PERPETUITY

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Earn 50% more royalties by self-publishing

Don’t sign contracts to give away book rights

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Sell via 39000 booksellers in 220 countries/states 

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Best reasons to choose Self-publishing with Perpetuity Publications

The best way to explain 'self-publishing' is to compare it with 'traditional publishing'. If you negotiate with a traditional publisher (provided they accept your book), you will need to sign their publishing contract which allows them to take a high percentage of royalties from your book sales. Inevitably, bookstores and book retailers (e.g. Amazon) will also take a percentage of royalties from these sales. If your regional traditional publisher agrees that your book is worth their risk or investment, they will print many copies and distribute copies to local bookstores in that region. 

However, self-publishers like Perpetuity Publications, do not expect you to sign a contract that gives away your book rights. They also do not take any percentage of royalties from your book sales. Perpetuity Publications will make your print books available for local bookstores to order online.  You only pay the inevitable percentage of royalties owed to bookstores and book retailers (e.g. Amazon). Local book stores constantly order new books online from retailers/distributors. There are many ways your book will appear on their radar. For example, new published books like yours, are advertised to bookstores, retailers/distributors via daily/weekly catalogues and email alerts.

Higher Royalties: Self-publishing ≈ 75% versus Traditional Publishing ≈ 25%

Authors can earn around 75% royalties per ebook instead of around 25% offered by traditional publishers. Moreover, with print-on-demand (POD) you can earn around 40% royalties instead of around 8% offered by traditional publishers. Traditional publishers print thousands of copies of your book and distribute them to bookstores. For this, they take large royalties from your print book sales. However, Perpetuity Publications do not take any royalties because they set up your POD self-publishing. POD prints whatever number of your book ordered by an online-buyer/wholesaler/bookstore/distributor.

This empowers you to sell your print book in thousands of stores with zero warehousing, be they soft paperback or hardcover books. With self-publishing, you are in control of the profits and you can see all your earnings online in real-time with sales data/reports for global distribution channels. You can update your books and adjust book pricing in tandem with your new campaigns/promotions - with no delays. Traditional publishers can only provide you or your agent with a royalty statement usually every 6 months. These are long complicated sales statements that might require an accountant to help you understand them.

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You are in total control - start with self-publishing 

Nowadays, many aspiring authors prefer to start with self-publishing before negotiating with a traditional publisher. By initially having self-published, an author can show proven book sales, which gives them more leverage in negotiating with a traditional publisher. If a traditional publisher rejects their book, the author has the option to start/continue with self-publishing instead.

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Your books can reach over 7 billion readers worldwide
Perpetuity Publications make your books available to over 39,000 booksellers in 220 countries/territories, including the huge markets of China and India. Your book will be linked to global ordering systems, booksellers, libraries, schools, online retailers, E-book retailers, universities, indie bookstores, distribution partners, local niche retailers, internet commerce companies, large and small chains in 220 countries and territories (access to billions of readers).  Your books will also be connected to online customers, and to all leading smartphone/e-reader stores (including iBooks, Kobo, Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook, etc.). See our list of channels in the white panels below.

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Growing Audiobook Market - Up 20% in 2017

Audiobooks are the fastest growing segment of the book industry. According to the Association of American Publishers, the 2017 audiobook sales were up 20% over the previous year. Audiobooks can be enjoyed whilst multi-tasking, sleeping, driving, cooking, walking, gym/working out, etc. Audiobooks are very popular among smartphone/tablet users.

Perpetuity Publications distribute your audiobook to a global network of over 20 sales outlets and App stores including Apple iTunes, Audible, Scribd, Kobo, OverDrive, Google Play. You choose the price! Different outlets operate under various sales models (single-copy sales, subscription listens, pay-per-use, among others). The royalty rate calculation will be different for each channel.

What we do for you:

For a one-time fee (no royalties or monthly/annual fees), we perform the following tasks and we do not take any royalties from your book sales:

• you simply send us your book in word format (.doc, .docx, etc.) and we publish it via the channels listed below on this page;

• we do all your 'print-on-demand' and 'ebook' self-publishing;

• we handle cover design and formatting for your ebook and print books;

• we format the internal book for your ebook conversions (Kindle, PDF, EPUB, EPUB 3, iPhone and more) and print book versions;

• we assign a unique ISBN barcode for your ebook and print books;

• we set up all your online retailer account payment systems (bank transfer/cheque) so that you are paid book royalties monthly or quarterly;

• we set up all your author profile pages for the online retailer sites;

• we schedule a skype/phone consultation with you to advise you on book promotion, selling tools, best pricing strategies, metadata, book descriptions, categories, keywords tags, fast contact support, guidance to operating online retailer accounts and to accessing sales reports;

• we provide book review copies for your promoters and allies (e.g. journalists, bloggers, other authors, etc).

Additional services:

One-stop-shop for all your publishing needs. For an additional fee if you so choose, we can undertake further services. These services include most of the benefits offered by traditional publishers and publicists:

• Proofreading and translation;

• Cover design and formatting;

• Marketing, PR, design and branding;

• Book launches and press releases;

• Online column/blog book tours;

• Social media and online ad campaigns;

• Affiliate programs and author alliances;

• Book coupons, discounts and pre-orders;

• Advice about book listing sites and book communities, book interviews, taxes, crowdfunding, Email signatures and intellectual property (branding/™/©);

• Website building and author videos;

• ​Hosting for domain, email and website;

• Optional inclusion in Google Book search (random 20% of your book is visible online to entice buyers);

• Bulk orders for book launches, signings, seminars and more;

• We can also handle your self-publishing for focused literature platforms e.g. bookboon.