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Custom Cover Design is included in the price of the standard publishing contract and is designed by one of our graphic designers using images and/or photographs either from our stock image site or with author-supplied images. Since stock images are available for purchase by multiple users, there is a chance that a stock image used on your cover will appear in some other print media. (Your Custom Cover can be designed using up to 2 images from our stock image site, free of charge. Additional images may be purchased as needed.) As an alternative to the Custom Cover Design, you are permitted to use any of the illustrations we have created for the interior of your book on your cover.

Custom Cover Illustration is an “add on” service that may be purchased in addition to the standard publishing package. It is an original work of art created exclusively for you by one of our in-house illustrators and will never be used by or sold to anyone else for use.

Company policy dictates that all changes to illustrations must be submitted in writing. We accept written changes through e-mail, attachments via e-mail, by fax, or through traditional mail. These should be addressed and sent directly to your Project Coordinator.

Should you have any revisions or changes related to the illustration service that you purchased, please note that you will incur additional charges/costs.

Given the complexity and number of illustrations or videos you request, your illustration project can be completed in less than a week or take up-to six weeks. However, more time may be needed as deemed necessary by the artist, Art Lead, and/or you, and will be determined on a case-by-case basis. Creating custom artwork can be a very complex and time-consuming process and we want to ensure that the end product is of the highest quality for our authors.

The illustration process is separate from the production of the galley and cover, and those stages will begin once your illustrations have been completed and approved.

Some examples of these styles would include Dora the Explorer, Arthur the Aardvark, Winnie the Pooh and Fancy Nancy. This category and Cartoon/Humor can sometimes overlap. (Examples would be some of the Disney art or Olivia the Pig. This style of art can be cute and whimsical, yet sort of humorous.

Cartoon/Humor: Humorous and funny.

Some examples of this style would include Looney Toons (Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, etc), Hanna Barbera (The Flintstones, Scooby-Doo etc.) or Sponge-bob Square-pants. Caricatures would fall under this category too.

Fantasy Style: This style would be more of a mythical-type style.

Examples would include superhero/comic books (Superman, Batman, etc.), Manga, Dungeons and Dragons, or even Harry Potter book cover art.

Science Fiction: Star Wars, X-Men, and Transformers.

Naturalistic: Reproducing a simple likeness or similar characteristics of people, objects or animals or actual historical events, etc. Closer to a more realistic rendition.

It is modern and an easy method of publishing that utilizes technology to print and deliver books as soon as orders come. This avoids any loss in storage space, extra copies or sunk costs through expensive and problematic printing runs. This is a hassle-free publishing method that is beneficial for both the author and the publisher and it ensures that your book never goes out of print.

Self-publishing allows the author to remain in complete control over the finished product because the author decides what text, images, fonts, editorial changes, etc. are used to produce the book. With self-publishing, the author also retains the rights to his/her manuscript and the finished product; the timeline from start to finish generally can be quicker; and the author has access to additional services that he/she may choose to purchase.

In traditional publishing, an author's agent will submit a manuscript to a publishing house for publication. If a publishing house likes the manuscript or the portion of the manuscript they see, they will pay the author an advance and license the publishing rights to the manuscript. The publishing house will then control the process of editing, designing, publishing and marketing the work. Once the book is published the author will receive royalties from any books sold, which are initially used to offset their advance.

The rights to your manuscript are yours throughout our entire publishing process, and you retain them after your book is published. We do not license exclusive publishing rights from you; our non-exclusive contract allows you to continue exploring other publishing avenues while still working with us. And since we provide self-publishing services, you - the author - remain in complete control of the finished product because you get to decide what text, images, illustrations, fonts, etc. are used in your book.

The cost of your entire self-publishing experience depends on which package you choose and if you add any additional services to your package. We offer plenty of combinations that allow you to choose the price range, package and services that best fit your needs. View all of our publishing packages on our pricing page.

Yes, we publish books in eight other languages other than English: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hindi, Japanese, Russian, and, Urdu.

With over fifteen publishers that we have published with before, your book can be made available at Amazon, Apple Books, Google Books, Ingram, Barnes and Noble, Simon & Schuster, and, Rakuten Kobo to name the top platforms. We specialize in eBooks however; your hardcopies can be made available at the world’s largest retailers such as Amazon and Ingram to let your book stand out.

In the book market, an International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is an essential piece of identification. This 13-digit number is unique to your book and allows distributors, retailers, printers and readers to accurately find and order your title. We assign every book we publish with an ISBN so you can rest assured your book can be found by people all around the world.

Before you publish, your book needs to cater to the publishing requirements of each platform such as formatting and typesetting requirements: a well-designed cover or two, a perfectly edited and proofread book and an International Standard book Number (ISBN) for each format (eBook, hardcover, paperback, audiobook, etc.) and platform (Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Google, Ingram, etc.).

Some platforms have commissions as high as fifty percent, whereas the best ones such as Amazon only take thirty percent whereby, they list, print, package and deliver your orders at your behest.

We recommend authors to publish either exclusively or at least on Amazon because it is the only platforms with the most readers (up-to 350 million people per year) and it offers an entire range of genres and book-formats in a simple yet at an intuitive manner.

We have no limit on how many manuscripts you can submit and publish using our services. However, keep in mind that you are responsible to pay for a package and services for each manuscript so cost may be your only restriction.

CMYK and RGB are two different color modes that describe how colors are created. RGB stands for red, green and blue. RGB uses light to produce color: the more illuminated light involved, the lighter the image. RGB produces the widest range of color. RGB colors are typically used on computer monitors, digital cameras and televisions — any device that uses light to produce an image.

CMYK stands for cyan, magenta, yellow and black. This category of color uses the combination of ink pigments to produce color. The less ink used, the lighter the image; the more ink used, the darker the image. Printing projects typically use the CMYK color category.

Any images or design files you want to print on your book's cover or interior pages should be submitted to us using CMYK color mode, not RGB. We do have the capability to convert a file from RGB to CMYK, but the final colors may not look like the originals, and it will cost you an extra fee. In order to have the best control over the end product of your cover and interior color images, use CMYK color mode because it is the mode used by our printers.

We suggest using a high-resolution image of 300 DPI (dots per inch) or higher at the size you want it to appear in the book's interior pages or on the cover. Any image less than 300 DPI will not look as clear as it could, but it can still be included in your book as long as the resolution is no less than 150 DPI. Depending on the degree of quality, an image less than 300 DPI will look grainy or blocky when printed, instead of crisp and clear. Therefore, it's in your best interest to use high resolution images in your book in order to achieve a professional appearance.

A book cover is extremely important to your book, especially given how many books are published each year and the choices readers have, and at times, platforms also require a cover, in order for it to be published.

This large selection means it is difficult for new or unknown authors to break into the book market. Even if your book is outstanding, you still need to draw readers in with an outstanding cover or they may never notice your book.

Your cover is important because it must capture the reader’s attention and pique their interest in buying your book. The higher the quality of your cover the more likely it will stand out to consumers, therefore the more likely they are to buy it. A professional-looking cover is also necessary in marketing, especially if you plan to promote your book or push to have it reviewed professionally. First impressions and opinions of your book are formed instantly from the cover and impact whether or not a reviewer, reader or consumer invests time or money in your book.

