Let's Work Together
Publishing a book can be quite expensive, and time consuming as well. McKinney Publishing will take the wheel and provide everything that is needed to bring your book to completion as a Marketable Title. There are no gimmicks or tricks. We’ve done this before, we know what you will need, and we will deliver it. We are not in this business to take advantage of you or sell unneeded services. We are here to make your publishing experience a smooth and stress-free experience.
“I am very happy to have entrusted my manuscript to the people at McKinney Publishing. Working with them has been a pleasing and rewarding experience that, I am sure, will be appreciated by a novice as well as an experienced writer.”
J.R. Collard, Author
The Day the Soldiers Came
In exchange for your payment of $999, McKinney Publishing will provide all of the following:
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Personalized Author Representative
Navigating the pathways to get published can be very tricky. We will provide you with an Author Representative who will guide you through the process, and make sure your book stays on track.
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Manuscript Review and Line Editing (In-house)
Even the best of writers will freely admit that they are only as good as their editor. At McKinney Publishing, we provide a thorough line item editing process. We will correct punctuation and minor wording mishaps - and grammar if it doesn't change the style of your writing. We will NOT attempt to take over your work or force you to change your manuscript. We respect each author's own 'voice,' and we will endeavor to preserve what you want to say in the manner you wish to say it. The Author will have a chance to review and approve the final proof before any copies are ever made public. [If we need to send your book out for editing, we will pass that charge on to you, but you will know the cost before we start the actual publishing process.]
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Interior Treatment of up to 10 Images or Tables
Have an image you want to include? Have some tables? We can format these to industry standards as well. These can be difficult to get to look right when going from a word processor to a book print, but we are up to the challenge.
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Custom full color cover
We will format your custom cover design that you provide to make sure it prints professionally. [If we engage a graphic designer to uniquely convey the message of your book, we will pass that charge on to you, but you will know the cost before we begin the publishing process with you.]
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Interior formatting to conform with industry standards
The interior formatting is what makes a book ‘feel’ like a book, and not just a Word document that is bound together. We know how to do this, and do this right.
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Assign and register ISBN number, and incorporate it into the barcode
ISBN registration is required if you want your book to be able to be carried by most retail outlets, and there are standards for the barcode that are also needed. We handle all this for you.
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Manage your book on Amazon.com
Once we get a final approval from you, we will put your book for sale on Amazon.com. We will handle the order fulfillment and track your sales.
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Provide widespread distribution possibility
All of our Christian titles are carried by Spring Arbor, the largest distributor for Christian Books, and your book will be listed in their catalog for retail stores to pick up.
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Register with Library of Congress (when required) and Copyright registration
Yup. We can take care of these also.
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Author copies
Maybe the best benefit, we allow our authors to purchase copies at cost. These are great to use for promoting/marketing your book.
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Help provide guidance on marketing
Although McKinney Publishing can promote and market the books we publish to a certain extent, the majority of the marketing is best handled by you, the Author. We can help provide guidance and help coordinate marketing efforts with you.