Shall we publish your next book?
YAV Publications offers higher standards, better or identical print quality, and significantly greater royalty percentages than all the competition. Because the publisher’s share is one-fourth that of our closest competitor—less than one dollar per book—your cover price is lower, as is your wholesale price. The result? More sales!
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Frequently Asked Questions
If you have been comparing online POD services, you probably want to know what YAV’s share is in the price of each book. YAV Publications has vowed to keep our portion below a dollar; that is 99 cents (add 63 cents for books with retail price greater than $25). This is much lower than what other PODs require. Because of this, authors are able to set retail prices lower than other POD services while still making a profit from markets, such as Amazon, that require a wholesale discount of 55% off cover price.
Services
We offer identical services as those offered by the larger online POD sites. Most PODs print through Lightning Source International (LSI). Because of this, there are few, if any, differences between what PODs can offer. The main differences are price, turnaround time, and service. Concerning price, YAV is less expensive. We beat all prices in all areas hands down, even our competitors whose names begin with "W" and "X." Be sure to check out the "Challenge" section at the right of this page. Turnaround time at YAV is often less than fifteen days from manuscript receipt to the first box of books. With respect to service, normally, when we commence your project, we focus on your project and your project alone until it is published. After publication, we can provide the same marketing packages that other PODs use to inflate fees, although we tailor these to your project rather than take a "one size fits all" approach.
Setting Us Apart
Your "Buy Now" buttons on the main pages of InterestingWriting.com pay immediately and directly into your bank account, just like your eBook royalties if you opt for an eBook.
Copyright
All authors published by YAV Publications retain all their copyrights and all other rights to their work! Our standard agreement is very flexible and reflects the fact that our Executive Editor worked as an authors’ advocate for many years.
Distribution
YAV lists at all major online sellers: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Borders, Books-a-Million, and so forth. We have identical relationships with Books-in-Print, and the Library of Congress and other digital cataloging services. We deal with Ingram Distributors, Baker and Taylor, and their affiliates, but we do not inflate Ingram fees as do other PODs.
One-time Fees
Prepress fees: There are one-time fees associated with POD. These include the ISBN number ($25), setup fees ($75 which represents $37.50 for the text, $37.50 for the cover), and required initial overnight proof ($30). The fee for managing all the setup and details at Lightning Source = $144. Besides these one-time fees, LSI charges an annual digital cataloging fee of $12.
Preparation fees: Many books require light, medium, or substantive editing at 1.9, 3.6, or 5.4 cents per word. If you have not assigned “styles” in your manuscript, formatting for printing can add up to $1 per page. Layout and design is $288 per book for up to 276 pages (or $432: up to 388 pages, $576: more than 500 pages), if required. Two cover concepts are provided for $200. The back cover and spine add $144. Image licensing ranges from $15 to $125 (you specify limits). If you have the front cover done already, then adding the back and spine is $144.
eBooks
Starting in 2010, YAV began offering eBook publishing to our authors. We currently offer Kindle and Nook formats. YAV Publications authors can simultaneously release an eBook version for an additional $99 (books of 106 pages or less), $149 (books of 108-160 pages), or $199 (books of 162-276 pages), or $299 (books with 277+ pages). Inline graphics or special formatting may incur additional charges. These prices are per platform with more platforms coming.
eBook Royalties: You retain 100% of all eBook royalties. For Kindle books, that's 70% of all revenue from eBooks priced between $2.99 and $9.99.
We provide the same services and equal or higher quality than all the competition. Moreover, your per-book (wholesale) price will be significantly less with YAV. Please schedule a 100% FREE TELEPHONE CONSULTATION so we can explain how our competitors are obfuscating the presentation of their services and fees.
Sample Pricing for “Print to Order” (Amazon and other online retailers)
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Small
Paperback 5x8,
5.06x7.81, 5.250x8, 5.5x8.5, 5.83x8.27, 6x9, 6.14x9.21, 6.69x9.61, 7.5x9.25,
7.44x9.69 |
Large Paperback 7x10,
8x10, 8.25x11, 8.268x11.693(A4), 8.5x11 |
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18-46 pages |
$2.47 |
$2.98 |
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48-106
pgs |
$3.29 |
$4.23 |
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150
pages |
$3.84 |
$4.99 |
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200
pages |
$4.49 |
$5.89 |
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250
pages |
$5.14 |
$6.79 |
Sample Pricing: “Print to Publisher”
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18-46 pages |
$2.55 |
$3.07 |
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48-106 pgs |
$3.51 |
$4.45 |
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150
pages |
$4.14 |
$5.29 |
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200
pages |
$4.89 |
$6.29 |
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250
pages |
$5.64 |
$7.29 |
Discount Rates off wholesale prices
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50–99 books |
5% |
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100–249 books |
10% |
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250–449 books |
20% |
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500+ books |
25% |