Our designers are happy to work with you and help you achieve the cover of your dreams. Depending on your package, we will give you design choices, but our best packages will give you more options and access to both custom as well as stock images. For authors who contribute their own material to the cover design, they must have permission for any copyrighted material. The best place to start when it comes to thinking about your book cover is a bookstore or a library. Make note of what catches your eye on other book covers. Think about elements such as colors, themes, fonts and other characteristics your target audience would be attracted to. While you are at the bookstore or library, keep your genre in mind as well.

Your cover design should not stray too far from other books in your genre, but you still want it to stand out enough to draw attention to your book. The cover of your book should reflect characters from your story or themes that unfold throughout the book. Give readers a sneak peek at what they can expect from your book, but don’t cram too much onto the cover of the book; it should be balanced and simple, not busy and distracting.

Color is also important to remember when designing your cover. Warm colors, such as red, orange and yellow tend to stimulate the senses while cool colors, such as blue, green and purple cause feelings of relaxation and calmness. The intensity of your colors can also be used to convey specific ideas and/or themes.

When designing your front cover, you shouldn't forget about your back cover either. The front cover is meant to inspire people to pick up your book while the back cover will tell them what they can expect from the book. Most people spend twice as long reviewing the back cover than they do looking at the front cover, so the back cover is critical for book sales. You shouldn’t tell the whole story on the back, but provide enough details to give the reader an idea of what your book is about and make them interested in reading more.

If you purchased a publishing package that includes a hardcover format, our hardcover books are available in your choice of two formats: glossy casebound or dust jacket. The casebound option features a full-color glossy cover image adhered directly to the cover. The dust jacket option features a blue cloth cover with an embossed spine and a full-color dust jacket with flaps. The full-color dust jacket allows us to print your author biography and a description of your book on the inside flaps, freeing up the back cover to print reviews and endorsements.

When you approve your cover, you state that the proof copy of your cover that we provided is exactly as you want it to appear in the published version of your book. Be sure to carefully check all aspects of the design such as: front, back and spine text (double check to make sure everything is spelled correctly, including your name), font style and size, illustrations, colors, captions, paragraph layout, images and indents.

Because of the differences between CMYK and RGB color modes it is possible for some slight color variation to occur from the version approved online. The colors may also vary slightly from print to print due to the method of printing and the individual print runs.

Images can be included in your book. We suggest using a high-resolution image of 300 DPI (dots per inch) or higher at the size you would like for it to appear in the book. We cannot accept a book with any images less than 150 DPI. It is in your best interest to use high resolution images in your book in order to achieve a professional appearance.

Also, make sure that you have the permission to use the image if you did not personally take the picture or create the image. Please see our FAQ section about copyright laws or visit www.copyright.gov for more information. If you do not have permission to use an image, you should not place it in the book.

One suggestion is to try a variety of printers and screens to see possible variations in printing. Do not completely rely on one source when viewing an image. Since our printer prints in CMYK color, is it best to view and print your cover images in CMYK, not RGB, to get a more precise idea about what your finished cover version will look like. If you use extremely bright reds, yellow or blues, they may appear slightly more subdued because they are not included in the CMYK range.

Additionally, because we use print-on-demand technology and do not print mass quantities of your book at one time, covers and images can vary from book to book, print to print. Factors such as toner levels, variations in the mechanics of the printing press on a given day and variations in paper can create slight differences in each book cover.

Our designers will help you place the images in your book. We request that authors do not submit images embedded in their manuscripts because the text of your book and the images will be imported into the design program separately. Embedded images are automatically reduced in size and resolution; embedded images must be extracted and resized before they can be separately placed back into your book. Image extraction will incur a fee and could delay the timeline for your book.

Therefore, we request that our authors submit each image in a separate, individual file by email in a JPEG, TIFF or PDF format with a resolution of 300 DPI or higher. If your files are too large or you have too many, you are encouraged to send them on a CD or flash drive. Submitting original hard copy photographs or illustrations is not encouraged, unless it is an absolute last resort. Due to the high volume of materials, we receive and process in our headquarters, we cannot assume responsibility for lost or damaged physical materials.

In order for our designers to accurately place the images, you must use a labeling system that is clear and signifies the order and placement of images within your book. For example, the first image to appear in your book should be labeled "01.jpg" "01.PDF" or "A.tiff"; the second image in your book should be labeled "02.jpg" "02.PDF" or "B.tiff", and so on. Following this method ensures your images are placed by the book designer in the order you want them to appear, and you can easily refer to each image by its label.

Placeholders are used instead of embedded images to signal where each image should be placed within your manuscript. When writing your manuscript, simply include a placeholder like [PLACE IMAGE HERE filename.jpg] in red font so your book designer can easily identify your image insertions and will know to replace that text with an image you submitted separately. If you would like to include a caption or other instructions for your image, type them in within your image placeholder.

Example: [PLACE IMAGE HERE 08.jpg CAPTION: Our wedding day, July 28, 2007.]

Yes, we do offer color image insertion for publishing packages that include color printing. We cannot place color pictures in books published through packages that only include black-and-white printing. If you submit a color image for a black-and-white book, please be aware it will be printed in grayscale within your book. However, color images can always be used on your book's cover, regardless of what publishing package you have selected.

If the review contains objectionable material, promotional content, inappropriate content, or off-topic content, we reserve the right to remove the review. Negative reviews that use obscene language or personally attack the author will not be posted. However, negative reviews that contain respectful criticism relevant to the book will be posted, and we will not consider an author's request to have those reviews removed. Our intention is to foster genuine conversation among readers.

If you have concerns about a specific review, please contact us and provide all the relevant details.

Trending books are determined by the number of copies sold through our and our partners’ Bookstores over the past month. Retail channel sales and direct sales made by an author do not qualify towards this figure. The books with the highest sales will be featured in order of publish date, not by quantity sold. The trending books section of the bookstore is updated automatically.

There are four main criteria that we use to determine which authors and books will be featured at either our and/or our partner’s bookstore as per the following categories: quality of writeup, quantity of books sold, timeliness to events and notability.

Books of high quality are those that have received positive editorial and/or customer reviews and have been deemed high quality by not only ours, but also other publishers. Quantity is determined by the number of books that have been sold. Books with the highest sales figures will be featured in the ‘Trending Books’ section. Timely books are those that are relevant to current events or trending topics in the media, or titles that are appropriate for the particular time of year. Qualifying titles may be featured in the seasonal section on the home page. Remarkable books are those that have received special awards or designation from our editors and have been featured by notable media or our publishing partners.

Authors may also be asked by to participate in an Author Spotlight’s or Author’s testimonial, both of which are featured on the home page of our bookstore.

The ‘New Releases’ section is updated every day. If your book has not yet appeared on the website, then wait a day before you check again and it should be available in the section by then. If your book still isn’t displaying after the business day, contact our customer support at support@amznpublishinghouse.com.

