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Publishing Packages
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$7,699.00
The Whole Shebang
Pleasant Word's most exciting publishing opportunity.
Visit our Whole Shebang™ page for more information
If you qualify, we'll give you a special credit-card-busting 12 Month Interest Free Payment Plan.
Then, we give you The Whole Shebang:
- Blue Ribbon Package
Includes full editing**, custom cover design, typesetting, registration, and distribution.
- 80 Free Books
50 more than our normal Blue Ribbon package***
- Start-Up Publicity
Includes professional press materials, press release, media database, and newswire.
- Marketing Materials
1,000 Postcards, 1,000 Business Cards, 1,000 Bookmarks.
- Author Weblog
Only Pleasant Word can offer the authorweblog.com address.
As a Christian company, Pleasant Word upholds the Biblical standard of not charging interest. With our interest free payment plan, you could save up to $1,500 in credit card fees alone, in addition to the other great savings included on our top level packages.
It's easy to get "The Whole Shebang." Just fill in our short, simple signup application, and then one of our Solutions Advisors will review your information and contact you personally to work out the details.
* Based on 20% annual interest on $7,699, plus 50 free books (normally $325) and our standard weblog domain and hosting price of $350.
** Substantive edit, copy edit and proofread, up to 200 pages / 50,000 words. Blue Ribbon package assumes soft cover and standard text formatting. Higher word count or additional features will cause price to be adjusted.
*** Free books upon completion of payment plan. See Publishing Agreement for full conditions of offer.
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$2,299.00
Plus editing
Blue Ribbon
Top-Level Features, Best Discounts
For the author who wants the best discount, highest royalties, most complimentary books, and all possible marketing services available a la carte, we recommend the Blue Ribbon Package. This choice also comes standard with our Advanced Cover Design package, and the option of purchasing additional custom publicity assistance.
- Author discount is 62% off the retail price
- Royalty is 100% of net profits
- 30 complimentary books sent to you upon publication
- Free author weblog
- Unique, custom cover with the Advanced Cover Design option (see the cover design options page for details)
- Re-write of back cover copy for better marketing
- Professional editing: copy/content and proofread (additional fees apply)
- Toll-free number where our live operators take orders for your book, then we print the book, ship the orders and send you the profit!
- Your book also available through Christianbooks.com
- Full color annual catalog to 4,500 Christian bookstores
- Potential promotion at the annual International Christian Retailers Show (ICRS)**
- Option to upgrade to WinePress imprint and reprint 2,500 copies or more at reprint rates
- Full line of publicity services available (additional fees apply)
Standard Package Features:
- ISBN, bar code, submission to the Library of Congress
- Copyright submission and registration (additional fees apply)
- Formatting of your text
- Perfect bound (soft cover) or Hardcover binding (4 color laminated cover or durable cloth-style cover (patriot blue or slate gray) with gold foil stamping on spine. There is an additional charge for hardcover binding, and it is only available with certain trim sizes.
- Dust jacket available for an increased retail price of $3.00 per book.
- The following trim sizes and options are available:
| Trim Size |
Softcover |
Hardcover |
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5 x 8
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Yes
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5.5 x 8.5
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Yes
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Yes
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6 x 9
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Yes
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Yes
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6.14 x 9.21
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Yes
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Yes
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7.5 x 9.25
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Yes
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8.25 x 11
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Yes
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- Distribution service to 25,000 bookstores and libraries in the United States
- Distribution service in United Kingdom and throughout Europe
- Your book available through major on-line retailers like Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com
- A web page featuring your book at Pleasant Word’s online bookstore
- Author Services includes 24 hour access to sales reports online
**Certain restrictions and additional costs apply.
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$1,799.00
Plus editing
Red Ribbon
Advanced Features, Great Discounts
A popular choice for many authors, the Red Ribbon package offers you greater discounts, higher royalties, more complimentary books, plus basic marketing assistance. Also, this package includes the Intermediate Cover Design package which allows you to create a unique design using our exclusive CoverTool™ system.
- Author discount is 60% off the retail price
- Royalty is 100% of net profits
- 15 complimentary books sent to you upon publication
- Unique, custom cover with the Premium Cover Design option (see the cover design options page for details)
- Toll-free number where our live operators take orders for your book, then we print the book, ship the orders and send you the profit!
