PicoPress provides a personal service by group of book lovers - technologists and designers, dedicated to the technology of the book; ancient, medieval, Open Source and free culture.

 

Hybrid books – at Picopress we can transform your project into any of the evolving book forms; Print on Demand books, eBook, Kindle, iPhone, social networks, web reader, web site, Amazon Search Inside, Google Books and one and on.

 

Picopress importantly provides bespoke SEO and web analytic to monitor your publication across the web, which can also be used to track the effectiveness of your other promotions, event and launches.

 

We can also take your book out into the sales and distribution channels; ISBN book store systems, Amazon, online distributors, eBook/Kindle and iPhone apps markets.

 

 

 

 

POD books can be produced in all types of formats and bindings, from your paperback novel to bespoke bindings and papers.

 

Book prices depend on the type and quantity and our consultancy fee varies depending on the number of titles and the extent of the work involved.

 

 

Sales channel integration and ISBN book system setup – your publications can be placed into a variety of sales channels; Amazon, other online retailers like Barnes & Nobel etc, The Espresso Book Machine®, as we'll as your own PayPal e-commerce. Additionally we can integrate your book into the ISBN metadata directories and bookstore ISBN ordering directories.

 

There are a variety of ways your book can be sold online, fully automatic Amazon sales or your own PalPal sales, for example. The most convenient is where your book is listed online and as buyers purchase the book, their payment covers the printing and postage and you are sent the remaining fee.

 

Read more about POD book printing consultancy and book types available and pricing.

 

 

 

The eReader formats are a useful way to find new audiences and increase your revenue from existing book projects or in relationship to content be generated which might not suit the printed book form, like conference proceedings.

 

Reader statistics and sales reporting would be part of all eReader publishing packages.

 

 

 

With the hybrid book combinations we would also look at SEO and analytic across your web presence; providing statistics on numbers of readers, conversion of readers to purchases and sales report.

 

Picopress can put together a package and make best use of this expanded array of options, helping integrating them into your existing systems and practices.

 

The hybrid book also extend into the economics of the publishing model and this is where Picopress would apply its experience and knowledge to strategise and provide the administrative tools to manage your book.

 

 

Your publications can be placed into fully automatic sales, distribution and fulfilment channels, bookstore and online sales. We can also provide simple eCommerce sales features for you own web site using PayPal or move onto more powerful packages such as Drupal Ubercart, Magenta or Googles product search.
 

We provide a variety of options for distribution through Amazon and all major online distributors.

 

For bookstore distribution we combine ISBN information publishing so that stores can order you titles, with contacts to specialist distributors and CRM (Customer Relationship Management) software setup if needed.

 

There are a variety of statistics platforms each of the platforms available for your publications giving you live usage and sales info on for example on sales channels like Amazon, POD book, web sites, social network sites, Twitter and eBooks.

 

These stats can be used to monitor the effects of launches and promotions as well as online campaigns and email promotions.

 

The stats can also be tied into email and Twitter promotions to track specific URL promotions and sales discount codes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The book design work can extend from working with the latest POD digital print machines to sourcing bespoke hand bindings and finishing, where we would work closely with printers and binders that we have long standing relationships with.

 

The Picopress team have been in the POD business since 2005 and working with DTP print design since the days of Quark 1.0.

 

Our editorial services come from a network of freelancers that we have worked with over the years, all with established track records in their respective disciplines.

 

 

 

To support our consultancy Picopress partners with a wide network of industry leaders, businesses, academics and designers to put together a tailored package.

 

 

Picopress Pricing Guide (Jan 2010)

eBooks and other services

POD book consultancy and print handling details

Price £ – as a guide a book setup for a single title all depends on the package of services required and the level of support, please contact us for quotes.

Picopress provides a personal publishing plan for each project to help you achieve the reach and attract the audience that suits your project.

The package includes;

• Consultation on print options and setting your book pricing
• Provision of guidance and support
• Print handling. This means taking your files and guiding them through the web submissions/revisions process of which the basic steps are:
   
  • Sending a PDF to the printer
  • Getting the printer to supply you with proof copies
  • Publishing the title
  • Creating a library entry on Amazon
  • ISBN metadata publishing
  • Submission of book copies to appropriate National Library
  • Managing sales payments

 

POD books

ISBN/ Proof

ISBN - Request/generation of ISBN number for books COST: £20

Proofs black and white £30

Proofs colour books £ (depends on page count and page sizes)

Printing

The options are: black and white, colour, black and white with pay per page colour, black and white with colour sections.

Colour pages can be printed in a black & white, and you only need to pay for the pages that you use colour on.

These are guide prices, bulk orders and different paper types and special bindings will alter the price.

Paper types

Book interior FSC - certified publishing grades: 80gsm Opaque (Edixion Laser) or

Volume 18 bookwove (Munken white or cream)

Standard paperback covers 240 gsm

All types are available on request

Paper types can be mixed in a book.

Book prices guide

(guide prices, please contact us for exact prices as there are many factors that can alter the pricing)

The options are:

• Black and white
• Full colour
• Black and white with pay per page colour
• Black and white with colour sections

Colour pages can be printed in a black & white, and you only need to pay for the pages that you use colour on.

These are guide prices, bulk orders and different paper types and special bindings will alter the price.

Black and white books (with colour cover)

Paperback

• Small £0.80 + £0.013 per page
• Large £1.10 + £0.016 per page

Hardback

• Small £4.50 + £0.013 per page
• Large £4.50 + £0.016 per page

(Insert colour pages small books £0.057 per page, large books £0.10 per page)

 

Full colour books

Paperback

• Small £0.80 + colour £0.057 per page
• Large £1.10 + colour £0.10 per page

Hardback

• Small £4.50 + colour £0.057 per page
• Large £4.50 + colour £0.10 per page

 

Binding and covers

Paperbacks as standard come with a gloss laminate colour cover, this is included in the book pricing, other options are available.

Paperback, hardbound with foil lettering, just jacket, cloth bound, saddle stitched, coil bound.

Custom hand bindings available.

Prices on application.

Paper sizes

Standard page sizes

Up to 210x135 (B-format)

211x136–220x148 (A5 & Demy)

221x149–235x160 (Royal)

236x161–297x210 (B5, Quarto and A4)

Custom sizes available

Post and freight

Freight and postage costs – these are charged at standard post office, UPS and pallet rates.

File revision

File revision cost will apply (depends on type of book being printed, but are £30 on average). A book is made up of two files, the cover and the book interior (book block).

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