If you have any additional questions about the bookstore, contact our customer support at support@amznpublishinghouse.com.

Often times a book will require extra services that fall outside of our standard publishing packages. Any time that a manuscript requires work that may incur an extra fee, you will be contacted for approval prior to these services being performed.

Often times a book will require extra services that fall outside of our standard publishing packages. Any time that a manuscript requires work that may incur an extra fee, you will be contacted for approval prior to these services being performed.

Yes, we convert all books into all formats and our services can purchased through a member of our Support team. Ask about other services to help your eBook shine and sell to your audience worldwide.

Every publishing platform has its own specifications that need to be followed to print your book. Our publishers use the cutting-edge technology to match those requirements. Our team employs specific margins and file types that may not exactly match what your manuscript formatting reflected. As a result, we are often required to ‘evaluate and format’ a manuscript before it can be submitted to a publishing platform.

Microsoft Word makes it very easy to merge multiple documents into one complete file. Open the document that will appear first in the manuscript. Place the text cursor at the end of the document, or where you would like the next file to start. Select "File" from "Insert" menu in the toolbar at the top of the open Microsoft Word document. Browse for and select the next file to be merged. Repeat as necessary.

Every book size has a minimum and maximum page count as follows:

We publish your book and make it available in all formats – from eBook to audiobook, paperback and hardback. We can print books in both black-and-white or complete color, depending on your requirements.

Acknowledgments: 1) Recognition or honor given to people who have influenced the book being published or who have made a difference in the life of the author. 2) Section of a book containing such recognition.

Appendix: Part of book that follows a chapter (end-of-chapter appendix) or, more commonly, that comes after all the chapters (end-of-book appendix). An appendix contains supplemental material, such as tables or source material, which does not conveniently fit into a chapter.

Author Review: The phase of production in which the author reviews cover and galley proofs and either approves for printing or makes revisions.

Back Matter: Counterpart of front matter. Any material, such as appendixes, notes, references, glossary or index, that comes after the chapters of a book.

Bleed: To bleed means to extend outside the normal trim area of a book's page. A bleed is a bar, illustration, rule or other element that extends outside the trim area. Such elements have ink that is visible on the edge of the page in the bound book.

Book Block: PDF files that comprise all book content except the cover.

Book Consultant: This is your book sales representative; they will assist you with all book orders.

Book Pricing: The Suggested Retail Price (“SRP”) of your print book, determined by trim size, page count, and interior format (black and white versus color), distribution costs and your royalty percentage.

Check In Coordinator: The Publishing representative whose job it is to evaluate all submitted materials to determine if it meets publisher qualifications. They will also help you prepare your publishing materials for the production and design teams.

Comp Copy: First printed copy of the completed book sent to author to be reviewed for any print errors.

Content Editor: Person who edits the content (subject matter) of a book in addition to its form (sentence structure). A content editor often recommends substantive corrections to a manuscript, such as those affecting presentation, grammar, style and so forth.

Copyright: Ownership of intellectual property, including printed matter, that is protected by law. Also, the right to copy, repurpose or publish content of the copyrighted work.

Cover Design: Aesthetic layout on the covers of a book, usually intended to be attractive or alluring to the eye.

Cover Sign Off: A form the author signs attesting that the cover of the book is complete and authorizing Amz publishing House Publishing to send it to the printer exactly as it appears in the electronic proofs.

Design (Book): Layout, selection of font and font size and typesetting of a book. See also Cover Design.

Developmental Editor: Person who deals with the overall organization of a book’s manuscript rather than with changes such as wording of sentences within paragraphs. A developmental editor also addresses re-ordering entire blocks of text, and such an edit may extend to re-ordering entire chapters or the re-structuring of a book’s plot. The edit may also address tone, voice, addition or deletion of material, complexity of material and transitions among paragraphs and sections of the book.

Distribution: Making your book available to wholesalers, retailers and consumers.

Distributor: An entity that sells products or services to retailers instead of directly to consumers.

DPI (Dots Per Inch): Convention expressing graphic resolution of a graphic file, resolution of a computer monitor or potential printing density of a computer printer.

E-book: Electronic file format to which books may be published. Although dedicated devices (e-readers) may be used to read e-books, they may be read on other platforms such as smartphones, tablets and personal computers as well.

Endorsement: Written statement promoting an author or book. Usually listed on the cover or in the front matter of the book.

Editorial Assessment: Part of every Amz publishing House Publishing package, an author’s manuscript is evaluated for its editorial quality and publishing readiness. Includes a short sample edit.

Editorial Services Associate: Works with an author who purchases editing for their book until the editing process is complete. Acts as the liaison between the author and the editor.

Footnote (FN, Endnote): A footnote is a reference citation and supplementary information that appears at the bottom of a book page. A reader’s attention is usually directed to a footnote through the use of a superscript character. An endnote takes the same form as a footnote but appears at the end of the chapter or book.

Formatting: 1) Process by which a design team lays out a manuscript to create book pages. 2) Text effect applied to characters to make them appear bold, italic, sheared or otherwise.

Front Matter: Any material preceding the beginning chapters of the book including the table of contents, dedication, acknowledgements, introduction, and foreword.

Galley: The interior text of the book after all editing and formatting has taken place.

Galley Sign Off: A form the author signs attesting that the interior of the book is complete and authorizing Amz publishing House Publishing to send it to the printer exactly as it appears in the electronic proofs.

Genre: Broad category or kind of book, generally denoted by the book's subject matter. Some examples of book genres include romance, sci-fi, self-help and true crime.

Grayscale: Refers to images (which may originally have been represented in color) that are composed only of black and white and the gray shades in-between.

Hard Return: Occurs when the “enter” or “return” key is used at the end of a line of text rather than allowing the text to naturally wraparound to the next line.

Hardcover Book: Book that has cloth material glued to a type of pasteboard material, forming a durable cover and spine. Reference books and lending library books are often bound in this way.

Illustrations Coordinator: Works with an author who purchases illustrations for their book until the illustrations are complete. Acts as the liaison between the author and the illustrator.

Index: List of words at the end of a book that guides a reader to the specific pages on which subjects appear in the main body of the text.

Interior: All content within the book. Refers to everything except the cover.

Interior graphics/images: Pictures, diagrams, figures and other graphical items that appear within the contents of a book.

International Standard Book Number (ISBN): Unique 13-digit number (can be 10 or 13 digits if issued prior to 2007) that identifies a specific edition of a book.

Illustrations Coordinator: Works with an author who purchases illustrations for their book until the illustrations are complete. Acts as the liaison between the author and the illustrator.

Index: List of words at the end of a book that guides a reader to the specific pages on which subjects appear in the main body of the text.

Interior: All content within the book. Refers to everything except the cover.

Interior graphics/images: Pictures, diagrams, figures and other graphical items that appear within the contents of a book.

International Standard Book Number (ISBN): Unique 13-digit number (can be 10 or 13 digits if issued prior to 2007) that identifies a specific edition of a book.

LCCN: Library of Congress Control Number. The publisher will apply for this with the Library of Congress on the author’s behalf and include on the copyright page of book.

