Integrated Writer Services, LLC (IWS) provides consulting services for writers of both fiction and nonfiction works who intend to self-publish their works through small presses, independent publishers, traditional publishers, or with print-on-demand (POD) publishers.
Consulting Services
IWS provides consulting services in the following areas to help you take your book from manuscrip to a great-looking finished product readily available for back-of-the-room sales, on Internet storefronts, and on independent and chain bookstore shelves.
- overview of the self-publishing process
- overview of the book manufacturing process
- selection of a graphic artist for book design of covers and interiors
- determining book interior layout/formatting criteria
- front matter content
- back cover content
- identify technical specifications for printer quotes
- consideration of Print on Demand printers vs. traditional printers
- assessing options from Print on Demand printers
- obtaining bid quotes from traditional printers
- post-production issues such as fulfillment and distribution procedures
- professional Media Kit (including author's bio and a synopsis)
Complimentary 30-minute Interview
We will be happy to schedule an initial 30-minute interview to answer any questions you may have about our services and how we may be able to assist you in the self-publishing business.
Clients' books published 2006-08