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PUBLISHING AND MARKETING


As a Member of FictionWriters you are entitled to use these facilities to either Publish your work, Market your work, or both. You may also choose to use this store to simply purchase some very interesting works that are not freely marketed otherwise.


HERE'S HOW IT WORKS

ABOUT PUBLISHING:

FictionWriters has established an arrangement with another publishing source to provide you with all of the basic preparation costs -- FREE.

These services include:

  • Formatting your manuscript into a standard 6 x 9 inch paperback or an 8.5 x 11 inch document for either perfect binding or saddle-stitch.

  • Assisting with, or providing Front & Back Cover Design and art.

  • Handling all of the file Conversions and Uploads to the printing company for you.

  • Retaining all of your First Serial Rights for you - no contracts involved, allowing you to market your work however you wish, at any time.

  • Assisting you with obtaining an ISBN number, if you choose to purchase one. (See more details About ISBN below.)


CLICK HERE TO VIEW PROFESSIONAL SAMPLES THAT FictionWriters WILL HELP YOU PREPARE TO MARKET YOUR OWN WORK -- ALL FOR FREE WHEN YOU PUBLISH WITH FictionWriters . . .

For details on using our Publishing Services

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ABOUT MARKETING YOUR WORK

Whether you use FictionWriters to publish your work or some other publishing company, as a member you may still Advertise and Market your work in this Store area. There are already examples as to how the marketing is done appearing on the opening Store Front Page.

There are no charges, royalties, or percentages assessed on any business transacted for any Publishing or Marketing Services provided by the FictionWriters website Store. You have the right to use other marketing services for your product without the restraint of FictionWriters and/or its associates. You have the choice to sell your product and/or services through FictionWriters PayPal system (soon to be functional) and/or through a direct link to any and all other Internet sources promoting and selling your work and/or services.


For details on using our Marketing Services

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ABOUT ISBNs:

An ISBN (International Standard Book Number) is a controlled, 10- or 13-digit identification number allowing publishers, libraries, and book dealers to locate books. Having an ISBN means that your book will appear in bibliographic databases. Booksellers go to these databases to help them locate the publisher of a book so they can order it.

An ISBN is like a zip code for a book. The first five digits of the ISBN identify the book's publisher; no two publishers have the same ISBN prefix. This "zip code" tells bookstores and online retailers where they can order a book. FictionWriters does not offer or sell these services, but will handle all of the necessary arrangements necessary to do so. If you purchase, or have purchased, an ISBN from any other source that includes that sources ISBN prefix, then that publisher will be listed as the publisher of record. If you purchase an ISBN through FictionWriters, you may have the option as described above, or to purchase your own rights to said ISBN identification - permanently, and be registered as the official publishing author retaining the rights to that particular ISBN.

If you would like to know more about the history and purpose of ISBNs, go to http://www.isbn.org

Do I need an ISBN?

To have your work distributed outside the confines of FictionWriters and our publishing associate and entered into the book industry commerce chain, you must have an ISBN. This includes listing it on Amazon and Barnes&Noble.com. Each version of a book - paperback, hardcover, second edition - must have a different ISBN. With a unique ISBN to distinguish between versions of a book, customers will always be sure that they are ordering the correct one.

ISBNs are not for serial publications (magazines, journals, etc.) If you are publishing a recurring product (for example, a monthly literary journal), consider getting an ISSN (International Standard Serial Number). ISSNs are for any printed, electronic, or Web material that is produced as an ongoing product. Your title must use the same name with the exception of the issue or chronological order number. For example, FictionWriters Magazine: Volume 5, Issue 1.

For more information, please contact our website Store at STORE@fictionwriters.ws

If you only plan to sell your work through FictionWriters, or simply to yourself, family and friends, you probably don't need an ISBN.


How do I get an ISBN?

FictionWriters has arrangements with their printing/publishing source offering two different package choices to obtain your ISBN for you. The first package allows you to use the printer's ISBN for your publication at a lesser fee of $99,00, but the ISBN is the property of the printer and you cannot use this ISBN elsewhere or with another printing source. The second package to purchase your `personal' ISBN (which you solely own and share in all its rights) is available by the printer for the fee of $149.00. Both of these packages include worldwide promotion over the Internet as well as being listed with the major book outlets such as Amazon and Barnes&Noble, etc. FictionWriters DOES NOT share in any of these fees, and does not profit from them in any manner. There is no obligation to obtain an ISBN and the decision is completely up to the author should they wish to use this mass marketing opportunity. FictionWriters will not be held responsible for any affiliated charges and/or fees of any kind as related to the purchase of services from any exterior source.


For further information about any aspect of Publishing or Marketing your work, please contact us at STORE@fictionwriters.ws




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