Line Editor: Person who performs an edit that is heavier than a typical copyedit and who considers a book’s voice, tone and phrasing. Fiction line editing considers the story’s pacing, character development, handling of details and vocabulary of the period and place where the novel is set and the naturalness and effectiveness of dialogue. A line editor also focuses on correcting errors in grammar, punctuation and writing style.

Manuscript: Complete version of a book (often as an electronic text file) as prepared by the author. The term manuscript refers to both textual and graphic elements of the book. Editors and authors make preproduction book alterations to the manuscript. The finalized manuscript is used to produce a set of book pages.

Manuscript Evaluation: A review of your manuscript for compliance with our policies.

Marketing: Promotional and advertising efforts to sell books.

Marketing Consultant (MC): Your publishing representative in the marketing department will assist you with the understanding and purchase of marketing services. The MC helps an author determine which marketing services are best suited for their book and complement their publishing package.

Marketing Services Representative (MSR): An author’s point of contact during the fulfillment of various publicity services.

Offset Printing: Common printing technology that applies layers one at a time. A reverse image of each color interfaces with the page via a roller. The roller presses against the paper applying the proper color of ink.

Online Bookseller (Online Retailer): Bookstore on the Web that sells books directly to the customer.

PDF (Portable Document Format): Adobe Systems file format that can be precisely reproduced on different systems. PDF files are often sent to a printer.

Permission (Copyright): 1) Agreement from a copyright holder that permits the reproduction or publication of copyrighted material. 2) Process of securing agreements from copyright holder.

Prepare for Design: The design consultant evaluates all of the submitted materials to ensure that everything is in order and ready to be moved into the design phase.

Print-on-Demand (POD): Publishing process in which books are printed only as orders are placed.

Print-Ready: Final PDF files of a book that are ready to go to the printer. See also PDF (Portable Document File).

Production: The process of designing the book’s interior and cover. The production team consists of an author’s design consultant, customer service, book designer, and cover designer. Once all production materials have been submitted and evaluated, the book will enter production.

Proof: An electronic copy of the book galley or cover submitted to the author for review.

Proofreading: Read-through of typeset material to ensure that content matches the book’s manuscript. Incorrect grammar, punctuation, spelling or usage is queried to the editor.

Publication Date: Official date when a book is available to the public.

Production Concierge: A single dedicated publishing representative who will coordinate each step of your book’s production and grow to know your book inside and out. A Production Concierge fills the following rolls: Publishing Services Associate, Check in Coordinator, Illustrations Coordinator (if applicable), and Editorial Services Associate (if applicable). Instead of working with these four different individuals, you only need to work with your Concierge so that you book production process is as smooth as possible.

Publishing Consultant (PC): Your publishing representative who will help you determine which publishing package will best meet your needs.

Publishing Services Associate (PSA): A publishing representative who acts as an author’s point of contact during the production process from the time that all materials are received to the time the author approves publication of the book. Also acts as a liaison between the author and designers.

Return: Book returned to and refunded by the publisher after failing to sell on the bookstore shelf.

Review: Professional book reviewer's published opinion of a particular book in a periodical or online.

Royalty: Payment to a book's author that is usually a percentage of the net sales revenue.

Self-Publishing: Form of book publishing in which the author generally assumes the financial cost of producing copies of the book, and the publication, marketing and publicity of the work. The self-publishing model typically circumvents the need for an author to enter into an exclusive contract with a publisher to ensure publication and distribution of their book. The author may distribute and market their book directly or may enter into a contract with a third party for distribution and marketing.

Softcover: The front and back cover of a paperback book.

Spine Width: Width of part of the book that is visible on a bookshelf. The spine connects the front and back covers.

Table of Contents (TOC): This section, also called "Contents," appears in the book's front matter. It lists the book's chapters and their opening page numbers.

Target Audience: Specific group of people whom a book, series or genre target. Book marketing tends to be concentrated on the target audience.

Text Box: A space outset from the normal text within the interior of the book in which text is displayed.

TIFF (Tagged Image File Format): Compressed-file format for graphic images. The filename extension is .tif

Title Live: This represents a book’s status after it has completed the production process and is available for sale.

Trim Size: Final physical dimensions of a book page after the book is bound and trimmed.

The first step to reaching your target audience is to have a solid understand of what types of readers make up that audience and what exactly your book has to offer them. Once you are certain of your intended audience, we can help you select a category-specific publishing package with marketing services designed to meet your needs.

Our professional publishing staff can guide you toward selecting the right marketing services and approach for your book.

The Internet is now a marketplace for authors to market and sell their books. Setting up your website, a blog or having your work reviewed is a great way to establish an online presence for yourself as an author. We help you through it all, and we also offer services that market your book across social-media platforms on popular websites such as Facebook, Twitter, WordPress, etc. Once your website and blog are established, you can include the endorsements information on your marketing material to drive more traffic to your website and social-media pages.

Another way to promote your book online is to establish it with our partner publishing platforms such as at Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, Google-books, Apple Books, amongst a host of top platforms. You don’t want to miss out on online marketing an increasing number of customers are now conducting their shopping online.

As e-books are changing the way people read, they are also changing the way authors market their work. Now more than ever, it’s essential to focus your marketing plan on an ever-important online audience.

After our experience, we have created a combination of traditional marketing techniques with new technologies, and we offer a few eBook-specific promotional services to help our authors successfully promote their e-books. We’re especially excited about our promotional coupons, bookmarks and postcards that contain a code to download your book for free or at a discount. Authors can sign and hand out such promotional material at in-person events. You can also move your book signing to the web, with unique online book signing event services.

Media endorsements and placements are important. When dealing with the media, remember to be professional, polite and direct. Be considerate of their time, and get your point across in a succinct and pleasant manner. If you find it difficult then contact our team and we will help you out with everything – including writing press releases for you.

Always follow up with the contacts you’ve made. If you distribute a press release, follow up within a week or two at the most. It is your responsibility to contact the media, not their responsibility to contact you. To get results you must be consistent in following up. When conducting your follow-up phone call with the person to whom you sent your press release, remember to state your name and remind the person that you sent him or her a press release. Do not ask for an interview, a story or a review. Explain that you are calling to provide further information about yourself and your book and that you would like to send him or her a free review copy of your book. Make sure to mention any events related to your book that have occurred since you sent the press release. The media professional you speak with has the right to turn you down, and you must respect that and move on to the next person.

If you are granted an interview, consider these questions to help you prepare and deliver important points:

How did you come up with the idea for the book?

What is your background, education, and/or other interests?

Is there anything interesting about research you conducted for your book, such as interesting facts, or the mode of research collection?

How does your book connect with local interests in the area your interview will be broadcast?

What other works or authors have inspired you?

Work on answering these and other questions with confidence. Practice speaking in front of a mirror so you can watch your gestures and body language if the interview is in person.

It is crucial to always have promotional material on hand wherever you go. You never know who you may meet. We can help you publish promotional material such as business cards, bookmarks, postcards and book-signing kits that you can distribute to the media too!

