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- Why YPS?
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- Editing & Design
- Printing and Binding
- Ebooks
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Our Services
There are many publishing options now available to you. With the development of eBooks and eReaders, the opportunity to double your audience (readers preferring print and those preferring digital) is available. As such you may wish to release an eBook as a companion piece to your print release or you may decide just to publish as an eBook. Whatever you decide, YPS can help.
Printed books
Editing, design and page layout
Our publishing services include copy-editing, proofreading, page and cover design, page by page layout and printing proofs. If you decide to publish just as an eBook, you will still need to edit and design your book.
Printing and binding
We will advise you on the appropriate paper and cover materials, formats and binding styles. We use both digital and traditional print facilities and will advise you on which is best for you. It is very important to make your book look the same as those produced by mainstream publishers.
The YPD Bookshop –
The YPD Bookshop
YPS has an internet bookshop,
www.ypdbooks.com, where you can sell your books. Your customers can order your publications from YPS 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from anywhere in the world. This service is now available to independent publishers who wish to distribute with YPS.
Amazon
As you have an ISBN you are automatically listed on Amazon. But selling on Amazon can become complex.
YPS has accounts with Amazon Marketplace and Amazon Advantage.
We can talk you through the various discounts ranging from 20% to 60%.
Distribution
When you start to receive orders you will need to issue invoices, pick the order, pack it carefully to protect the books in transit, and finally organise despatch to your customer. When the payments come in they need to be processed and paid into the bank. There is always the problem of chasing for payment from customers who do not pay promptly. The more successful you are, the more you will have to do!
eBooks
ePublishing and eBook conversion has now become an essential tool for self publishers. YPS can help authors focus on the most profitable opportunities for developing, distributing, marketing and selling eBooks and Apps.
Editing, design and page layout
You will still need to edit and design your book, even if you are just publishing as an eBook.
The YPD Bookshop –
The YPD Bookshop
Your customers can order your publications from YPS 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from anywhere in the world. You can also sell your ebooks on YPDBooks.com
Ebook Distribution
Your eBook will need its own ISBN umbers. Uploading your files in their different formats to various outlets and selling online can be difficult. YPS can do it all for you. We have accounts with the Amazon Kindle Store UK, US and DE., iTunes and Kobo. We are actively sourcing additional outlets for your titles.