INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING ASSISTANCE

Services

Portfolio
Please fill out and submit our estimate checklist, which will help us assess your upcoming book project.


PUBLISH YOUR OWN BOOKS    If you want to publish your book yourself (instead of trying to find a publisher who will take it), we can help. Read our description of how a book is made and then visit our services page to better understand how your book will be put together.

PRINTING DECISION    Once your book's interior and cover have been designed, you are ready to make a decision about printing.

On-Demand Printing    You can now print one or more copies of your book and sell it to others (or buy it for yourself) without having your own merchant account. "On-demand" printers will give you a page on their website for each title, which includes a picture of the book's cover, descriptive text, and an author bio. Once an order is placed, the on-demand printer will print, bind, and ship it, and send you a royalty. If you want more information, contact us via e-mail or call 650-355-4640 (PST), and we can help you with the process.

Here are some benefits in choosing on-demand printing:

  Ability to print one or more copies for you or your customers
  Ability to update content
  No need for your own publishing company
  No merchant account required for credit card sales
  No excess inventory to store
  No personal website required (or you can link to your website, if you have one)
  Free web page for your customers (with picture of your book cover and a description)
  Free ISBN barcode for your cover
  Royalties sent to you

Traditional Printing    If you're interested in larger print runs, we will create your book in the format you will need for this type of printing vendor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BACKSPACE INK
editing and book design / from manuscript to print
650-355-4640
650-355-3630 fax