We suggest you do not start marketing to physical bookstores until your book has the following:

A well-designed cover and interior layout

Professionally edited content

Retail distribution through Ingram Book Distributors

An ISBN

These features are necessary for your book to be seriously considered by any retailer. Another suggested product is the Booksellers Return Program. This tells book retailers they can take a chance on your book and return it if the book doesn’t sell. Sometimes larger bookstore chains cannot purchase books by a new author if the book does not have a Booksellers Return Program.

Once your book is published, start by contacting a local librarian or bookstore manager to set up a book signing, speaking event or reading to gain experience and build local interest. When you move on to approaching larger stores and chains, you can provide examples of your success and will have more local support. When visiting with managers and/or librarians, be courteous and have a business card, a sample copy of your book and a press kit on hand. If the manager or librarian cannot give you a concrete answer, always follow up at a later date.

You can create a marketing plan at any stage of your writing and publishing process (the earlier, the better). A marketing plan is a document that lists the actions necessary for you to achieve your marketing goals. It is important to write down several specifics in this plan. This includes identifying your target audience, defining your objectives, identifying your competitors, and laying out a strategy to attract readers.

Here's a quick breakdown of how to clarify and define a few essential pieces of your marketing plan:

Identifying your target audience. What types of people are most likely to purchase and read your book? For whom did you write it? Consider the age, sex, career, income, residence/location and education level of each group of readers who might be interested in and benefit from your book.

Attracting readers. Once you've determined who you want to reach, consider which magazines and publications they read, which websites they visit, etc. Knowing this information can help you decide which publishing and/or marketing services might be good options for your book.

Identifying the competition. You can use the competitive book market to your advantage. See which books are selling the most within your genre, study top writers in your genre, identify the strengths and weaknesses of your competitors and research the selling price of books that are similar to yours. Research market trends and study competing book covers. Learn what's expected, what works and what you can do to stand out.

Developing a position statement. Determine what separates your book from the crowd, and develop a statement that highlights those qualities and speaks to your target readers. Use this when you talk to interested readers or contact media outlets and professionals.

Setting a budget. How much can you realistically spend on book marketing over the next year? Over the next two years? Consider which media and marketing materials you will use as well as all the other costs associated with marketing your book.

Once you have gathered the information to answer these questions and others, you are ready to take the next step and fully develop your marketing strategy based on these specifics. Talk through your plan with a publishing consultant to learn how our publishing packages and marketing services might help you reach your goals.

All publishing book orders are non-refundable, unless the refund validity period has not been crossed and the refund is completely justified. In the case of a poor print quality, we will work with you to have these copies replaced. You have 45 business days (upon receiving your order) to report any quality or quantity issues to our Sales Department

If you are interested in purchasing multiple copies of your book for your book promotion, a book signing event, or any other purpose, you can take advantage of exclusive author discounts.

*The order must be for a single title, of the same print format, and shipped to single address. We cannot accommodate mix-and-match orders. All orders must be prepaid, and shipping charges are not included in the discount structure. Please note that purchases of your book through a Book Consultant do not generate royalties and are nonreturnable.

Amz publishing House Publishing will not be held liable for any delays, loss, or damage in transit when it comes to your book order. Any book order by you (including those books included in the services provided) will be delivered within an agreed time, unless delayed by courier which is not under our control, after we receive your order and complete payment.

Shipping shall be FOB (free on board), and you must pay all applicable shipping, handling, or custom fees associated with your purchase.

We provide authors who purchase books in bulk with special rates. To find out more, please contact our Publishing Consultant at 092-111-Sales or sales@ Amz publishing House publishing.com

We provide authors who purchase books in bulk with special rates. To find out more, please contact our Publishing Consultant at 092-111-Sales or sales@ Amz publishing House publishing.com

We review manuscripts and materials for:

Text and images which are not created and/or owned by the author.

Statements or information which reveal private information about a living person and/or could negatively reflect a living person’s reputation.

Content that includes sex and drug paraphernalia.

No. A citation will not protect you in a court of law in a U.S. copyright case. You must obtain and keep written permission from the U.S. copyright holder.

In order to obtain permission, you can contact the original U.S. copyright holder and explain what work you wish to use and for what purpose. In order to not be held liable in a lawsuit you must request and obtain written permission from the copyright holder to use the material in publication.

The duration of your content evaluation can fluctuate depending on the length and subject matter of your book, as well as the number of other manuscripts we have queued for evaluation.

Follow these general guidelines to help ensure that your manuscript and materials meet our evaluation standards:

Copyright and Original Content

At least 75 percent of your book’s content must be original and created by you.

Quoted poetry and song lyric content cannot be longer than eight lines.

Quoted article content can be no longer than three sentences or 10 percent of the article.

Quoted book content can be no longer than 500 words.

Libel and Privacy

To avoid libel and protect the privacy of living people referenced in your book, you must:

Change or remove the author’s name and/or the names of people referenced in the manuscript or materials.

Change or remove the names of locations, businesses, organizations, educational establishments, etc. where the events in the manuscript and/or materials take place.

Remove images (including front and back cover images) that reveal the identification of people or locations referenced in the manuscript and/or materials.

U.S. copyright protection is secured upon creation of your work and provides you the right to stop another person from using your work without permission. U.S. copyright registration is secured when material is officially registered with the U.S. government. Having your material officially registered with the U.S. copyright office allows you to take legal action to recover a monetary value if someone uses your work illegally.

An e-book, or electronic book, is a digital format or a soft copy of a printed book. It makes a traditional book readable through various electronic devices like computers, portable readers, mobile gadgets, phones and more with the help of various e-book reading software. This service is offered across all publishing packages.

A free eBook promotion can be an effective way to market your title. This can be accomplished using our coupon/code-marketing at our as well as our partner platforms.

There is no fixed turnaround time for an eBook conversion and/or production. We work on a first-come, first-served basis. We remain committed to helping all our authors get their eBooks prepared and/or publish in a timely manner, in order that tap into the growing market of eBook readers as quickly as possible.

You can email support@amznpublishinghouse.com. Due to the high volume of messages that we receive, please bear with us if you experience a slight delay in our response.

We do not provide a set list of channels as we work with multiple partners and each partner maintains a very dynamic list within its network.

While we submit your eBook to as many channels possible, please understand that each channel or retailer reserves the right to refuse listing.

Among our list of vendors are Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Rakuten Kobo Inc., and Google Play Books. There is no guarantee though that your eBook will appear on each of these sites. To see where your e-book is being sold please use a search engine to see which vendors are carrying your e-book.

Yes, we will update your eBook after a post-publication correction and it won’t have any negative impact on the publisher’s book page – in terms of stats and sales.

The royalty for our store’s eBooks is 50% of the net payments received by us at the end of each payment period.

Royalties are based on the net payments that we actually receive from the sale of printed or electronic (eBook or Audiobook) copies of your book, minus any shipping and handling charges, distribution costs, or taxes. Since retail and wholesale customers purchase at a discount, the royalty amount you receive depends on what type of customers bought your book, the applicable channel through which they purchased, and any discount they received.

Here are two examples of common e-book sales transactions.

The list price for your e-book is $3.99, and your Amz publishing House Publishing royalty rate is 50 percent.

