provide you with a set number of copies as part of our agreement, and further copies at an agreed price, which will depend on the retail and print-cost prices of your book. It will then be available to buy by the general public via Amazon. You will be able to purchase additional copies from Amazon at the retail price, gaining royalties as you do so, or from us, at a reduced 'author copy' rate.* (Details are available on the publishing agreement which will be offered to you.)
All royalties will be paid via us, and we will send them to you on a three or six monthly basis, less a 15% admin fee.
* Paperback only
Included in your publishing package is:
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Proof-reading
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Copy Editing
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Formatting
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Creation of ISBN and barcode
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Creation of copyright page
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Writing of blurb and biography (based on information provided)
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Cover design
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Proof copies*, sent by post
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Publish : as paperback and/or ebook and/or hard cover
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Provision of 2 copies of published book
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Payment of royalties
For an indication of Editing & Publishing Fees & Charges,
Further options & information
Cover design
A standard cover design is included in the package above. This will consist of a single image on a black background, with text on the back cover along with a thumbprint image (usually of the author) and a short bio.
Additional proof copies
Should further proof copies be required because of our error/s, then there would be no additional charge. Additional proof copies due to author amendments will be charged at £10 a time.
Marketing campaign
We can provide a limited social media campaign with regular (eg weekly) posts on Facebook and Instagram, for a period of 3 months following publication. An extra charge is made for this.
Costs
We give an idea of basic costs above, but those fees will vary, as each manuscript is unique. It's important than we have a dialogue about your work, and what you're looking for, and then we will give you a quote. You will be under no obligation to take it any further forward.
Submissions
We are not accepting submissions at this time.
When our submission window opens from January 1st 2025, please send a one page synopsis to:
Even better, send an email to davies.alana@gmail.com and I will contact you within 1 week to arrange a meeting, either face-to-face or via Zoom.
call or text: 07985 650746