- Professional editing: proofread + copy edit, or proofread + pre-typeset evaluation, plus back cover rewrite (additional fees apply)
Standard Package Features:
- ISBN, bar code, submission to the Library of Congress
- Copyright submission and registration (additional fees apply)
- Formatting of your text
- Perfect bound (soft cover) or hard cover binding (4 color laminated cover or durable cloth-style cover (patriot blue or slate gray) with gold foil stamping on spine. There is an additional charge for hard cover binding, and it is only available with certain trim sizes.
- Dust jacket available for an increased retail price of $3.00 per book.
- The following trim sizes and options are available:
| Trim Size |
Soft cover |
Hard cover |
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5 x 8
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Yes
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5.5 x 8.5
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Yes
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Yes
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6 x 9
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Yes
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Yes
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6.14 x 9.21
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Yes
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Yes
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7.5 x 9.25
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Yes
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8.25 x 11
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Yes
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- Distribution service to 25,000 bookstores and libraries in the United States
- Distribution service in United Kingdom and throughout Europe
- Your book available through major on-line retailers like Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com
- A web page featuring your book at Pleasant Word’s online bookstore
- Author Services includes 24 hour access to sales reports online
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$1,299.00
Yellow Ribbon
More Flexible, More Choice
The Yellow Ribbon gives you liberal discounts when you purchase copies and we pay you royalties for all copies sold through bookstores and on the web. Additionally, you can choose from a wider variety of templates and images for your cover.
Standard Package Features:
- ISBN, bar code, submission to the Library of Congress
- Copyright submission and registration (additional fees apply)
- Formatting of your text
- Perfect bound (soft cover) or hard cover binding (4 color laminated cover or durable cloth-style cover (patriot blue or slate gray) with gold foil stamping on spine. There is an additional charge for hard cover binding, and it is only available with certain trim sizes.
- Dust jacket available for an increased retail price of $3.00 per book.
- The following trim sizes and options are available:
| Trim Size |
Soft cover |
Hard cover |
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5 x 8
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Yes
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5.5 x 8.5
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Yes
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Yes
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6 x 9
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Yes
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Yes
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6.14 x 9.21
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Yes
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Yes
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7.5 x 9.25
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Yes
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8.25 x 11
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Yes
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- Distribution service to 25,000 bookstores and libraries in the United States
- Distribution service in United Kingdom and throughout Europe
- Your book available through major on-line retailers like Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com
- A web page featuring your book at Pleasant Word’s online bookstore
- Author Services includes 24 hour access to sales reports online
White and Yellow Ribbon books are not eligible for Pleasant Word advertising opportunities.
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$999.00
White Ribbon
Entry Level Publishing Package
To accommodate any budget, the White Ribbon package is ideal for the author who wants a quality book without marketing services or distribution to the bookstore market.
- Author discount is 42% off the retail price
- One complimentary book sent to you upon publication
- Unique custom cover with our Standard Cover Design option.
Standard Package Features:
- ISBN, bar code, submission to the Library of Congress
- Copyright submission and registration (additional fees apply)
- Formatting of your text
- Perfect bound (soft cover) or hard cover binding (4 color laminated cover or durable cloth-style cover (patriot blue or slate gray) with gold foil stamping on spine. There is an additional charge for hard cover binding, and it is only available with certain trim sizes.
- Dust jacket available for an increased retail price of $3.00 per book.
- The following trim sizes and options are available:
| Trim Size |
Soft cover |
Hard cover |
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5 x 8
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Yes
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5.5 x 8.5
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Yes
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Yes
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6 x 9
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Yes
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Yes
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6.14 x 9.21
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Yes
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Yes
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7.5 x 9.25
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Yes
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8.25 x 11
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Yes
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White and Yellow Ribbon books are not eligible for Pleasant Word advertising opportunities.
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$1,500.00
Diamond Package
For published authors - get your book back in print!
Is your royalty published book out of print? Need product for your book table or ministry? The Diamond Package was designed specifically for you. For the veteran royalty published author who wants the best discount, highest royalties, most complimentary books, and all possible marketing services available a la carte, we’ve designed the Diamond Package.
*These prices and specifications are based on our Blue Ribbon print-on-demand package. For larger print-runs, calls us for offset printing options.
Qualifications
- Only available to authors who have already been published by a traditional publisher.
- Author must have the full rights.
- Author must have the original files, and/or pay any costs associated in conversion to our specifications.