Retailer Example:

$3.99 (SRP "Suggested Retail Price") - $1.20 (30% Amazon Discount) = $2.79 (Net after Amazon Discount) x 50% (Royalty Rate) = $1.40 (Royalty Earned from a retail sale)

Web Sale Example:

Another scenario occurs when a consumer comes to our bookstore and purchases your eBook directly from us. Your royalty on this sale of the same eBook is calculated as follows:

$3.99 (SRP "Suggested Retail Price") x 50% (Royalty Rate) = $2.00 (Royalty Earned from a web sale)

Yes, your e-book will have a separate ISBN compared to your hardcopy or audiobook. Each format and publishing platform requires a separate ISBN for the book. A ISBN normally takes up-to six months to be generated however, our bulk buys from International ISBN office means we have ISBNs ready to be delivered within a month.

Offset printing is a method of mass-production printing in which digital book files are converted into film negatives that are used to etch the pages of a book into custom metal plates. After ink is added to the plates, large rollers pick up the ink from the plates and then transfer it to paper. Offset printing is commonly used in traditional publishing, allowing authors to print their books in bulk. Typically we use Print-On-Demand (POD) fulfillment, where books are printed one at a time after each book order is placed.

More design and print flexibility. You’ll have more options than what is supported through POD printing, such as the following:

The ability to print at a higher resolution, meaning sharper and cleaner book covers and interior type than POD because of the printing tools used.

Additional cover and paper stock options, such as gloss- or matte-coated paper stock.

Additional trim size and design options (example: embossed text on the front cover).

Lower author price. Each book costs less for the author to print when compared to POD. The cost to print each offset is individually quoted depending on volume and the book’s specs.

There are several reasons why some of our authors choose offset printing. If you’re considering offset printing, ask yourself the following questions:

Do you have special print requirements—such as unique formats, paper options, binding or cover treatments—that are not supported or available through POD?

Do you have a large reach and ability to process a large number of orders? Do you want the opportunity to sell a large number of books directly to customers?

Do you want to lower your print cost to increase your return on books you sell?

If you answered “yes” to any of the above questions, offset printing might be right for you. Call your Book Consultant to discuss your options.

The cost of offset printing is quoted on a case-by-case basis, depending on your book’s format, print-type (paperback or hardback), book-type (illustrative, colored or black and white) and the volume you wish to print. Please contact our sales team via live chat option, call or your assigned consultant for more information.

Yes. To benefit financially from your offset investment, we suggest that you plan to print a minimum of 1,000 units. Please contact our sales or one of our assigned book consultants for more information.

Offset publishing is certainly not for all authors, as most are satisfied with the print-on-demand facility that we and our partner publishers offer. Offset publishing requires a large upfront investment that authors may not wish to spend, and it does not guarantee that bookstores will pick up your book.

Literary Agent Fraud

Some of the common fraudulent schemes include:

• Using the name of an actual person in the publishing industry or logos from a legitimate company. Individuals from publishing companies would almost never reach out to an author directly. Typically, a book would be forwarded through a literary agent. So, if you see the name of a person who you can Google or logos from publishers, it is most likely a scammer.
• Using the title, “literary agent” and claiming they will represent your book to the publishing industry for a fee. Legitimate agents will never ask for money upfront.
• Claiming to see marketing potential and seeking payment for services they may or may not intend to fulfill;
• Falsely claiming that a traditional publisher is interested in publishing the author’s work and seeking payment in exchange for negotiating a publishing agreement.

Some of the common misrepresentations include:

• Getting your book in book stores. Most bookstores require books to be returnable so if the company does not have a way to make your book returnable, they will not likely be able to fulfill the service.
• Claiming to represent your book to literary agents and publishers. Most publishers do not accept unsolicited manuscripts, and agents typically have specific requirements as to how a book should be submitted. So, spam-mailing people in the industry is a complete waste of time and money
• Saying their book scouts have highlighted your book and see marketing potential. If they claim this, ask them to see what the book scouts report or email said about your book. Chances are the person on the phone has no idea what your book is about and there are no legitimate book scouts that work for the company
• Claiming they can get you broader distribution or your own ISBN. Unless you did something to limit your distribution, your book will be available for purchase on all online platforms in both print and digital formats. Also, you own your content, so there is no limit on who can buy your book. This tactic is often used to create unmerited fear in authors to suggest some how they are missing out.

Tips to Avoid Scammers:

• Reputable literary agents will not request a fee up front to represent a client, and will not send unsolicited emails claiming to be interested in a book. If you receive an email like this, treat it with extreme caution. Also, legitimate agents will have a web site that shows what authors they represent and the books they have sold to traditional publishers. These scammers have no such thing. Rather than responding to the email or engaging through information provided in the email, research the company or individual independently and verify the offer through their website or publicly available information.
• Traditional publishers will not send out “letters of interest” or similar documents claiming to be interested in publishing a book, nor will they seek a fee to read or consider a manuscript. Traditional publishers do not need a book trailer or promotional video to consider a manuscript. As with literary agents, research the company or individual independently, and verify the offer through their website or publicly available information.
• Reputable literary professionals and publishers generally will not communicate with potential clients through:
  • Social Media.
  • Personal email addresses. Pay close attention to domain names and to emails from addresses with common providers, such as Gmail, Yahoo, and Hotmail.
  • Unsolicited phone calls

If you receive contact from some claiming to represent a company or agent, verify their identity through publicly available information before engaging in discussion with the individual or purchasing any services.

• DO NOT provide payment information or bank information to any person or entity whose identity you have not verified.
• If you are unsure of the identity of the sender of a communication, DO NOT click on any links in the email.

If it sounds and looks too good to be true, it probably is, so be very cautious if the email or phone call has any of the above-mentioned claims.

Hollywood Fraud Alert

Some of the common misrepresentations include:

• Saying your book has been flagged by a Hollywood Producer or Company and there is a production budget is set for your book to become a movie. That is a lie. Production budgets are never set that early in the process.
• Saying they will represent your book to Hollywood companies and send emails to production companies or put your book in a database. This is simply not how the entertainment industry works. The first call anyone will make to an author if they are legitimate is to ask if the rights are available.
• Asking you to pay them to represent you to Hollywood. That is also not how it works. If a legitimate company is interested in developing your book for the screen, they will want to option the book and if they do, they will likely pay you a modest sum for that right.
• Telling you they can get you a movie deal but you will have to republish your book or re-edit your book. No legitimate company who has interest would ever ask you to do that.

Some of the more common fraudulent schemes include:

• Using the name of an actual person in the entertainment industry or logos from a legitimate company. People who have a significant role in Hollywood would never reach out. They would have an assistant do it. So, if you see the name of a person who you can Google or logos or company names you recognize, it is most likely a scammer and what they are doing is illegal.

Tips to Avoid Scammers:

• If you receive an email like this, treat it with extreme caution. Rather than responding to the email or engaging through information provided in the email, research the company or individual independently on a website called IMDB which is like the LinkedIn for the entertainment industry. There you will find what the company has done and what roles the person has person has had. Scammers will have done nothing in the industry.
• Reputable companies generally will not communicate with potential clients through:
  • Social Media.
  • Personal email addresses. Pay close attention to domain names and to emails from addresses with common providers, such as Gmail, Yahoo, and Hotmail.
  • Unsolicited phone calls

They will usually contact the publishing company to see if the rights are available and then the publishing company will contact you to see if they have your permission to pass your information along to the entertainment company. They will not ask you to pay money to have them represent you or obtain the rights to your book.

• DO NOT provide payment information or bank information to any person or entity whose identity you have not verified.
• If you are unsure of the identity of the sender of a communication, DO NOT click on any links in the email.
  • Social Media.
  • Personal email addresses. Pay close attention to domain names and to emails from addresses with common providers, such as Gmail, Yahoo, and Hotmail.
  • Unsolicited phone calls

If it sounds and looks too good to be true, it probably is, so be very cautious if the email or phone call has any of the above-mentioned claims.

Your royalty payments will be placed on hold. We will not be able to pay your royalties until you submit your bank information and allow the payment through direct deposit. If you decide to submit your bank information at a later date, all accrued Royalties will be paid on the next payment schedule.

Your royalty payments will be placed on hold. We will not be able to pay your royalties until you submit your bank information and allow the payment through direct deposit. If you decide to submit your bank information at a later date, all accrued Royalties will be paid on the next payment schedule.

Currently, there are no other options to receive your Royalties than through direct deposit to your bank account. We will place your royalties on hold until you have bank information to submit. If you decide to submit your bank information at a later date, all accrued Royalties will be paid on the next payment schedule.

Please verify with your bank if they will allow this. Bank information must be submitted via Author Center.

Your royalty payment will be placed on hold. We will not be able to pay your Royalties until you submit your bank information and allow the payment through direct deposit. If you decide to submit your bank information at a later date, all accrued Royalties will be paid on the next payment schedule.

A routing number is a nine-digit code that identifies a banking or other financial institution.

The payments are usually made by our partner organizations or payment partners. We do let you know who your payment merchant is when you select the platforms that you publish to.

After the Retail Price is set, we reserve the exclusive right to modify the retail price of the work, should production costs change or market conditions warrant. You must approve such retail price change prior to it taking effect. If you do not approve the retail price change or we cannot contact you to obtain approval for the retail price change, all or certain formats of the work will be removed from distribution.

Royalties are calculated on a calendar-quarter basis. Royalties due will be paid in United States Dollars (USD) within ninety (90) days after the end of each calendar quarter.

The timing of actual receipt of the payment by the author may occur after these issuance dates, due to a variety of factors including, but not limited to, transit time in the mail. Royalties may be paid via check or electronic funds transfer (EFT) depending on your payment vendor and choice.

You must have a United States bank account to receive Royalties via EFT. We may charge you an additional fee per check if you elect to receive payments by check or draft when EFT is available. We may accrue and withhold payment until the total amount of Royalties earned equals or exceeds seventy-five USD ($75). All held Royalties will be paid in full within ninety (90) days after the end of each calendar year.

Please note that Royalties are paid to you on all sales of your Work EXCEPT: (a) sales of used copies of the Work; (b) sales of the Work to yourself; and (c) copies of the Work given to any person or entity (e.g. the media) free of charge.

For each royalty-qualifying sale in print format, Amz publishing House Publishing gives authors a royalty rate of twenty-five percent (25%) of the Suggested Retail Price if sold through the website bookstore and ten percent (10%) of the Suggested Retail Price if sold through our distribution channels.

For audio formats, you will receive one hundred percent (100%) of the difference of the Suggested Retail Price less the discounts (deductions) taken by any distribution channel for each sale of the individual Work. These deductions include promotional discounts, distribution discounts, and sales discounts.

You should be aware that the largest retailers, including Barnes & Noble, Amazon and most Borders stores, place orders for Amz publishing House Publishing titles through Ingram; those orders will appear as wholesale sales on your royalty statement.

Book price is determined by page count, which is influenced by your choice of book dimensions (6x9, etc.,) as well as font size, the word count of your manuscript, and other factors. For information and guidance on the price of your individual book, please refer to your Publishing Services Associate.

For orders made through our publishing, we update your report when the book or books are shipped to the customer. Sales made through our distribution channels will be added once they are submitted to us, which can be either monthly or quarterly (depending on the retailer). Items that have been ordered, but which have not yet shipped, will not appear on your report. As we receive shipping information, your report will be updated accordingly.

The time it takes a sale to be listed in your sales report is determined by the type of sale:

Please note: External retailers — Apple, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, etc. — operate under their own schedules, and Amz publishing House Publishing cannot control the frequency with which they report sales information.

All companies have a month-end close process to collect and validate financial information, and Amz publishing House Publishing is no exception. At the close of each month, we must collect sales and printing information from each of our business partners. We reconcile book orders and book sales with printing information to ensure that every single copy that is printed is accounted for. Then, we consolidate sales from many different sources into a single monthly statement for each author.

The process of collecting, consolidating, closing and posting sales information from our partners can take more than four weeks. It is important to remember that the sales statements are not final, however, because information posts to them as it is received. This process may take time, but we think it is essential to provide you with information that is 100 percent accurate and to account for each and every sale.

Although we strive to post sales statements as quickly as possible, four times per year it takes us up to 90 days to post statements due to our royalty payout schedule. During these quarterly payment periods, our staff is busy preparing quarterly statements and arranging individual royalty payments.

If you do not receive your royalty statement, you will first want to log on to your Author Center and view the statement online. If you did earn a royalty but did not receive your statement in the mail, please contact our Customer Support Team at customersupport@amznpublishinghouse.com. We will have to wait 180 days from the issue date of the check, after which we can reissue the check.

*We don't MAIL statements for royalty earning authors and we don't EMAIL authors who didn't earn royalties. In addition, check validity is now 180 days and there is no TAT for check recut requests.

No. This is known as a “virtual stock” policy. All copies of your book that are ordered by customers are through Print-on-Demand or filled through offset printing when this is applicable (generally for very large orders). An online bookseller’s (or retailer’s) policy of having “virtual stock” does not mean that your book has been purchased. It is a marketing tactic used by the online bookseller (or retailer) to generate purchases and show inventory.

Unfortunately, due to privacy reasons, we cannot share this information. On your royalty statement, you will see how many of your books were sold through the retail channel and how many were sold through us.

It is modern and an easy method of publishing that utilizes technology to print and deliver books as soon as orders come. This avoids any loss in storage space, extra copies or sunk costs through expensive and problematic printing runs. This is a hassle-free publishing method that is beneficial for both the author and the publisher and it ensures that your book never goes out of print.

Our team is comprised of editing, publishing and marketing experts. With a combined experience of over one hundred years, our team’s professionalism speaks for itself through the successes of our published books and their post-publishing consulting that have led books to become bestsellers.

We offer complete confidentiality of your information and our services. We will provide you with the best solutions that the industry has to offer, in order for your book to become successful. With complete trust in us and communication of your goals, our guidance will lead you to the path to recognition and fame. The best things in life take time to unravel and so it goes with the popularity of your book. All it needs is a creative and a marketing spark to create a bestseller. Patience and timely utilization of strategies eventually pay off!