Base Features
- Built on the foundation of our top-level Blue Ribbon print-on-demand package
- 50 free books
- Two years of free annual in-print maintenance
- 1½ hours of design time included
Diamond Plus
With these additional features:
- Three month payment plan
- Brand new custom cover design
- Consideration for ICRS
- Possible upgrade to WP offset print run
Diamond Plus (with WinePress Logo)
- WinePress imprint & logo, with print-on-demand convenience
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$3,299.00
Plus editing
Blue Ribbon (Full Color)
Ideal for high quality children's books or picture books
Your print-on-demand book can have full color bursting from every page! Ideal for children's books, photography, pictures, illustrations, and anything else your imagination can think of. Please give us a call if you have any questions.
For the author who wants the best discount, highest royalties, most complimentary books, and all possible marketing services available a la carte, we recommend the Blue Ribbon Package. This choice also comes with our Advanced Cover Design package, and the option of purchasing additional publicity assistance.
- Author discount is 62% off the retail price
- Royalty is 100% of net profits
- 30 complimentary books sent to you upon publication
- Free author weblog
- Advanced Cover Design option (see the cover design options page for details)
- Professional editing: copy/content edit, proofread, and back cover rewrite (additional fees apply)
- Custom interior and picture formatting included
- Toll-free number where our live operators take orders for your book
- Full color annual catalog to 4,500 Christian bookstores
- Potential promotion at the annual International Christian Retailers Show (ICRS)**
- Your book also available through Christianbooks.com
- Option to upgrade to WinePress imprint and reprint 2,500 copies or more at reprint rates
- Full line of publicity services available (additional fees apply)
Standard Package Features:
- ISBN, bar code, submission to the Library of Congress
- Copyright submission and registration (additional fees apply)
- Formatting of your text
- Soft cover only. Saddle stitch binding for 49 pages and below, perfect bound for 50 and higher
- 8.5 x 8.5 and 8.5 x 11 trim sizes available (portrait orientation only)
- Distribution service to 25,000 bookstores and libraries in the United States
- Distribution service in United Kingdom and throughout Europe
- Your book available through major on-line retailers like Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com
- A web page featuring your book at Pleasant Word’s online bookstore
- Author Services includes 24 hour access to sales reports online
- Fast Track turnaround available (additional Fast Track fees apply)
- Custom illustrations are available, but are priced on a per project basis only after we have received your approved manuscript
Page Count Requirements
Print on demand technology can only print a color picture book that is no less than 4 pages and no more than 480 pages. Perfect binding is only available with page counts of 50 or more.
** Certain restrictions and additional costs apply.
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$2,799.00
Plus editing
Red Ribbon (Full Color)
Advanced features, great discounts + full color
Your print-on-demand book can have full color bursting from every page! Ideal for children's books, photography, pictures, illustrations, and anything else your imagination can think of. Please give us a call if you have any questions.
A popular choice for many authors, the Red Ribbon package offers you greater discounts, higher royalties, more complimentary books, plus basic marketing assistance. This package includes the Intermediate Cover Design package giving you the opportunity to create your own unique book cover, using our exclusive CoverTool™ design system.
- Author discount is 60% off the retail price
- Royalty is 100% of net profits
- 15 complimentary books sent to you upon publication
- Includes the PremiumPlus Cover Design package. (see the cover design options page for details)
- Includes standard text and picture formatting
- Professional editing: copy/content edit, proofread, back cover rewrite (additional fees apply)
- Toll-free order taking offers customers our 877-421-READ number to call, where our live operators take orders for your book (then we print the books and ship the orders out for you)
Standard Package Features:
- ISBN, bar code, submission to the Library of Congress
- Copyright submission and registration (additional fees apply)
- Formatting of your text
- Soft cover only. Saddle stitch binding for 49 pages and below, perfect bound for 50 and higher
- 8.5 x 8.5 and 8.5 x 11 trim sizes available (portrait orientation only)
- Distribution service to 25,000 bookstores and libraries in the United States
- Distribution service in United Kingdom and throughout Europe
- Your book available through major on-line retailers like Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com
- A web page featuring your book at Pleasant Word’s online bookstore
- Author Services includes 24 hour access to sales reports online
- Fast Track turnaround available (additional Fast Track fees apply)
- Custom illustrations are available, but are priced on a per project basis only after we have received your approved manuscript
Page Count Requirements
Print on demand technology can only print a color picture book that is no less than 4 pages and no more than 480 pages. Perfect binding is only available with page counts of 50 or more.
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