With over fifteen publishers that we have published with before, your book can be made available at Amazon, Apple Books, Google Books, Ingram, Barnes and Noble, Simon & Schuster, and, Rakuten Kobo to name the top platforms. We specialize in eBooks however; your hardcopies can be made available at the world’s largest retailers such as Amazon and Ingram to let your book stand out.

Before you publish, your book needs to cater to the publishing requirements of each platform such as formatting and typesetting requirements: a well-designed cover or two, a perfectly edited and proofread book and an International Standard book Number (ISBN) for each format (eBook, hardcover, paperback, audiobook, etc.) and platform (Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Google, Ingram, etc.).

Some platforms have commissions as high as fifty percent, whereas the best ones such as Amazon only take thirty percent whereby they list, print, package and deliver your orders at your behest.

We recommend authors to publish either exclusively or at least on Amazon because it is the only platforms with the most readers (up-to 350 Million people per year) and it offers an entire range of genres and book-formats in a simple yet at an intuitive manner.

Check out the following links that shall be helpful:

Backup withholding for U.S. Citizens or Resident Aliens

Withholding for Foreign Persons

Publication 515: Withholding of Tax on Nonresident Aliens and Foreign Entities (tax treaty tables)

Form W-7: Application for IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Number

Form W-7 Instructions

Form SS-4: Application for Employer Identification Number

Form SS-4 Instructions

For any questions on reporting your income to the IRS, please consult your professional tax consultant.

If applicable, you may claim a reduced rate of withholding as a resident of a foreign country with which the United States has an income tax treaty. See the Tax Treaty Tables within Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Publication 515 (see the helpful links below), “Withholding of Tax on Nonresident Aliens and Foreign Entities”, under “Copyrights” for your country’s tax treaty rate. Submit Form W-8BEN when requested by Amz publishing House Publishing whether or not you are claiming a reduced rate of withholding.

The IRS requires that we have a complete tax Form W-9 or W-8BEN on file even if an author has opted-out of submitting tax information. We are required to request the tax form annually.

First, register your company’s account in your place and ask our support staff about a reassignment of rights. Second, a Form W-9 needs to be filled out for the company using the company EIN for the tax ID. Third, the company’s W-9 must be submitted online or by mail - be sure to reference your company’s Amz publishing House Publishing-assigned account number.

If your company’s W-9 was added to your individual account, please correct by submitting your individual W-9 and referencing your individual’s Amz publishing House publishing account. Also, make sure that your company’s W-9 is connected to your company’s account. If your individual W-9 was added to your company’s account, please correct by submitting your company W-9 and referencing your company’s Amz publishing House Publishing account.

The amount of royalties reported on the 1099 is the gross amount of royalties paid before any withholding taxes. The royalty amount should match the amount of royalties on your statements from Q4 of the previous year to Q3 of the 1099 form’s year, plus any royalties wherever applicable. Subtracting the withholding (box 4) from the royalty income (box 2) should equal the total amount paid to you during the 1099 form’s filing year. If after careful analysis, you still believe there is an error, please our customer support.

The recipient’s name on your Form 1099-MISC is the person or entity who earned royalties’ income during the tax year. In most cases, the name must remain unchanged. However, if you were the recipient of the royalty income during the year and there is a spelling error with your name or a delayed/missed payment then we may be able to issue a correction before filing with the IRS on March 31. To request a 1099-MISC name correction, contact our customer support.

Companies may apply for a U.S. Employer Identification Number (EIN) by filing a Form SS-4 with the IRS.

If you do not have a Social Security Number (SSN) and are not eligible to get one, you must obtain an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) to claim your country’s reduced tax treaty rate (if applicable). To apply for an ITIN, file Form W-7, “Application for IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Number” (see helpful links below) with the IRS. It usually takes 4-6 weeks to receive an ITIN from the IRS.

Amz publishing House Publishing will mail a Form1 099-MISC to each U.S. author who was issued a payment for $10.00 or more in royalties (or incurred backup withholding greater than $0.00) during the calendar year.

The income and withholding represent royalties from Quarter 4 of the previous year through Quarter 3 are what compose of your Form 1099-MISC year. The form will be mailed by Jan. 31, and should be delivered to the author in February. This form is required by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to report royalty income and withholding taxes. If the author did not earn any royalties during a calendar year, then he or she will not receive a Form 1099-MISC. The IRS requires Amz publishing House Publishing to have the form mailed/postmarked by Jan. 31, not delivered by Jan 31.

International authors will receive a Form 1042-S instead of a Form 1099-MISC for the royalties earned and the amount withheld during the calendar year. The Form 1042-S will be mailed by March 15.

The IRS also requires Amz publishing House Publishing to have a Form W-9 or Form W-8BEN on file for each author who may earn royalties more than $10. The tax form must include the individual or company’s U.S. Taxpayer Identification Number (SSN, EIN, or ITIN). If the author refuses to provide the form or the digital equivalency, Amz publishing House Publishing will begin withholding taxes at the rate of 24% for U.S. citizens (or resident aliens), 30% for nonresident aliens living outside the U.S. or an updated amount in accordance with U.S. tax law in future

An electronic signature, or eSignature, as defined by the Federal ESIGN Act, is an “electronic sound, symbol or process, attached to or logically associated with a contract or other record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the record” (ESIGN).

All 50 states have laws that define electronic signatures in substantially the same way. eSignature is an easy, efficient and a secure way to digitally sign documents. It is more simple, efficient and flexible method of signing documents compared to traditional methods.

Yes, electronic signatures are legally binding in the United States. There are two Acts that establish this legality of electronic signatures – the U.S. Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (ESIGN, 2000) and the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA, 1999). Both ESIGN and UETA establish that electronic records and signatures carry the same weight and legal effect as traditional paper documents and handwritten signatures stating: A document or signature cannot be denied legal effect or enforceability solely because it is in electronic form.

Yes, the eSign software or plugin-in allows signature with pen on paper to be electronically readable. When you receive an initial email, click the “print” option after reviewing the agreement(s). Follow the instructions to print and then choose to either return the document by fax or upload and attach to an email.

Amz publishing House Publishing uses eSign, an electronic signature software/plug-in, to make it easy, fast and secure for authors to sign our publishing agreements. Approximately one to three business days after purchasing a publishing package, you’ll receive an email that will prompt you to sign our publishing agreement using eSign. It is an efficient and a quick method to sign and deliver documents with no danger of loss during delivery or a delay.

How do I eSign a document?

The eSign overview page that we mail or email to you provides a short summary of the signing process and has the consumer disclosure document, which covers conducting business electronically. After you review the consumer disclosure, select the checkbox for agreeing to conduct business electronically. Then click “Continue”, Important! You must agree to conduct business electronically with the document sender in order to view and sign the documents.

After you review the agreement (s), you can type in your full name and select “approve” or “decline” and then click “submit” button. This signature will be associated with a unique identifier and will be recorded as signed by you and you alone.